Recent law ended exemption for international e-commerce under $50; all imports now subject to tax, with few exceptions 04/15/2025 Consumers who purchase products from international websites or bring goods from overseas travel are subject to paying Brazil’s Import Tax, a federal levy overseen by the Federal Revenue Service. One of the agency’s stated goals is […]
Abrupt shift to 36 hours seen as risk to wages, jobs, and national output 04/11/2025 A sudden reduction of Brazil’s average workweek to 36 hours—the central proposal in a constitutional amendment backed by Congresswoman Erika Hilton to eliminate the 6-days-on, 1-day-off work schedule—could shrink the country’s value added to the economy and its GDP by […]
Izabella Teixeira, Brazil’s environment chief from 2010–2016, says decarbonization brings opportunity—but globally, energy is being added, not replaced 04/11/2025 Amid global geopolitical turmoil, Brazil is the best place to host the next United Nations climate summit, said Izabella Teixeira, Brazil’s environment minister from 2010 to 2016. “Brazilian democracy’s ability to welcome the world with its […]