Scenario forces government to review revenue and spending, posing risk of shutdown 06/17/2024 Manoel Pires — Foto: Wenderson Araujo/Valor The change in the federal government’s primary result target for 2025 slowed the fiscal adjustment process and compromised the debt trajectory. The increase in mandatory expenses and the decreasing room for discretionary expenses, which fell by […]
Only 9 of the 132 analysts surveyed by Valor anticipate a rate decrease in upcoming Central Bank decision 06/17/2024 Laiz Carvalho — Foto: Nilani Goettems/Valor The outlook for Brazil’s monetary policy indicates that the period of monetary easing may have concluded. The recent depreciation of the real and the uptick in inflation expectations, pushing the […]
Statement comes amid growing pressure for spending-cut measures 14/06//2024 Fernando Haddad and Simone Tebet — Foto: Diogo Zacarias/MF Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Thursday that it is essential to intensify studies on the review of public spending. According to Mr. Haddad, “primary spending needs to be reviewed, tax spending needs to be reviewed, and […]