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🤔 Lula’s labor labyrinth

🤔 Lula’s labor labyrinth

Brazil is experiencing one of the lowest unemployment rates in its history — yet that hasn't translated into greater approval for the government. A new study suggests a deeper, structural decline in job quality over the past decade may explain the disconnect

Letícia Arcoverde
Letícia Arcoverde
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🌍 The trade route less traveled

🌍 The trade route less traveled

The escalating trade war is prompting Brazil to diversify its foreign trade. Africa could be a good place to find opportunities

Letícia Arcoverde
Letícia Arcoverde
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🛫 Joining the aerial arms race
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🛫 Joining the aerial arms race

Brazilian planemaker Embraer is betting on Europe's surging defense spending to expand orders for its two military aircraft

Letícia Arcoverde
Letícia Arcoverde
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💰 Gimme a (tax) break
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💰 Gimme a (tax) break

Despite mounting public debt, exemptions receive little scrutiny from political or economic elites — and now account for 7% of the Brazilian GDP

Letícia Arcoverde
Letícia Arcoverde
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🧑‍⚖️ Pulp friction
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🧑‍⚖️ Pulp friction

One of Brazil’s largest corporate disputes centers on the battle for control of a major pulp and paper producer. A leading conglomerate in the country has just secured a significant win

Letícia Arcoverde
Letícia Arcoverde
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🔐 Drex files: Privacy vs oversight
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🔐 Drex files: Privacy vs oversight

The Brazilian Central Bank is advancing with its digital currency pilot project, but privacy and oversight issues remain a concern

Letícia Arcoverde
Letícia Arcoverde
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🦄 Private equity stumbles, VC rumbles
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🦄 Private equity stumbles, VC rumbles

Private equity investment in Brazil plunged 44% in 2024 as high interest rates and currency volatility deterred foreign funds. Venture capital, however, rose 17%

Letícia Arcoverde
Letícia Arcoverde
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🎉 The business of Carnival
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🎉 The business of Carnival

The four-day holiday is expected to take over the streets of Brazil with music and color — and generate a decade-high BRL 12 billion in tourism revenue

Letícia Arcoverde
Letícia Arcoverde
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🧑‍⚖️ Labor lawsuits make a comeback in Brazil
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🧑‍⚖️ Labor lawsuits make a comeback in Brazil

Labor lawsuits are surging in Brazil and have surpassed 2 million a year for the first time since the 2017 labor reform. We explain why

Letícia Arcoverde
Letícia Arcoverde
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📱 Pay by Pix
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📱 Pay by Pix

Pix, Brazil’s instant payment system, has reshaped the country’s retail landscape. As new features roll out this year, experts say its full potential has yet to be realized

Letícia Arcoverde
Letícia Arcoverde
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📓 A trade war playbook for Brazil
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📓 A trade war playbook for Brazil

Brazil must brace for sweeping tariffs from Trump in the US. To mount an effective response, the country will need to be strategic — drawing on its deep well of expertise to navigate the challenge

Welber Barral
Welber Barral
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🪪 One number to rule them all
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🪪 One number to rule them all

Brazil's CPF has become the country's top individual identification number, but its ubiquitous use in retail raises a series of privacy concerns

Letícia Arcoverde
Letícia Arcoverde