In January, the gap between sales growth in value and volume widens; diesel price hike still ahead 01/31/2025 Inflation is forcing Brazilians to further revise their shopping baskets, already impacting the pace of sales volume growth in stores in 2025, according to an exclusive NielsenIQ (NIQ) report obtained by Valor. The expansion rate of units […]
Number of convictions increases, but challenges in effectively punishing crises persist, survey finds 01/31/2025 A study recently released by the Amazon Institute of Man and Environment (Imazon) reveals that only 5% of convictions for illegal deforestation in the Amazon result in compensation payments. Furthermore, the processes have not guaranteed that the fines collected are used […]
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Proceeds will be used for debt refinancing, sustainability projects, and general corporate purposes 01/30/2025 ESG company Ambipar raised $400 million through a debt issuance in international markets, with demand for its green-labeled bonds exceeding twice the issued volume, reaching $850 million. The waste management company priced the eight-year bonds at 10.87%, slightly below the initial […]
Company holds 70% of the business, valued between R$1bn and R$1.2bn; asset attracts major players in the electric sector 01/30/2025 Neoenergia is in advanced talks to sell its 70% stake in the Baixo Iguaçu Hydroelectric Plant in Paraná, Valor learned from four market sources. The asset’s valuation ranges between R$1 billion and R$1.2 billion. Copel […]
Administrative rule likely to update corporate revenue thresholds 01/30/2025 Brazil’s Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Justice and Public Security are expected to update soon the revenue thresholds that require companies to notify the antitrust watchdog named Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) of mergers and acquisitions. Under Brazil’s antitrust legislation, companies are currently required […]
State Climate Change Yearbook reveals emission levels per million reais produced in each Brazilian state 01/29/2025 The more diversified the economy of Brazilian states and the more it leans towards services and industries, the more stable and lower the carbon intensity of the state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) becomes over the years. This is the […]
Brazil establishes humanitarian assistance post for deported citizens, seeks working group with Washington 01/29/2025 The Brazilian government has decided to set up a humanitarian assistance post for Brazilians deported from the United States. Additionally, it plans to propose the formation of a working group with the U.S. government to address issues related to deportations. These […]
Long dollar positions against the Brazilian currency in the derivatives market drop to $58.3 billion from $77.6 billion 01/29/2025 Foreign investors have reduced their bets on a stronger dollar against the Brazilian real by $19.3 billion in the derivatives market since the peak of these positions, reached in the first days of the Central Bank’s […]
Governors increase current expenditures by 8.7% in their first two years in office, while revenues grow just 2.1% 01/29/2025 Despite efforts to balance budgets throughout 2024, state governors are expected to end the first half of their terms with expenditures rising faster than revenues. From January to October 2024, total current revenues for the 26 […]