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  • Thursday, 23 December, 2021
    The Big Read
    Brazil: Bolsonaro embraces the politics he once vowed to abolish

    With a tough election battle next year, the far-right president has turned to the establishment for salvation

  • Thursday, 9 December, 2021
    Nubank
    Nubank shares jump on first day of trading in New York

    Brazilian tech company becomes largest Latin American financial group after IPO

  • Tuesday, 7 December, 2021
    News in-depthCovid-19 vaccines
    Doubts over efficacy of Chinese vaccines stoke anxiety at home and abroad

    Despite dispensing 2.5bn doses, recent outbreaks raise uncertainty over Sinovac and Sinopharm jabs

  • Monday, 6 December, 2021
    Covid-19 vaccines
    Brazil emerges from Covid ‘nightmare’ through vaccination blitz

    Brazilians largely welcome inoculations despite scepticism of leader Jair Bolsonaro

  • Tuesday, 30 November, 2021
    Nubank
    Brazilian fintech Nubank lowers price range for New York IPO

    Implied $41.5bn valuation would make lender most valuable financial institution in its home country

  • Sunday, 28 November, 2021
    Brazil
    Brazil hits out at EU ‘protectionism’ behind planned anti-deforestation law

    Brussels proposal to halt imports of products from deforested areas angers South American exporter

  • Friday, 26 November, 2021
    Petrobras
    Petrobras doubles down on hydrocarbons as part of $68bn investment plan

    State-controlled group to prioritise oil and gas exploration and production

  • Tuesday, 16 November, 2021
    Brazilian economy
    High inflation returns to Brazil: ‘each week there are different prices’

    Rising costs ripple throughout the economy as Bolsonaro government grapples with the political fallout

  • Wednesday, 10 November, 2021
    News in-depthBrazilian politics
    Bolsonaro hopes new social welfare scheme will lift re-election prospects

    Critics say Brazilian government is abandoning fiscal rules to court voters at next year’s poll

  • Promoted Content
  • Monday, 1 November, 2021
    Financial services
    Nubank targets $50bn valuation in New York IPO

    Brazilian fintech could become country’s most valuable financial institution

  • Wednesday, 27 October, 2021
    Brazilian economy
    Brazil reveals biggest rate rise in almost 20 years

    Central bank steps up tightening with sixth consecutive increase to fight soaring inflation

  • Wednesday, 27 October, 2021
    News in-depthFintech
    How Brazil’s Nubank became a $30bn fintech

    Proposed New York listing of online lender and darling of country’s booming start-up scene will bring greater scrutiny

  • Friday, 22 October, 2021
    Brazilian politics
    Brazil economy officials quit and investors unnerved by welfare spending plans

    Departures of high-ranking aides come amid market unease on fiscal discipline

  • Wednesday, 20 October, 2021
    Brazilian politics
    Report calls for Brazil’s Bolsonaro to face charges over pandemic response

    Senate committee assessment recommends president should face criminal indictment

  • Wednesday, 20 October, 2021
    Commodities
    China property bust undercuts talk of new commodity ‘super cycle’

    Neither current shortages nor the green transition may deliver the sustained high prices that exporters hope for

  • Friday, 1 October, 2021
    FT CollectionsGreensill Capital
    Gupta parties as GFG’s problems pile up

    Embattled metals magnate celebrates his birthday in lavish style while his business faces an uncertain future

  • Tuesday, 28 September, 2021
    The Big Read
    Bolsonaro tests Brazilian democracy: ‘Only God can take me from presidency’

    Populist leader is playing a dangerous game by provoking supporters to question country’s institutions, say critics

  • Wednesday, 22 September, 2021
    Brazilian economy
    Brazil raises rates as it struggles to tame inflation

    Central bank expects similar 100bp increase next month in battle against runaway prices

  • Tuesday, 21 September, 2021
    Airlines
    Brazil’s Gol plans to launch electric air taxis as cheap as an Uber

    Low-cost airline to buy or lease 250 aircraft from Avolon that are expected to be delivered in 2024 or 2025

  • Wednesday, 15 September, 2021
    Inside BusinessBrazil
    Business relations with Brazil’s Bolsonaro fray

    Many in the corporate and financial world who once backed the president are now losing faith

  • Tuesday, 7 September, 2021
    Brazilian politics
    Pro-Bolsonaro rallies put Brazil on edge

    Tens of thousands flock to largest cities to show backing for populist president

  • Sunday, 5 September, 2021
    News in-depthBrazilian politics
    Trump’s allies want to help Bolsonaro make Brazil great again

    The former US president’s acolytes descend on Brasília to support a firebrand fellow traveller

  • Friday, 27 August, 2021
    Currencies
    Political and economic worries dent confidence in Brazilian markets

    Stocks and currency have pulled back from recent highs as analysts see ‘increase in risk’

  • Thursday, 26 August, 2021
    Ecommerce
    South-east Asia’s ecommerce juggernaut Shopee sets sights on Latin America

    Company faces stiff competition from MercadoLibre as it targets the region’s $105bn market

  • Wednesday, 18 August, 2021
    News in-depthClimate Capital
    Weather shocks in Brazil ripple across global commodities markets

    Products from coffee to oranges affected by drought and chilly temperatures

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