Agreement negotiated by Finance minister includes tax hike on bets, ending breaks for LCI and LCA 06/09/2025 After a five-hour meeting, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad and congressional leaders agreed on a package of measures designed to offset the revenue loss from partially scaling back a decree that raised the Financial Transactions Tax (IOF). […]
President’s popularity remains negative; perception of economy shows improvement 06/04/2025 1 Disapproval of President Lula’s government reached 57% in May, the highest level since the start of his third term, according to a Genial/Quaest poll released on Wednesday (4). In the previous survey conducted in March, the disapproval rate was 56%. Approval now stands […]
Head of research and emergin-market bond manager Pablo Goldberg believes Brazil could benefit from U.S. capital outflows 06/04/2025 The interest rate shock announced by Brazil’s Central Bank at the end of last year, which pushed the Selic to 14.75%, helped the real recover against the dollar throughout this year. However, anchoring the Brazilian […]