Fire in Eletrobras substation caused cascading outages across the country and raised reliability concerns 10/21/2025 Reactor fire in Paraná disrupted electricity across Brazil for up to 2.5 hours — Photo: Divulgação/Bombeiros A fire at a power substation in the southern state of Paraná triggered a nationwide blackout in the early hours of Tuesday (14), highlighting […]
Critical systems, such as payment systems and power plants, including nuclear ones, are among the targets; global losses could reach $57bn this year 10/20/2025 — Photo: Pete Linforth/Pixabay Online scams are part of Brazilians’ daily lives—some of the most common involve criminals posing as relatives in need and asking for help paying an upcoming […]
Monetary policy head Nilton David signals hawkish stance, arguing that scrutiny of all data sets is required to ensure convergence to 3% inflation target 10/17/2025 Economic uncertainty and unchecked inflation expectations prompted Brazil’s Central Bank to keep borrowing costs at a higher level than in previous cycles, said Nilton David, the monetary authority’s monetary policy head. […]