Brazil
Brazil Central Bank pressures will stoke market fears
Representatives of the governing party have brought legal action against the Central Bank president as rate cuts end
BrazilRice tender delay may push up food prices in Brazil
The government has cancelled a tender to buy imported rice over purported "weaknesses" in the process
BrazilMaintaining Brazil growth will remain a key challenge
GDP performed better than expected in the first quarter, though floods may dampen performance in the second
BrazilBrazil's Lula may seek to mediate Venezuela transition
The Brazilian president yesterday urged his Venezuelan counterpart to allow a broad range of election observers in July
VenezuelaPeace summit unlikely to attract Global South
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travelled to Qatar to promote the forthcoming Peace Summit in Switzerland
UkraineBrazil's first-quarter growth will not be sustained
GDP expanded by 0.8% quarter-on-quarter and 2.5% year-on-year in the first three months of 2024
BrazilFloods are predicted to become more common in Brazil
A new report attributes the recent Rio Grande do Sul floods to climate change, with more frequent such events predicted
BrazilParaguay-Brazil Itaipu deal will not ease concerns
The two countries have reached a new agreement on the sale of electricity from the binational Itaipu dam
Paraguay
