Cost, privacy concerns lead to pivot as banks explore their own digital currencies 11/05/2025 Drex’s second phase, launched in October 2024, is expected to conclude with a final report in early 2026 — Photo: Divulgação/Banco Central Brazil’s Central Bank has decided to shut down the blockchain-inspired platform used in the first two phases of Drex, […]
Asian and African buyers turn to Brazil as they diversify suppliers 11/05/2025 Amid a turbulent geopolitical landscape, Klabin has gained ground in international markets with its kraftliner paper, used for packaging production. From July to September, exports accounted for 85% of the company’s kraftliner volume, up from 77% a year earlier, supporting its […]
Spanish group pledges to expand fiber network and boost B2B revenue 11/05/2025 Telefónica’s Brazilian operations are set to play a key role in the Spanish multinational’s new strategic plan, which targets €3 billion in efficiency gains by 2030. The savings goal includes both capital expenditures and operating costs. As part of its five-year roadmap, […]
Taxation of High Incomes – Impacts on Foreign Capital – Draft Law No. 1087/25. By Edmo Colnaghi Neves, Ph.D. Draft Law No. 1087/25, already approved by the Chamber of Deputies and currently under consideration in the Federal Senate, if likewise approved by the latter, will substantially alter the taxation of both […]
Regulator targets 500 firms and cracks down on shadow accounts used by criminals 11/04/2025 Brazil’s Central Bank announced a new round of tighter regulations for fintechs on Monday (3), raising capital requirements and cracking down on so-called “shadow accounts” amid rapid growth that has exposed vulnerabilities in the country’s financial and payments […]
NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2025 10/01/2025 PLANNED TAX ON REAL ESTATE, AGRIBUSINESS CREDIT BILLS FACES PUSHBACK Bill rapporteur Carlos Zarattini says 7.5% rate could be cut to 5% or scrapped entirely Real estate credit bills (LCI) and agribusiness credit bills (LCA), popular fixed-income securities issued by banks in Brazil, may be removed from the list […]
Postal service’s public meltdown exposes deep losses and political mismanagement 10/31/2025 Let’s all pretend to be surprised: Brazil’s postal service, Correios, is broke—and taxpayers will bail it out. Who could have guessed? Warning signs have been flashing for the past three and a half years, ever since the same old management team […]
New agreement replaces contract set to expire in 2032 and increases Codemig’s share in CBMM’s results 10/31/2025 The Minas Gerais Development Company (Codemig) and the Brazilian Metallurgy and Mining Company (CBMM), controlled by the Moreira Salles family, have signed a new agreement ensuring the continued extraction of niobium from the Araxá mines in Minas Gerais […]
Company aims to regain iron ore lead and expand high-grade portfolio 10/31/2025 Vale is currently focusing on its own assets rather than pursuing mergers and acquisitions, said CEO Gustavo Pimenta on Tuesday (28). When asked about the possibility of a counteroffer related to the merger deal between Anglo American and Teck Resources, the executive stated that “is not on the company’s […]
O valor do benefício terá 25% de acréscimo pelo fato de o segurado precisar de amparo de outras pessoas para atividades rotineiras 30/10/2025 A Décima Turma do Tribunal Regional Federal da 3ª Região (TRF3) determinou ao Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social (INSS) a concessão de aposentadoria por incapacidade permanente a um homem […]