Brazil

  • Aug 10, 2015
  • 2 min read

Prosecutor continuity will not boost Brazil's Rousseff

Support for Janot demonstrates that political interference will not hinder probe, but the government remains under fire

Brazil
  • Aug 7, 2015
  • 2 min read

Brazil business may back Rousseff as support dries up

Rousseff may gain reluctant support from a surprising quarter, given that business abhors a (power) vacuum

Brazil
  • Aug 6, 2015
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Rousseff hits all-time low as Brazil Congress rebels

It is difficult to see a way out of the mutually sustaining spiral of economic gloom and falling political support

Brazil
  • Aug 5, 2015
  • 7 min read

Brazil's recession will be long and recovery tepid

The political crisis undermining the government is also undermining the prospects for economic recovery

Brazil
  • Aug 4, 2015
  • 7 min read

Commodities rout will fuel EM concerns and volatility

The oil price has entered its second bear market in just over a year

International
  • Aug 4, 2015
  • 2 min read

Dirceu arrest heightens Petrobras impact in Brazil

The allegations are likely to renew speculation as to Lula's involvement or otherwise in the bribery scheme

Brazil
  • Jul 31, 2015
  • 2 min read

Deepening deficit adds to economic ills in Brazil

There are few bright spots for an unpopular government facing protracted recession and falling revenues

Brazil
  • Jul 30, 2015
  • 2 min read

Latest Brazil rate rise may be the last for now

Interest rates will remain high until inflation eases, but at the risk of worsening the poor growth outlook

Brazil