Brazil

  • Feb 2, 2017
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PMDB power faces threat from Brazil corruption probe

Corruption allegations raise doubts over the authority of the governing party's leaders in Congress

Brazil
  • Feb 1, 2017
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Stagnation may keep Brazil deficit high in 2017

The record primary deficit last year helped drive a 4-percentage-point rise in gross public debt to 69.5% of GDP

Brazil
  • Jan 31, 2017
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Car Wash plea bargain will go ahead in Brazil

More political and business leaders are likely to find themselves implicated by the testimonies

Brazil
  • Jan 30, 2017
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Judge's death raises Odebrecht worries in Brazil

Conspiracy theories aside, there are uncertainties over the future of the massive corruption probe Operation Car Wash

Brazil
  • Jan 26, 2017
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Yellow fever becomes next health scare in Brazil

The reasons for the yellow fever outbreak are unclear, but nerves will fray following last year's Zika outbreak

Brazil
  • Jan 25, 2017
  • 6 min read

Brazil faces stagnation risk in 2017

There are few domestic or global factors that point to any significant near-term recovery

Brazil
  • Jan 20, 2017
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Kirin may leave shrinking beer market in Brazil

A weak economy is putting pressure on brewers and other consumer goods manufacturers

Brazil
  • Jan 19, 2017
  • 6 min read

Brazil's record trade surplus hides major challenges

Slumping domestic demand, not improved competitiveness, drove the record trade surplus in 2016

Brazil