As global supply surges, sugar prices have dropped to a five-year low. We take a look at how that affects Brazil, the world’s largest producer of the commodity.
What went well and not so well on Lula’s Asia visit. Indigenous protesters scored a huge victory, getting the waterway decree revoked. Our chat with Ukraine’s chargé d’affaires in Brazil.
One of the world’s largest sugar and ethanol players is struggling with rising debt. Its executives reacted by promising more divestments and a potential capital injection.
Lula could broach the subject of Venezuelan oil in his meeting with Trump. Lula and Modi show different (but not opposing) AI approaches. A Freitas-Kassab rift in São Paulo risks more than bruising egos.
Brazilian farmers may be using more pesticides than necessary, with consequences not only for the environment and human health — but also for their own earnings.
Brazil’s demographic clock is ticking, but its pension squeeze has arrived early. Retirees are already earning more on average than working-age individuals.
Despite concern about US tariffs, Brazilian fruit exports had another record-breaking year in 2025. Now the sector sets its sights across the Atlantic.
Fueled by an influx of foreign investment, Brazil’s main stock index is breaking records in 2026, showing that a small drop of capital can make a big difference to the local equity market.
As the global cocoa market struggles with high prices and lower output, Brazil wants to recover some of its past glory as a top producer. But 2025 was not a good year.
Brazil is dealing with what is arguably its largest banking fraud case ever, prompting the government to propose changes to the country's oversight framework.
