Brad Haynes

1 week ago | gurutrade.com | Brad Haynes

BRASILIA, May 30 (Reuters) - Brazil's economy posted robust growth in the first quarter despite climbing interest rates as fixed investments, household consumption and strong farm output underpinned activity, pushing inflation to a two-year high. Gross domestic product in Latin America's largest economy rose 1.4% in the January-to-March period from the previous quarter, government statistics agency IBGE said on Friday, in line with the growth forecast in a Reuters poll of economists.

1 week ago | today.westlaw.com | Aurora Ellis |Leticia Fucuchima |Brad Haynes

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Wind farm developer Casa dos Ventos has regulatory approval to move ahead with a 300-megawatt project in northeast Brazil where the company has been discussing a major data center investment with the owner of TikTok.

2 weeks ago | energiesnet.com | Fabio Teixeira |Brad Haynes |Jamie Freed

Petrobras gets a win in Amazon drilling push but future licensing in doubtFabio Teixeira, Reuters RIO EnergiesNet.com 05 20 2025 A decision by Brazilian environmental agency Ibama on Monday will let state-run oil firm Petrobras (PETR4.SA) move a step closer to drilling for oil in a coveted offshore region, but it came with an important caveat for future permits in the area.

1 month ago | today.westlaw.com | Jan Harvey |Marcela Ayres |Bernardo Caram |Brad Haynes

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad will begin a trip to Silicon Valley this week with a plan to lure data centers to his country by exempting the related technology investments from federal taxes, four sources familiar...

1 month ago | mining.com | Marta Nogueira |Marcela Ayres |Brad Haynes

Brazil has 3,943 mining sites showing signs of abandonment, or 11% of the country’s authorized operations, according to a new study by think tank Instituto Escolhas, highlighting social and environmental risks posed by miners flouting regulations. Based on data from the National Mining Agency (ANM), the study points to threats such as deforested areas left unrestored, contamination of soil and water, and the physical instability of abandoned mines.