Brazil

  • Mar 23, 2018
  • 2 min read

Lula gains time as top Brazil Court suspends sentence

The former president's twelve-year prison sentence has been suspended pending a Supreme Court hearing in early April

Brazil
  • Mar 19, 2018
  • 7 min read

Brazil's bank lending will pick up after sharp decline

The banking sector expects growth this year, albeit below pre-recession rates

Brazil
  • Mar 16, 2018
  • 2 min read

Brazil murder protests will lack long-term traction

The apparent targeted assassination of a Rio councilwoman prompted major protests last night

Brazil
  • Mar 14, 2018
  • 2 min read

Tariffs backlash may hit Brazil-US aviation deals

Retaliation against US steel import tariffs could affect the pending Boeing-Embraer and open skies deals

Brazil
  • Mar 12, 2018
  • 2 min read

Environmental fears may cut Brazil alumina output

The Alunorte alumina plant may face-long term production cuts following claims of environmental damage

Brazil
  • Mar 9, 2018
  • 2 min read

Candidacies point to divisive election in Brazil

A crowd of unlikely presidential candidates may make the next Congress even more fragmented than the last

Brazil
  • Mar 8, 2018
  • 2 min read

Brazil's former Petrobras CEO jailed as probe widens

Yet another corruption conviction has put both Petrobras and construction giant Odebrecht under the spotlight

Brazil
  • Mar 7, 2018
  • 2 min read

Lula loses ruling but leads Brazil voting intentions

The former president could yet be re-elected if his legal woes and pending prison sentence can be kept at bay

Brazil