Research exposes program flaws, calls for labor cost cuts to combat informality 04/24/2024 Bruna Mirelle Alvarez — Foto: Gabriel Reis/Valor More than half of the so-called individual microentrepreneurs (MEIs) in Brazil work as salaried employees for other companies, research shows. The study indicates that the so-called “pejotização”—hiring of workers as firms rather than individuals—could be […]
Company owned by the Moreira Salles family plans to develop more applications for the metal 04/24/2024 CBMM, the world’s largest niobium producer, is expanding investments to develop new applications for the metal. After disbursing R$230 million for this purpose in 2023, the company controlled by the Moreira Salles family set aside another R$270 million in […]
Purchases from abroad gained importance last year with an increase in imports from China 04/24/2024 In recent months, Brazil’s steel imports, especially from China, have surged, highlighting a conflict between two significant sectors of the national industry — Foto: Divulgação/ArcelorMittal On Tuesday (23), Brazil’s Chamber of Foreign Trade (CAMEX) approved two measures targeting imports of […]