High interest rates expected to sustain wave of corporate restructurings 03/18/2025 More than 20 publicly traded companies in Brazil are currently undergoing bankruptcy protection or out-of-court restructuring, a figure that is likely to rise in 2025 as more firms struggle to meet their debt obligations amid persistently high interest rates. Experts consulted by Valor anticipate […]
Official forecasts indicate a low probability of heavy rains in the coming months, but grid operator ONS insists there is no supply risk 03/18/2025 Reservoir levels across Brazil have stagnated, and electricity prices in the free market—where consumers can choose their supplier and contract terms—have surged. However, Brazil’s national grid operator ONS maintains that there […]
Economists’ predictions for the Selic rate at the end of the current monetary tightening range from 14.25% to 16.25%; the median forecast points to 15% in Q1 03/17/2025 With the Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) widely expected to raise the benchmark Selic rate by 100 basis points, the market’s focus is now on any […]