KPMG Report: $111 billion awaits capital calls from global management companies, recovery likely postponed to 2025 01/16/2024 Daniel Malandrin — Foto: Rogerio Vieira/Valor In 2023, high-interest rates and macroeconomic uncertainties severely affected the venture capital sector, leading to a consecutive annual decline in Brazil’s startup investments. A survey commissioned by Valor and conducted by Sling […]
According to newspaper O Globo, an agreement between the two companies is being negotiated 01/16/2024 Leandro Pinto — Foto: Divulgação The possible acquisition of the Mantiqueira Group, one of the country’s largest egg producers, by JBS, as reported by daily newspaper O Globo, is a strategic move that aligns with JBS’s multi-protein strategy, according to […]
Total revenues, which include transfers, fell in the first 10 months of 2023 compared with the same period in 2022 01/16/2024 Renata dos Santos — Foto: Ricardo Ledo/Valor Even with the gain considered exceptional in 2021 and part of 2022, states’ revenue fell last year not only compared to the previous year but also to […]
Equal treatment for foreign companies in Brazil attracts interest from Asian businesspeople 01/15/2024 Thiago Vallandro Flores — Foto: Divulgação Over the past 15 years, Brazilian law firms, particularly those specializing in corporate and tax matters, have witnessed a growing interest from Chinese companies seeking to engage in business within the country. Legal experts in Brazil […]
National Supply Company estimates shipments of 98.45 million tonnes of grain 01/15/2024 The amount of biodiesel in diesel grew to 14% from 12% — Foto: Divulgação The drop in Brazil’s soybean production estimate, announced on Wednesday by the National Supply Company (Conab), due to climatic problems in the main producing states, is also expected to […]
Nearly half of major online stores offer discounts to customers who use the instant-payment system 01/15/2024 Gastão Mattos — Foto: Carol Carquejeiro/Valor From different discounts to free shipping, the benefits offered in e-commerce for customers who choose to pay with Pix are progressively increasing. In early January, nearly half (47%) of the country’s large online […]
Agreement ends legal disputes, sets out the amounts of the main past imbalances, but outstanding values remain open; next another round of negotiations will be required 01/12/2024 With the signing of the agreement, Arteris puts an end to multi-billion disputes with the São Paulo government — Foto: Julio Bittencourt With a delay of more than […]
Brazil’s trade deficit with the US shrinks 92% in 2023 amid steep decline in fuel imports 01/12/2024 Abrão Neto — Foto: Divulgação Trade between Brazil and the United States in 2023 saw a decline in export revenue and overall trade flow compared to 2022. However, exports of industrial goods reached a historic high of $29.9 […]
Ministry of Agriculture is considering line with the Brazilian Development Bank to help industry renegotiate debts of producers affected by crop failure 01/12/2024 Carlos Augustin — Foto: Guilherme Martimon/MAPA AGRO The forecast of a drop in grain production in the 2023/24 season and the fall in profitability in the countryside, with the maintenance of high […]
Lack of resources in 2023 among challenges to solve illegal mining problem 01/11/2024 Illegal mining in Yanomani indigenous territory — Foto: MMA/Divulgação The rebound in the humanitarian crisis in the Yanomami indigenous territory has as its backdrop an internal crisis in the government. Since the intervention in the first days of 2023, when scenes of […]