February mid-month index saw lower increase in food; service prices concern economists 02/28/2024 Luis Otavio Leal — Foto: Celso Doni/Valor Brazil’s mid-month inflation index IPCA-15, known as a reliable predictor for official inflation, indicated a 0.78% increase in prices in February. Despite the rise compared to January, when the index went up 0.31%, February brought […]
The volume is more than triple that of the previous year, when the federal government won lawsuits totaling R$30bn 02/28/2024 Carlos Higino — Foto: Wenderson Araujo/Valor Taxpayers lost disputes totaling R$109 billion at the Administrative Council of Tax Appeals (CARF) in 2023, more than triple the volume recorded in the previous year of R$30 billion. […]
Mills are calling for an increase in the import tax on the material to 25% and for China to be investigated for “dumping” 02/26/2024 José Velloso The tug-of-war between Brazil-based steelmakers and the steel-consuming sectors, which became personal between the end of 2023 and the beginning of this year, has returned to the sectoral arena, […]