RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazil’s presidential hopeful Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva leads incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by 12 points, a Thursday poll showed, while the far-right leader seeking reelection has…
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s lead over incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro has narrowed to 8 percentage points from 10 ahead of the October…
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Services activity in Brazil rose 1.1% in July from June, the country’s statistics agency IBGE said on Tuesday, above the median 0.5% increase forecast in a…
By Peter Frontini SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian consumer prices decreased 0.36% in August, marking the second consecutive month of deflation as fuel prices dip, government statistics agency IBGE said…
By Marcela Ayres and Bernardo Caram BRASILIA (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva could tap his centrist running mate and former rival, Geraldo Alckmin, to run…
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian brokerage Avenue Holdings Inc expects to reach the 1 million customer mark soon, an executive said, after Brazil’s largest private lender Itau…
By Paula Arend Laier SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Investors seeking clarity about the future of Brazil’s fiscal policy from 2023 on must wait for the outcome of October’s presidential election,…
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto said that policymakers aren’t focusing on monetary easing at the moment as the priority remains on bringing back inflation to…
(Reuters) – Brazil posted an above-expected trade surplus of $4.165 billion in August, government data showed on Thursday, recording growth in exports, but with imports again advancing at a higher…
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian presidential frontrunner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is looking to gradually boost the country’s main welfare program, starting with an extra 18 billion…
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian personal care services provider MPM Corporeos SA, popularly known for its Espacolaser depilation brand, announced late on Tuesday a new capital increase to raise up…
By Bernardo Caram BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s 2023 budget bill to be sent to Congress on Wednesday should lower the Auxílio Brasil welfare program to 400 reais per family, but…
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s main presidential candidates took their gloves off on Sunday and laid into each other in the first presidential debate for the October general election with…
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil posted a current account deficit of $3.5 billion in May, the worst result for the month in eight years, amid trade balance weakening, central bank figures…
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank has been “quite aggressive” in raising interest rates, with much of that policy shift still to impact the economy, its head said on Friday,…
BRASILIA (Reuters) – A new poll using data collected from the internet predicted on Thursday a narrowing presidential race in Brazil, with leftist front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva just…
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nation’s Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet on Thursday condemned Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s upcoming rally against judicial institutions, and said the country’s human rights…
Texas-style BBQ restaurant earns second place at Brazilian barbecue cookoff featuring restaurants from around the world Dallas, TX (PRESS RELEASE) What happens when Legit. Texas. Barbecue.™ goes to Brazil and…
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Global fertilizer companies operating in Brazil can increase local output of important crop nutrients if the government continues to improve the regulatory framework…
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Energy infrastructure company Orion-E has reached an agreement with energy trader Bolt to build solar photovoltaic plants in Brazil with a combined capacity of 500 megawatts…
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – American Tower Corp and IHS Holding may bid for 8,000 towers put on sale by Brazilian telecoms firm Oi SA in an auction in which infrastructure…
By Marcela Ayres and Bernardo Caram BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s trade surplus this year is likely to fall short of prior forecasts, according to private economists and an Economy Ministry…
BRASILIA – Economic activity in Brazil rose more than expected in June, a central bank index showed on Monday, contributing to a second-quarter rally helped by a service sector rebound…
SAO PAULO – Brazil’s Votorantim group and Singapore’s Temasek Holdings teamed up to launch a $700 million fund to invest in Brazilian companies, they said in a joint statement on…
By Steven Grattan SAO PAULO – French music-streaming platform Deezer SA will begin its German operation in the coming weeks as the newly public listed company pushes its market expansion…