NEWSLETTER – August 2026 08/03/2026 CENTRAL BANK EXPECTED TO CUT RATES TO 14%, LEAVE DOOR OPEN TO MORE EASING Inflation and economic activity data support another quarter-point cut, with policymakers expected to lower benchmark rate for a fourth consecutive meeting The latest round of economic activity and inflation data has strengthened market confidence that […]
Rapporteur orders further investigation into disputed aspects of American Airlines’s investment in Azul 08/30/2026 Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade) has accepted an administrative appeal filed by Abra, the holding company of Gol and Avianca, challenging American Airlines’s investment in Azul. The appeal was accepted Wednesday (26) night by the Cade […]
Non-partisan plan designed by experts includes minimum retirement age of 67 and changes to benefit design and financing model 08/30/2026 Economist Paulo Tafner is part of the group that drafted the plan, which is coordinated by former central banker Armínio Fraga — Photo: Leo Pinheiro/Valor Amid rising public debt and the fiscal effort […]