Brazil Slashes 1/4 of Its Defense Budget
It’s the intention of the Brazilian government to cut US$ 4.2 billion Brazilian reais ...
Brazil’s Growth Expected to Slow Down and Inflation Risks Are Up
Brazilian Central Bank’s latest weekly market survey, Focus, found that market forecasts for GDP ...
Brazil’s Pandora: Can the Amazon Dam Project Belo Monte Be Stopped?
It’s the biggest forest battle on Earth. The plot: a big government, in this ...
Drug and Corruption Scandal Brings Down Rio’s Top Cop
Rio’s top cop, the state’s head of civil police quit, becoming the latest victim ...
Brazilian Company Wins Contract to Build US$ 4.6 Billion in Rigs for Petrobras
Petrobras, Brazil’s state-controlled oil and gas multinational announced that local shipyard Estaleiro Atlântico Sul ...
Tired of China’s Whims Brazil Decides to Add More Value to Its Raw Minerals
The Brazilian government has just announced an overhaul of the management of its mineral ...
Brazil’s Foreign Reserves Cross US$ 300 Bi Mark. A Costly Venture for Government
For the first time ever, Brazilian reserves surpassed the symbolic mark of US$ 300 ...
70 Million Tons: Brazil Expecting a Record Soybean Crop This Year
Due to improved climate conditions and expansion of the area planted Brazil could harvest ...
Brazil Cuts US$ 30 Bi from Budget, Freezes Hiring and Starts Crackdown on Fraud
Brazil will cut 50 billion reais (US$ 30 billion) from its 2011 budget. The ...
Will Brazil Wait for Another Tragedy Before Dealing with Killer Floods?
As tens of thousands of Rio de Janeiro based families in the Serrana region ...