Economy
Brazil Gives Up Reforming Social Security Under Popular Pressure
The Political Affairs Minister Carlos Marun said today that the bill intended to overhaul ...
Mercosur Seems Close to a Breakthrough in the Negotiations with European Union
Brazil’s presence and participation in Mercosur has continued to develop significantly in recent months. ...
Elections and Uncertainty About Pension Reform Lower Brazil’s Credit Rating
Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s cut Brazil’s credit rating further below investment grade as ...
No More Amazon Mega-dams, Announces Brazil. Environmentalists and Indians Celebrate
Brazil’s government announced a major shift away from its policy of building mega-dams in ...
Don’t Expect Brazil’s Cerrado Forest to Be Saved by the Corporate World
To the south of the Amazon basin lies a huge savannah known as the ...
Brazil President Softens Pension Reform Bill to Get Congress’s Approval
A new version of Brazil’s unpopular pension reform bill presented this week would require ...
Brazil’s Thirst for Hydropower Is Killing the Wildlife-rich Pantanal
The Pantanal in central South America may not be as globally famous as the ...
Mining Is Responsible for 10 Percent of Deforestation in the Amazon
Nearly ten percent of all the deforestation occurring in the Brazilian Amazon between 2005 ...
Cattle Ranchers in the Amazon Could Earn More Farming. But They Wouldn’t Be Happy
Picture the Brazilian Amazon. You probably don’t see a lot of cows in that ...
A Brazilian Fancy Black Toilet Paper Infuriates Black Community
A Brazilian manufacturer has been blasted for appropriating the black empowerment slogan – “Black ...
