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6 days ago | newsletters.brazilian.report | Gustavo Ribeiro |Letícia Arcoverde

IN THIS ISSUEBrazil inflation inches upward once againCoffee is becoming a luxury item for many Brazilians. Photo: JRS Lompo/Shutterstock Consumer prices in Brazil climbed further in April, according to data published minutes ago by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The country’s preferred inflation gauge, the IPCA index, rose to 5.53% over the 12 months through April, up from 5.48% in March. State of play.

1 week ago | newsletters.brazilian.report | Gustavo Ribeiro |Letícia Arcoverde |Isabela Cruz

IN THIS ISSUEFarmers continue to chip away at conservation frameworksCargo ship being loaded with soybeans at the Port of Paranaguá. Photo: GEPR Brazilian soybean farmers are suing major traders behind the Soy Moratorium, seeking financial compensation for alleged losses tied to the 2006 voluntary pact that halts the purchase of soybeans grown in Amazon areas deforested after 2008. The suit marks the latest escalation against Brazil’s most prominent private-sector conservation initiative.

1 month ago | newsletters.brazilian.report | Gustavo Ribeiro |Letícia Arcoverde

Good morning! Anatel, Brazil’s telecom agency, will today begin analysing Starlink’s request to increase its number of satellites hovering over Brazil from 4,400 to around 12,000. Starlink dominates the satellite internet market — raising questions about sovereignty among members of the government. Brazil gets lower end of Trump tariffsDonald Trump and Howard Lutnick, his commerce secretary, in the White House Rose Garden.

1 month ago | newsletters.brazilian.report | Letícia Arcoverde

Hello! Welcome to another edition of the Brazil Agro newsletter! If you have any questions about this newsletter, or topics you’d like to see covered in future issues, you can reach us at Why Brazil’s ethanol market won’t lose much sleep over US tariff threatsBrazil is the world’s second-largest ethanol producer. Most of it is made from sugarcane. Photo: Tridsanu Thopet/Shutterstock Brazil’s ethanol industry is facing a mix of promising opportunities and looming threats.

1 month ago | newsletters.brazilian.report | Letícia Arcoverde

Hello! Welcome to another edition of the Brazil Business newsletter! If you have any questions about this newsletter, or topics you’d like to see covered in future issues, you can reach us at How oil dethroned soybeans as Brazil's top 2024 exportTanker Celso Furtado, sailing in the Negro River.