A Subseção II Especializada em Dissídios Individuais (SDI-2) do Tribunal Superior do Trabalho rejeitou a pretensão de um motorista de Osasco (SP) que pretendia anular uma decisão que homologou um acordo firmado por ele e por uma empresa de transporte de cargas. O autor afirmava que sua assinatura havia sido falsificada, mas não apresentou provas de sua […]
Magistrada entendeu que mensagens e pagamentos anteriores comprovaram a contratação dos serviços advocatícios. 4 de agosto de 2026 A Cliente deverá pagar a última parcela de honorários ajustados verbalmente com advogado. Assim decidiu a juíza de Direito Regina Aparecida Soares Ferreira, da 1ª vara Cível de Joinville/SC, ao considerar que mensagens e […]
Santander’s offer for minority shareholders highlights broader shift as multinational parents seek full ownership of subsidiaries amid depressed valuations 08/03/2026 Santander’s move to acquire the roughly 10% stake in its Brazilian subsidiary that it does not already own is the latest sign that foreign multinationals are rethinking the value of keeping their Brazilian operations […]
Inflation and economic activity data support another quarter-point cut, with policymakers expected to lower benchmark rate for a fourth consecutive meeting 08/03/2026 The latest round of economic activity and inflation data has strengthened market confidence that the monetary easing cycle will continue, with expectations for another quarter-point cut—bringing the Selic, Brazil’s […]
Brazilian government sees remarks as unprecedented in 203 years of diplomatic ties but is still assessing long-term impact 07/28/2026 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s government believes the attacks made by Argentine President Javier Milei on Saturday (25) have damaged relations between the two countries and marked an unprecedented episode in their 203 years […]
Agriculture Ministry demands reinstatement as approved animal-product exporter 07/27/2026 Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture has hardened its tone toward the European Union, calling it “unacceptable” for the bloc to require advance proof that Brazil controls antimicrobial use throughout the entire lives of animals whose meat will be exported to EU countries. In a statement , the […]
Advances in biodigesters and hybrid systems expand electricity access 07/27/2026 Vila Restauração, in Acre state: electricity in an isolated community — Photo: Divugaão/Grupo Energisa In Vila Restauração, a community on the banks of the Tejo River in Acre, electricity was available for only three hours a day—the length of time its diesel generator operated. […]
Indicator combining government credit and unpaid budget obligations more than doubled in the second quarter, driven mainly by financial disbursements 07/27/2026 The fiscal impulse delivered by Brazil’s federal government through credit and the so-called float from unpaid budget obligations reached 4.52% of gross domestic product in the second quarter, or roughly […]
The Fund points to a strong labor market, income gains and credit as key factors behind household spending exceeding forecasts 07/24/2026 The recovery in private consumption has been the main force sustaining Brazil’s economic expansion since the pandemic, the International Monetary Fund said in a report on the country released Thursday […]
Government will keep a R$0.44-per-liter gasoline subsidy in place for another 30 days following renewed tensions in the Middle East 07/24/2026 Finance Minister Dario Durigan confirmed that Brazil’s government has decided to extend the R$0.44-per-liter gasoline subsidy. The measure was introduced on May 25 but was originally scheduled to remain in effect for only […]