February mid-month index saw lower increase in food; service prices concern economists 02/28/2024 Luis Otavio Leal — Foto: Celso Doni/Valor Brazil’s mid-month inflation index IPCA-15, known as a reliable predictor for official inflation, indicated a 0.78% increase in prices in February. Despite the rise compared to January, when the index went up 0.31%, February brought […]
The volume is more than triple that of the previous year, when the federal government won lawsuits totaling R$30bn 02/28/2024 Carlos Higino — Foto: Wenderson Araujo/Valor Taxpayers lost disputes totaling R$109 billion at the Administrative Council of Tax Appeals (CARF) in 2023, more than triple the volume recorded in the previous year of R$30 billion. […]
Mills are calling for an increase in the import tax on the material to 25% and for China to be investigated for “dumping” 02/26/2024 José Velloso The tug-of-war between Brazil-based steelmakers and the steel-consuming sectors, which became personal between the end of 2023 and the beginning of this year, has returned to the sectoral arena, […]
Banks boost allocations, eyeing secondary markets, as demand nearly doubles supply 02/26/2024 Renato Otranto — Foto: Gabriel Reis/Valor In the wake of the rally in tax-exempt debentures caused by the National Monetary Council’s restrictions on the issuance of real estate and agribusiness credit certificates and bills (CRIs, CRAs, LCIs, LCAs, and LIGs), another race has […]
Senate rapporteur promises to send text in April, but analysis face challenges 02/26/2024 Senator Eduardo Gomes — Foto: Edilson Rodrigues/Agência Senado Pointed out by Senate President Rodrigo Pacheco as a priority for the first half of the year, the bill authored by him that regulates artificial intelligence is expected to advance soon in the Upper […]
Case may be brought before agency for deliberation at end of March 02/23/2024 The antitrust regulator CADE is likely to accept Petrobras’s request and release the state-owned company from the obligation to sell refineries and remaining assets in the natural gas distribution and transportation market, sources involved in the negotiations say. The sales are foreseen […]
Manufacturer with R$550 million in sales exports 80% of what it produces and bets on acquisitions 02/23/2024 Upper Dog has become a best-seller for dog chews on Amazon in the United States — Foto: Divulgação In the fiercely competitive pet market, a Brazilian company has made significant inroads among both local and American consumers. Upper […]
Volume represents an increase of more than 130% compared to 2019, according to data from Brazil’s Revenue Service 02/23/2024 Breno Vasconcelos — Foto: Rogerio Vieira/Valor Tax offsets significantly increased in the first year of the Lula administration, reducing the federal government’s revenue last year by R$242 billion, equivalent to 2.2% of the Gross Domestic Product […]
Arab fund buys 16.8% stake from Fitpart 22/02/2024 Zamp operates Burger King and Popeyes restaurants in Brazil — Foto: Divulgação Changes in the shareholding position of partners in Zamp, the operator of Burger King and Popeyes restaurants in Brazil, should bring forward a move involving the future of the company. On Tuesday evening (20), Zamp […]
A $1.5bn investment fuels launch of Hisep pilot project 22/02/2024 Carlos Travassos — Foto: Gabriel Reis/Valor Petrobras revealed on Tuesday that it has initiated trials for an innovative technology designed to separate oil from CO2-rich gas directly on the seabed. This technology, known as Hisep, is a creation of the Petrobras Research Center (Cenpes) and […]