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2 weeks ago | 
newsletters.brazilian.report | Gustavo Ribeiro |Letícia Arcoverde
ECONOMYPix instant payments are coming for credit cardsPix, Brazil’s instant payment system, is replacing many of the uses for credit cards. Photo: Etalbr/ShutterstockBrazil’s Central Bank is expanding the country’s wildly successful instant payment system, Pix, introducing new features that could further displace traditional credit and debit cards — a development that major financial players are monitoring closely.
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2 weeks ago | 
newsletters.brazilian.report | Gustavo Ribeiro |Letícia Arcoverde
TAXESGovernment yields on tax decree controversyAfter several days of tension with Congress, Brazil’s Finance Minister Fernando Haddad brokered an agreement to revise a controversial tax decree, averting a full-scale legislative repeal that would have gutted the government’s fiscal plans. The result is a partial victory for the Lula administration, but one that fails to address fiscal issues in a more significant way.
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3 weeks ago | 
newsletters.brazilian.report | Gustavo Ribeiro |Letícia Arcoverde
MARKETSA way to diversify Brazil’s debt profileTreasury Secretary Rogério Ceron says fiscal concerns will not dry out appetite for Brazilian bonds. Photo: Washington Costa/MFBrazil is exploring a potential sovereign bond issuance in China’s domestic market, in a move that could diversify its foreign capital sources and further solidify ties with its largest trading partner.
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1 month ago | 
newsletters.brazilian.report | Gustavo Ribeiro |Letícia Arcoverde
AI REGULATIONAs Congress stalls, a Brazilian agro state moves to regulate AIGovernor Ronaldo Caiado of Goiás: using AI to expand his brand, with one eye on next year’s presidential election. Photo: Rafa Neddermeyer/EBCWhile Brazil’s Congress inches forward on a national framework for artificial intelligence — with the lower house only now setting up a committee to debate a Senate-approved bill — the center-western state of Goiás has leapfrogged the process entirely.
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1 month ago | 
newsletters.brazilian.report | Gustavo Ribeiro |Letícia Arcoverde
IN THIS ISSUEWhat Brazil took home from Lula’s trip to ChinaPresident Lula and members of his cabinet greet Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Ricardo Stuckert/PR President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva returned from an official visit to China this week with over 30 cooperation agreements in hand, aiming to deepen Brazil’s ties with its largest trading partner amid growing global fragmentation. 👉 Why it matters.
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1 month 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.
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1 month 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.
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2 months 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.
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Mar 24, 2025 | 
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.
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Mar 18, 2025 | 
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.
