Chemical industry estimates that illicit market in Brazil amounts to between $2.9bn and $3.7bn 04/11/2024 Agricultural pesticides originating from Paraguay and Argentina seized by the Federal Revenue of Foz do Iguaçu and by the police of Paraná and Santa Catarina — Foto: Divulgação/Receita Federal Just over a year ago, state and federal law enforcement agents […]
Italian group reports that 75% of revenues are generated by digitalization business; in Brazil, AI has reduced the number of employees 04/11/2024 Marco Tripi — Foto: Rogerio Vieira/Valor Almaviva, an Italian group that operates with digitalization and relationship management services between companies and their customers, acquired 51% of Magna Sistemas, a Brazilian software and technology […]
IPCA at 5% in 2025 worries some economists amid effects of employment in the services sector 04/10/2024 Alexandre Bassoli — Foto: Silvia Zamboni/Valor Although the market’s median expectation for inflation in 2025 has been around 3.5% for months, some economists expect inflation to accelerate from this year to the next, especially due to the dynamics […]
ICMS increases and cuts in subsidies catch sellers by surprise 04/10/2024 Felipe Tavares — Foto: Divulgação A combination of adverse legal measures affecting retail chains has begun to impact consumers’ wallets, leading to price pressures in the market. Unexpected changes in tax regulations by the government and the Supreme Federal Court (STF) approved at the […]
Office of the Chief Prosecutor of Brazil says that company representatives should be heard in the investigation 04/10/2024 Alexandre de Moraes — Foto: Rosinei Coutinho/SCO/STF Justice Alexandre de Moraes of the Federal Supreme Court denied a request from representatives of platform X in Brazil (formerly Twitter), stating that they should be held accountable for the […]
Decision could end dispute involving actions worth R$55.2bn and help government reduce primary deficit to zero 04/09/2024 Agreement could put an end to a dispute involving actions totaling R$55.234 billion — Foto: Roberto Pagot/Agência Petrobras State-owned oil company Petrobras is studying the possibility of entering into a tax settlement to be proposed by the federal […]
After more than two years without initial public offerings, the chance for companies to debut on the stock exchange may come only at the end of the year 04/09/2024 Roderick Greenlees — Foto: Gabriel Reis/Valor The delay by the U.S. Federal Reserve in implementing monetary easing, along with the resulting market volatility caused by this […]
Experts say country needs to devise a healthy business environment to attract capital 04/09/2024 Dario Durigan — Foto: Ana Paula Paiva/Valor Experts at the Rumos 2024 event, hosted by Valor at the Rosewood Hotel in São Paulo, said that for Brazil to achieve growth and improvement, it must focus on three key pillars: fiscal adjustment, […]
Firms are taking advantage of cheap debentures to pay off more expensive papers 04/08/2024 Matheus Licarião — Foto: Carol Carquejeiro/Valor Amid falling interest rates on debentures, Brazilian companies have been planning offerings aimed at paying off debts and repurchasing previous issues. About 40% of the issues of debentures registered in March aimed to manage liabilities, […]
Acceleration started in the second half of 2023; country becomes relevant customer for China 04/08/2024 Gabriela Faria — Foto: Gabriel Reis/Valor China accelerated exports of vehicles in the first quarter of the year and led the external supply of cars to Brazil. The Asian country, which is now the world’s largest producer of automobiles, accounted […]