It is not new that, in Brazil, agricultural activities that generate billion-dollar results still share the corners of the country with extreme poverty. Just over 15% of the country’s rural population experienced severe deprivation in 2019, around 5 million people. Another 17.6 million people (52.9% of the total) were poor. A worrying picture, which may […]
The political wing of the government acted on Thursday to approve a Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (PEC) that would allow President Jair Bolsonaro (Liberal Party, PL) to zero taxes on all fuels, including gasoline, without having to compensate for the increase in other taxes. In addition, it authorizes a reduction in the Tax on […]
The soybean bag reached R$200 in Brazil, a record not imagined until last year, and premiums at the ports are also six times above the average for this time of year, as a reflection of a dispute between foreign and domestic markets. With a 15% increase accumulated in 2022 in Chicago’s stock market, the oilseed […]