Brazil

  • Dec 2, 2014
  • 11 min read

Petrobras scandal threatens wide fallout in Brazil

Operation Car Wash risks tarnishing broad sectors of the political and business leadership

Brazil
  • Dec 2, 2014
  • 2 min read

Industrial output underscores Brazil growth gloom

Market-friendly cabinet appointments may not be enough to boost recovery prospects next year

Brazil
  • Nov 28, 2014
  • 7 min read

Latin America sentiment will decouple from other EMs

The appointment of Levy as Brazil's finance minister is helping to calm market jitters

Latin America
  • Nov 28, 2014
  • 2 min read

Brazil's 2015 growth will disappoint after poor Q3

Austerity measures next year could boost investor confidence but at the expense of growth

Brazil
  • Nov 26, 2014
  • 2 min read

OECD sees slow Latin America growth through 2016

Brazil in particular will continue to underperform; energy hopes may induce over-optimism in Mexico

Latin America
  • Nov 25, 2014
  • 2 min read

New Brazil cabinet will face economic headwinds

Statements yesterday may be a tacit move to curb fears that the PT will not back market-friendly ministers

Brazil
  • Nov 24, 2014
  • 7 min read

Business, party pressures limit Brazil policy options

Rousseff may be caught in a cleft stick amid competing business, social and coalition demands and the Petrobras scandal

Brazil
  • Nov 18, 2014
  • 2 min read

Petrobras pain cuts oil, growth outlook in Brazil

The expanding corruption scandal is undermining the company's already delicate role as 'national champion'

Brazil