3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (320+ words) Supreme Court Justice André Mendonça on Wednesday approved a cooperation agreement with businessman Antônio Carlos Freixo Junior, known as Mineiro, who allegedly used his companies to intermediate transfers of funds from former Banco Master owner Daniel Vorcaro to a Texas-based…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (503+ words) “The practical consequence is that each cycle tends to require a higher Selic rate for a longer period to deliver the same disinflation, with the cost concentrated among those within the transmission channel,” Riza’s analysts and market managers said in…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (462+ words) In a potential runoff, Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro each have 46% of voting intentions. Blank and invalid votes account for 3.5%, and 4.5% of respondents say they do not know whom they would support. Last month, Lula had 48.5% and Flávio Bolsonaro 43%, with blank…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (440+ words) Among these global megatrends, Roland Berger’s report highlights growing worldwide demand for food and the energy transition as factors that could elevate the Brazilian economy to a new level. Nevertheless, Roland Berger specialists believe that a new aggressive fiscal policy…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (675+ words) External sector curbs GDP growth for second straight quarter Valor International With imports rising and exports declining in the second quarter of 2026 from the previous three months, the external sector made a negative contribution to GDP, reinforcing signs of a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (301+ words) “The external sector’s negative contribution to GDP is much more a result of the strength of imports than of export performance, which is more in line with expectations,” said Livio Ribeiro, an economist and partner at BRCG. Many analysts are…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (916+ words) Brazilian investment slowed in the second quarter, posting only modest growth that was driven largely by imports of machinery and equipment, particularly for the mining industry. Gross fixed capital formation—a broad measure of investment in machinery, construction and research…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1052+ words) The prospect of El Niño, the climate phenomenon marked by warmer surface waters in the Pacific Ocean, is already being factored into Brazil’s electricity market. Combined with other industry developments, it is changing pricing dynamics, particularly in forward contracts. Most…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1514+ words) Brazil’s economy grew slightly more than expected in the second quarter, but the composition of the increase points to a pronounced loss of momentum. With household debt high and interest rates still elevated, growth on the supply side was driven…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (597+ words) 01/09/2026 07h25 Atualizado há 6 horas Brazilian beauty company Natura announced a leadership change on Sunday, with CEO João Paulo Ferreira resigning after 10 years in the role. Chairman Alessandro Carlucci, who previously served as the company’s CEO from 2005 to 2014, will take over on…...