Agenda includes impeachment rules for Supreme Court justices and sentencing bill; tensions rose with earmarks probe 12/15/202 The final week of votes in Congress this year features a packed agenda of sensitive issues, including the sentencing bill in the Senate, the expulsion of Federal Deputy Alexandre Ramagem (Liberal Party, PL, Rio de Janeiro), who fled to the […]
Retailers expect a tepid holiday season after Black Friday slowdown and power outages in São Paulo during 12.12 sales event 12/15/2025 CNC projects R$72.7 billion in Christmas sales, up 2.1% in real terms — Photo: Lola Silva/Folhapress Retail activity at the start of December has remained in line with conservative projections, with […]
Brazil’s Central Bank signals caution despite slowing activity and improved inflation 12/08/2025 Brazil’s economy is slowing and inflation is improving, but the persistently conservative stance of the Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) has led to a near-unanimous market consensus that the Selic benchmark interest rate will be held steady at 15% […]