Higher coffee and beef prices help offset losses from Trump’s tariff hike 10/13/2025 By redirecting shipments in August and September, Brazil managed to offset the drop in export revenue for major products hit by U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariffs. Of the 20 most-exported Brazilian goods affected by the tariff hike […]
Justice’s early retirement gives President Lula another opportunity to appoint an ally to Brazil’s Supreme Court 10/10/2025 The three frontrunners to succeed Justice Luís Roberto Barroso on Brazil’s Supreme Court—Bruno Dantas, minister at the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU); Attorney General Jorge Messias; and Senator Rodrigo Pacheco (Social Democratic Party, PSD, of Minas Gerais)—are […]
Payment of Dividends: Changes in Taxation. By Edmo Colnaghi Neves (PhD). The taxation of dividend payments is about to change. Currently, dividend distributions are exempt from income tax; however, earlier this month (October 2025), the Brazilian House of Representatives approved a bill that introduces taxation on such payments. This change may significantly impact […]