Company to build new plant in Mato Grosso following financial recovery 07/25/2025 FS, Brazil’s second-largest corn ethanol producer, has resumed its expansion strategy after a three-year pause marked by financial strain. The company announced on Thursday (24) a R$2 billion investment to build its fourth corn ethanol plant, to be located in […]
Finance Minister Fernando Haddad signals credit line to support Brazilian companies hit by potential U.S. tariffs 07/25/2025 With the United States showing interest in Brazil’s so-called rare earths, the Lula administration on Thursday (24) called on Washington to return to the negotiating table to find an alternative to the 50% import tariff […]
CIDE – ROYALTIES PAYMENT. By Edmo Colnaghi Neves (PhD). Companies that send payments abroad as royalties under contracts with or without technology transfer are subject to a tax called CIDE (Contribution for Intervention in the Economic Domain Royalties). However, in the case of technology transfer service contracts, this requirement is unconstitutional, which […]