Earlier this year, Ibama suspended foliar application of fipronil in the country after reports increased 01/17/2024 Marcelo Ribeiro — Foto: Arquivo Pessoal The loss of nearly 400 hives in one fell swoop last January was the trigger for beekeeper Marcelo Francisco Ribeiro of Jacuí, in the south of Minas Gerais, to file the first complaint […]
The Chinese company, which generated revenues of $61.7 billion in 2023, launched its first model as a sedan 01/17/2024 Chinese company BYD’s assembly line in Hefei: the company had produced 6 million vehicles by last year — Foto: Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images A visit to BYD’s headquarters in Shenzhen, China, often begins unconventionally. Just beyond […]
Shift to free market and incentives for specific segments, such as distributed generation, pose threats to payment capacity 01/17/2024 Luiz Eduardo Barata — Foto: Leo Pinheiro/Valor In Brazil, the total subsidies on electricity bills have doubled over the past five years. From 2018 to 2023, the annual cumulative amount surged from R$18.8 billion to R$37.4 […]
Smaller base, agriculture, investment, and public sector actions explain higher growth in these regions, study shows 01/17/2024 Angelo Ozelame — Foto: Divulgação The total wage bill of Brazilian households is expected to grow more in the North, Northeast, and Central-West regions than in the Southeast and South of the country in the coming years, according […]
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 […]