Brazil

  • Jul 23, 2019
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Brazil spending cuts may propel reform but cut growth

The government announced new freezes on spending yesterday as revenue expectations are cut

Brazil
  • Jul 23, 2019
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Agribusiness focus risks rise in Brazil deforestation

EU hopes that a Mercosur-EU trade deal could increase leverage over Brazil’s environmental policy may prove wrong

Brazil
  • Jul 22, 2019
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Brazil budget cuts will be followed by stimulus plan

The president said at the weekend that both budget cuts and stimulus plans would be announced this week

Brazil
  • Jul 19, 2019
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Brazil deforestation data could upend EU trade deal

Early data for the first half of July showed a two-thirds jump in deforestation over the whole of July 2018

Brazil
  • Jul 15, 2019
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Pension reform delay raises market jitters in Brazil

The final Lower House and Senate votes on the government's pension reform look set to be delayed

Brazil
  • Jul 12, 2019
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Brazil's US ambassador proposal seeks personal touch

President Jair Bolsonaro has proposed to send his son Eduardo to Washington as Brazil's ambassador

Brazil
  • Jul 11, 2019
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Brazil pension reform advances but costs may be high

The pension reform passed its first congressional vote by a wider-than-expected majority

Brazil
  • Jul 10, 2019
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Brazil pension reform delay may see watering down

The government's pension reform did not come to a vote in the Lower House last night despite expectations

Brazil