Brazil
Brumadinho fallout continues to affect Brazil's Vale
The mining giant reported a 2019 loss of nearly 1.7 billion dollars yesterday
BrazilBrazil's auto sector will struggle to revive this year
Both domestic and export markets for cars are weak and the rise in fleet sales is weighing on profit margins
BrazilBrazil's Maia may capitalise on political controversy
The Lower House speaker is set to delay the president's controversial bill opening indigenous lands for development
BrazilMilitary presence in Brazil's cabinet is expanding
The Army's second-highest-ranking officer became President Jair Bolsonaro's chief of staff yesterday
BrazilPolice role may ease Brazil deforestation criticism
Security forces are to be used to help the environmental agency combat illegal deforestation in Amazonia
BrazilBrazil tobacco lawsuit may gain popular support
A federal judge has ordered local subsidiaries of two tobacco companies to present defences in a health-related lawsuit
BrazilBrazil growth policies will bring mixed responses
Another benchmark rate cut aims to boost growth, as do controversial plans to develop indigenous lands
BrazilBrazil's trade surplus will see greater shrinkage
The government reported a trade deficit in January, despite hopes for increased food sales to China
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