Analysts differ on whether government support will hold down pump prices 05/29/2026 One week after joining the federal government’s latest fuel-subsidy program, Petrobras raised gasoline prices at its refineries on Thursday. The state-run oil company announced a R$0.48-per-liter increase effective Friday, equivalent to 18.68%. The impact on fuel distributors, however, will be limited […]
Interim CADE president says innovation remains welcome but growing concerns over digital platforms’ market dominance justify stronger oversight 05/29/2026 The new interim president of Brazil’s antitrust watchdog, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), Diogo Thomson, has witnessed cartels evolve from arrangements coordinated through emails to practices involving algorithms. Elevated to the agency’s […]
Designation raises concerns in Brasília over possible U.S. interference and implications for banks and companies 05/29/2026 The U.S. government said Thursday (28) that it will designate the criminal factions Comando Vermelho (CV, or Red Command) and Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC, or First Capital Command) as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs). The U.S. State Department […]