The Temer Administration Wants to Put Brazil in a Straitjacket for 20 Years

Brazilian President Michel Temer has been trying to take drastic steps to address the ...

Brazilian Congress Approves Budget Law Against President Rousseff’s Wishes

The Brazilian Congress has just approved a Budget Guidelines Law (LDO) for 2012. It ...

Brazil Cuts US$ 30 Bi from Budget, Freezes Hiring and Starts Crackdown on Fraud

Brazil will cut 50 billion reais (US$ 30 billion) from its 2011 budget. The ...

If Elected Brazilian President Rousseff Might Raise Taxes on Foreign Capital

With Brazilian public opinion polls confirming the growing commanding gap between Brazil’s ruling coalition ...

Public Investment in Brazil Reaches US$ 3.9 Billion, a 22% Jump

Public investments in Brazil in the first half of this year totaled 7.341 billion ...

New Law Limits Size of Brazil’s Primary Surplus

If the Brazilian economy grows less than is expected in 2006, the government will ...

In Poor Brazil, Much Money Spent Legally, Is Still an Act of Corruption

We, the 21st-century Brazilians, inherited a great quantity of knots that hobble us in ...

Brazil’s Budget, an Instrument of Inequality

A demonic bomb has been dropped into the lap of the Brazilian people: It ...

Brazil’s GDP Grows 4.2% in First Half

Brazil’s first semester GDP growth closed out up 4.2%, compared to the first half in ...