Brazil
Brazil's fiscal situation will improve gradually
Exceptional circumstances were behind much of last year's primary deficit of 2.1% of GDP
BrazilBrazil's Bolsonaro faces further coup plot probe
The former president has been ordered to surrender his passport amid probes of an alleged post-election coup plot
BrazilTransparency probe will raise Brazil corruption fears
A Supreme Court justice has ordered an investigation into corruption allegations against Transparency International
BrazilExclusion will undermine Brazil’s carbon market plan
Brazil is moving towards creation of a national carbon market, but one which excludes the key agricultural sector
BrazilSurveillance probe may bring wider fallout in Brazil
The deputy director of the intelligence agency has been sacked amid probes into illegal surveillance by the agency
BrazilBolsonaro son targeted in Brazil espionage probe
Properties of Carlos Bolsonaro, the son of the former president, were searched yesterday by Federal Police
BrazilSamarco damages may prompt Brazil regulation rethink
A federal court has determined damages of nearly USD10bn following a tailings dam collapse in 2015
BrazilClimate change risks self-perpetuation in Amazonia
A new study cites climate change rather than El Nino as the main driver of severe drought in Amazonia
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