After wave of fake news, Lula administration withdraws regulation targeting transactions above R$5,000 01/17/2025 Facing a surge of misinformation about taxes on the popular Central Bank’s instant-payment system, known as Pix, the Lula administration revoked on Wednesday (15) a regulation from the Federal Revenue that had caused political embarrassment. The rule sought to increase oversight […]
Governors of Rio, Minas Gerais, and Rio Grande do Sul threaten to reject the program 01/17/2025 A day after President Lula signed into law the State Debt Payment Program (PROPAG) with key vetoes, tensions between the federal government and state administrations escalated on Wednesday (15). While the National Treasury defended the program, opposition governors sharply […]
In some areas, weather conditions may impact crop yields 01/15/2025 Prolonged dry spells in key soybean producing regions of southern Brazil are raising concerns among farmers about the performance of the 2024/25 harvest. While crops in Paraná are in their developmental stages, planting in Rio Grande do Sul is nearing completion amid rising temperatures that […]