MBRF formed through share swap, with expected annual synergies of R$805m 05/16/2025 Food giants Marfrig and BRF announced the merger of their businesses on Thursday (15), creating MBRF Global Foods Company, which launches with R$152 billion in consolidated net revenue over the past 12 months. The deal had been widely anticipated by […]
Energy sector pushes to reverse vetoes that critics say favor polluting sources and could raise electricity bills 05/13/2025 With Congress set to vote on the issue on May 27, Brazil’s electricity sector is ramping up pressure on lawmakers to overturn President Lula’s vetoes of controversial sections of Bill No. 576/2021, which regulates offshore […]
At Paris event, sugarcane industry discussed plans to quadruple global biofuel supply by 2035 05/13/2025 Brazil’s sugar-energy industry is stepping up its international outreach to gain a larger role in the global energy transition. On May 14, the Brazilian Sugarcane and Bioenergy Industry Association (UNICA) will participate in the traditional NY Sugar Dinner in New […]
Volatile global economy pushes headquarters to learn from Latin American leadership 05/09/2025 Last year, several countries began facing inflation, high interest rates, and abrupt changes to their economic environment—conditions they were not used to. In response, Bosch’s global leadership invited the executive heading Latin American operations to Germany to explain how to navigate […]
Analysts from BTG, UBS BB, and Ativa project net income of R$34.9bn from revenue of R$130bn 05/09/2025 Higher oil and gas production in the first quarter is expected to drive a year-on-year increase in Petrobras’s earnings, according to estimates gathered by Valor from three banks and brokerages. On average, analysts forecast a net […]
Brazilian planemaker sees opportunity amid global supply constraints, trade tensions 05/07/2025 Global turbulence caused by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policies and ongoing supply chain issues in the aviation sector have opened new opportunities for Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer, particularly in Asia, according to the company’s CEO, Francisco Gomes Neto. Mr. Gomes told Valor that rising global […]
“Let’s drill, baby” statement in Houston comes amid push from officials and regional lawmakers for environmental license 05/07/2025 Petrobras President Magda Chambriard on Tuesday (6) enthusiastically defended exploratory drilling in the Amazon River mouth, part of an oil province known as Equatorial Margin, Ms. Chambriard is in the U.S. attending the […]
Economists see trend continuing despite expected slowdown 05/07/2025 With the exception of 2020—when the onset of the pandemic triggered a wave of layoffs that hit informal workers hardest—the share of informal workers in Brazil fell to its lowest level in the historical series of the Continuous National Household Sample Survey (PNAD Contínua) […]
Senior-focused health insurers seek investors to fund expansion 05/06/2025 Prevent Senior’s network includes 13 hospitals, 4 emergency care units, and 29 clinics, mostly in São Paulo — Photo: Divulgação Health insurers MedSênior and Leve Saúde, both focused on Brazilians over 60, are in talks with investment funds to sell minority […]
Focus survey may signal broader revisions to market outlook on monetary tightening 05/06/2025 Analysts are starting to review forecasts, which could translate into a broader shift in the market’s outlook — Photo: Freepik Economists surveyed in the Central Bank’s weekly Focus report now expect interest rates to end the year slightly lower—suggesting […]