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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-idUSBRE98H13420130918
Brazil's top court OKs retrials in landmark corruption case
Brazil's top court OKs retrials in landmark corruption case By Anthony Boadle5 Min Read BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s top court voted narrowly on Wednesday to allow retrials in the country’s biggest-ever political corruption case, a decision seen by many as a major setback for efforts to hold Brazilian officials accoun...
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Brazil lawmaker proposes cutting off hands of corrupt politicians
Brazil lawmaker proposes cutting off hands of corrupt politicians By Reuters Staff2 Min Read BRASILIA (Reuters) - A lawmaker who says Brazil is not doing enough to fight rampant political corruption put forward a bill on Tuesday that would punish any politician convicted of graft with amputation of both hands. The legi...
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Brazil prosecutors accuse two in alleged Petrobras-Maersk corruption scheme
Brazil prosecutors accuse two in alleged Petrobras-Maersk corruption scheme By Marcelo Rochabrun, Sabrina Valle3 Min Read SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian prosecutors pressed charges on Friday against two people for an alleged scheme to obtain confidential market information from Petrobras PETR4.SA to benefit A.P. Molle...
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Brazil to keep Car Wash anti-corruption squad active through at least January
Brazil to keep Car Wash anti-corruption squad active through at least January By Gram Slattery, Ricardo Brito3 Min Read RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The office of Brazil’s top prosecutor has decided to keep the country’s famed Car Wash anti-corruption task force active through Jan. 31, it said in a statement on Wednesday...
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Brazil's anti-corruption minister quits over leaked recordings
Brazil's anti-corruption minister quits over leaked recordings By Anthony Boadle, Lisandra Paraguassu5 Min Read BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s Transparency Minister Fabiano Silveira resigned on Monday after leaked recordings suggested he tried to derail a sprawling corruption probe, the latest cabinet casualty impacting...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-idUSKCN1VV1GO
Brazil arrests former minister's son for bribes linked to giant dam
Brazil arrests former minister's son for bribes linked to giant dam By Reuters Staff2 Min Read RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian authorities arrested a former energy minister’s son on Tuesday for allegedly receiving 50 million reais in bribes ($12 million) together with his father, involving the construction of a gi...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-jbs-fine-idUSKBN1910MW
J&F fine may rise as another Brazil probe continues, paper says
J&F fine may rise as another Brazil probe continues, paper says By Reuters Staff3 Min Read SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A group of Brazilian prosecutors looking into suspected illicit loans to a company controlled by the billionaire Batista family have abstained from joining a recent 10.3 billion-real ($3.1 billion) leniency ...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-jbs-insidertrading/brazil-police-arrest-jbs-ceo-batista-plea-deal-in-limbo-idUSKCN1BO17X
Brazil police arrest JBS CEO Batista, plea deal in limbo
Brazil police arrest JBS CEO Batista, plea deal in limbo By Guillermo Parra-Bernal, Gabriela Mello5 Min Read SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil’s federal police on Wednesday arrested the chief executive of JBS SA, the world’s No. 1 meatpacker, accusing him of insider trading ahead of a plea bargain he signed this year whose ...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-jbs-regulator/brazil-watchdog-opens-new-probes-into-jbs-related-insider-trading-idUSKCN18F0AT
Brazil watchdog opens new probes into JBS-related insider trading
Brazil watchdog opens new probes into JBS-related insider trading By Tatiana Bautzer, Alberto Alerigi3 Min Read SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's securities regulator said it launched four new probes against meatpacker JBS SA JBSS3.SA and other companies controlled by J&F Investimentos on Friday to investigate suspicious ...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-lula-idUSKBN19Y20W?il=0
Brazil's Lula vows to appeal conviction, run for president
Brazil's Lula vows to appeal conviction, run for president By Eduardo Simões3 Min Read SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vowed on Thursday to appeal his conviction on corruption charges and run for president next year, calling the case against him a politicized effort to influen...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-odebrecht-idUSKBN17H0MW
Brazil's Odebrecht paid $3.3 billion in bribes over a decade: reports
Brazil's Odebrecht paid $3.3 billion in bribes over a decade: reports By Reuters Staff3 Min Read The headquarters of Odebrecht SA are pictured in Sao Paulo, Brazil, December 21, 2016. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Odebrecht SA [ODBES.UL], the Brazilian engineering company at the center of a historic...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-odebrecht-idUSKCN0WA1X8
Former Odebrecht CEO sentenced in Brazil kickback case
Former Odebrecht CEO sentenced in Brazil kickback case By Pedro Fonseca4 Min Read RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Marcelo Odebrecht, the former chief executive of Latin America’s largest construction company, was sentenced on Tuesday to 19 years in prison for his role in an escalating corruption scandal rattling the governm...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-olympics/brazilian-justice-extends-arrest-of-olympic-committee-head-nuzman-idUSKBN1CE2O6
Brazilian justice extends arrest of Olympic Committee head Nuzman
Brazilian justice extends arrest of Olympic Committee head Nuzman By Reuters Staff2 Min Read FILE PHOTO: Olympics - Rio 2016 Press Conference - St Martins Lane Hotel, London - 1/9/15 President of the Organising Committee for Rio 2016, Carlos Nuzman during the press conference Action Images via Reuters / Paul Childs Liv...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-petrobras-idUSKCN0S32CA20151010
Petrobras likely lost more than $5 billion to corruption: Brazil prosecutor
Petrobras likely lost more than $5 billion to corruption: Brazil prosecutor By Reuters Staff2 Min Read The Petrobras logo is seen in front of the company's headquarters in Sao Paulo April 23, 2015. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Corruption-related losses at Brazil’s state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasi...
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Brazil police target Rousseff campaign chief in corruption probe
Brazil police target Rousseff campaign chief in corruption probe By Caroline Stauffer, Pedro Fonseca5 Min Read SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian police said on Monday they obtained an arrest warrant for the architect of President Dilma Rousseff’s electoral campaigns, complicating her fight to survive an in...
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Exclusive: Brazil prosecutor sees 350 new graft probes after Odebrecht testimony
Exclusive: Brazil prosecutor sees 350 new graft probes after Odebrecht testimony By Brad Brooks5 Min Read CURITIBA, Brazil (Reuters) - A top Brazilian prosecutor said more than 350 new investigations will spring from a trove of testimony by executives of construction firm Odebrecht, revealing how corruption cut across ...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-protests-idUSKBN18K2G5
Brazil's Temer deploys army as protesters battle police
Brazil's Temer deploys army as protesters battle police By Alonso Soto, Anthony Boadle5 Min Read BRASILIA (Reuters) - Protesters demanding the resignation of Brazilian President Michel Temer staged running battles with police and set fire to a ministry building in Brasilia on Wednesday, prompting the scandal-hit leader...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-psl/brazil-graft-probe-targets-head-of-bolsonaros-psl-party-source-idUSKBN1WU1JG?il=0
Brazil graft probe targets head of Bolsonaro's PSL party: source
Brazil graft probe targets head of Bolsonaro's PSL party: source By Pedro Fonseca2 Min Read FILE PHOTO: Luciano Bivar President of the Social Liberal Party (PSL) is seen at the National Congress, in Brasilia, Brazil February 20, 2019. REUTERS/Adriano Machado RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian police launched a corrup...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-rousseff-idUSKCN10R2L4
Brazil justice authorizes probe on Rousseff, TV says
Brazil justice authorizes probe on Rousseff, TV says By Maria Pia Palermo, Guillermo Parra-Bernal3 Min Read Slideshow ( 3 images ) SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A Brazilian Federal Supreme Court justice has authorized the opening of an investigation into President Dilma Rousseff and her predecessor Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva fo...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-temer-delay/brazil-court-postpones-case-that-could-unseat-temer-idUSKBN1761L0
Brazil court postpones case that could unseat Temer
Brazil court postpones case that could unseat Temer By Reuters Staff1 Min Read BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s top electoral court postponed on Tuesday for five working days a landmark case on illegal campaign funding that could remove President Michel Temer less than a year after he took over from impeached leftist Dilm...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-temer/brazils-president-michel-temer-charged-with-taking-bribes-idUSKBN19H2PG
Brazil's President Michel Temer charged with taking bribes
Brazil's President Michel Temer charged with taking bribes By Brad Brooks, Ricardo Brito5 Min Read BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s top federal prosecutor charged President Michel Temer with taking multimillion-dollar bribes on Monday in a stinging blow to the unpopular leader and to political stability in Latin America’s...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-trafigura/brazil-prosecutors-sue-trafigura-over-irregular-petrobras-contracts-statement-idUSKBN28A376?il=0
Brazil prosecutors sue Trafigura over irregular Petrobras contracts: statement
Brazil prosecutors sue Trafigura over irregular Petrobras contracts: statement By Reuters Staff3 Min Read SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian federal prosecutors have filed a lawsuit seeking damages from oil trading company Trafigura and former executives on corruption allegations involving Brazilian state-run oil company ...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-venezuela/brazilian-says-venezuelas-maduro-made-illegal-payments-in-2012-chavez-campaign-idUSKBN1880AT
Brazilian says Venezuela's Maduro made illegal payments in 2012 Chavez campaign
Brazilian says Venezuela's Maduro made illegal payments in 2012 Chavez campaign By Ricardo Brito4 Min Read BRASILIA (Reuters) - A Brazilian strategist was paid $20 million under-the-table for the 2012 re-election campaign of the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, much of it handed over in cash by the man who now leads...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption/brazils-top-court-eases-access-to-confidential-information-in-criminal-probes-idUSKBN1Y2281
Brazil's top court eases access to confidential information in criminal probes
Brazil's top court eases access to confidential information in criminal probes By Ricardo Brito2 Min Read BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s police and prosecutors can access confidential tax and financial information without a court order, the country’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, clearing the way for authorities to r...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corrutpion-court/top-brazil-court-ends-early-prison-rule-in-decision-that-could-free-lula-idUSKBN1XI02O
Top Brazil court ends early prison rule in decision that could free Lula
Top Brazil court ends early prison rule in decision that could free Lula By Anthony Boadle4 Min Read BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s Supreme Court decided on Thursday to end the mandatory imprisonment of convicted criminals after they lose their first appeal, a politically charged ruling that may lead to the release of f...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-crash-idUSKBN1532WH?il=0
Brazil Supreme Court judge handling graft probe killed in plane crash
Brazil Supreme Court judge handling graft probe killed in plane crash By Raquel Stenzel, Brad Brooks5 Min Read SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Teori Zavascki, who was overseeing a graft investigation into scores of powerful politicians, was killed in a plane crash on Thursday, raising questions ab...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-crime-prison-idUSKBN18U0QY
Rebellion in prison for teens in Brazil leaves seven dead: report
Rebellion in prison for teens in Brazil leaves seven dead: report By Reuters Staff1 Min Read SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A riot at a youth prison in northeastern Brazil has left seven inmates dead, Globo television said on Saturday, citing local authorities. The deaths occurred after guards tried to contain an escape attempt...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-crime/armed-bank-robbers-storm-another-brazilian-town-battle-police-in-streets-idUSKBN28C1SA?il=0
Armed bank robbers storm another Brazilian town, battle police in streets
Armed bank robbers storm another Brazilian town, battle police in streets By Gabriel Stargardter3 Min Read RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - More than 20 armed robbers stormed a bank in a small Brazilian town on Wednesday, taking hostages, exchanging gunfire with police in the streets and killing one person before fleeing in ...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-deals/brazil-2019-equity-offering-surge-could-be-just-the-start-bankers-say-idINKBN1ZF19U?edition-redirect=in
Brazil 2019 equity offering surge could be just the start, bankers say
Brazil 2019 equity offering surge could be just the start, bankers say By Tatiana Bautzer, Carolina Mandl4 Min Read SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian stock offerings may more than double in value this year from a bumper 2019, with the country’s lowest interest rates on record seen fueling optimism and leading more compan...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-deforestation-bunge-carg/brazil-fines-five-grain-trading-firms-farmers-connected-to-deforestation-idUKKCN1IO1NV?edition-redirect=uk
Brazil fines five grain trading firms, farmers connected to deforestation
Brazil fines five grain trading firms, farmers connected to deforestation By Jake Spring3 Min Read BRASILIA (Reuters) - Five grain trading houses, including Cargill Inc and Bunge Ltd, and dozens of farmers have been fined a total of 105.7 million reais ($29 million) for activities connected to illegal deforestation, Br...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-deforestation-idUKKBN1ZD2W0?edition-redirect=uk
Brazil Amazon deforestation jumped 85% in 2019 vs 2018: government data
Brazil Amazon deforestation jumped 85% in 2019 vs 2018: government data By Eduardo Simões2 Min Read FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of a tract of Amazon jungle after it was cleared by farmers in Itaituba, Para, Brazil September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rose...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-deforestation-idUKKCN1AZ0K4?edition-redirect=uk
Brazil's agents of the Amazon fighting loggers, fires to stop deforestation
Brazil's agents of the Amazon fighting loggers, fires to stop deforestation By Bruno Kelly3 Min Read APUI, Brazil (Reuters) - The small town of Apui sits at the new frontline of Brazil’s fight against advancing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, where vast forest fires belch jet black smoke visible for miles and ...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-deforestation/brazil-amazon-deforestation-soars-to-11-year-high-in-2019-idUSKBN1XS1PK
Brazil Amazon deforestation soars to 11-year high under Bolsonaro
Brazil Amazon deforestation soars to 11-year high under Bolsonaro By Marcelo Teixeira5 Min Read SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose to its highest in over a decade this year, government data on Monday showed, confirming a sharp increase under the leadership of right-...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-dia-ceo/spanish-supermarket-chain-dia-appoints-new-brazil-ceo-to-lead-restructuring-idINKBN20B22B?edition-redirect=in
Spanish supermarket chain Dia appoints new Brazil CEO to lead restructuring
Spanish supermarket chain Dia appoints new Brazil CEO to lead restructuring By Reuters Staff2 Min Read SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Spanish supermarket chain Dia DIDA.MC said on Monday it has appointed Marcelo Maia as chief executive of its Brazilian subsidiary to lead a restructuring process in Brazil, and as part of a broad...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-dicamba/brazil-grain-growers-wary-of-dicamba-as-bayer-launches-new-gm-soy-seed-idUSKBN1WF1UY
Brazil grain growers wary of dicamba as Bayer launches new GM soy seed
Brazil grain growers wary of dicamba as Bayer launches new GM soy seed By Ana Mano4 Min Read SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A genetically modified soy seed technology from Germany’s Bayer set to launch soon in Brazil has sparked concern from some farmers who worry that other crops could be impacted by dicamba, a herbicide the b...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-diplomacy/bolsonaro-accuses-u-n-s-bachelet-of-meddling-in-brazils-sovereignty-idUSKCN1VP22D
Brazil's Bolsonaro irks Chile with personal attack on U.N.'s Bachelet
Brazil's Bolsonaro irks Chile with personal attack on U.N.'s Bachelet By Stephanie Nebehay, Gabriel Stargardter, Aislinn Laing4 Min Read GENEVA/RIO DE JANEIRO/SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro caused friction with regional ally Chile on Wednesday when he accused its former leader Michelle Bachelet...
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Trump critic named Brazil's foreign minister
Trump critic named Brazil's foreign minister By Reuters Staff2 Min Read Brazil's Senator Aloysio Nunes reacts during a session at the Federal Senate in Brasilia, Brazil December 1, 2015. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino BRASILIA (Reuters) - Aloysio Nunes, a pro-business senator and blunt critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, ...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-disease-amazon-deforestation-t/next-pandemic-amazon-deforestation-may-spark-new-diseases-idUSKBN2741IF?edition-redirect=in
Next pandemic? Amazon deforestation may spark new diseases
Next pandemic? Amazon deforestation may spark new diseases By Fabio Zuker6 Min Read SAO PAULO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As farms expand into the Amazon rainforest, felled trees and expanding pastures may open the way for new Brazilian exports beyond beef and soybeans, researchers say: pandemic diseases. Changes in...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-drought-idUKKBN15W1HP?edition-redirect=uk
Brazil races against time to save drought-hit city, dying crops
Brazil races against time to save drought-hit city, dying crops By Anthony Boadle6 Min Read CAMPINA GRANDE, Brazil (Reuters) - The shrunken carcasses of cows lie in scorched fields outside the city of Campina Grande in northeast Brazil, and hungry goats search for food on the cracked-earth floor of the Boqueirao reserv...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-economy-activity-idUSKBN1632KM?il=0
Brazil faces almost lost decade due to crisis: economists
Brazil faces almost lost decade due to crisis: economists By Luiz Gerbelli2 Min Read SÃO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil is likely to suffer nearly a lost decade of economic development with living standards not returning to pre-crisis levels until around 2022, economists said on Friday. Brazil’s slow recovery from its worst-...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-economy-activity/brazil-economic-activity-rises-in-november-points-to-solid-fourth-quarter-gdp-idINKBN1ZF1O3?edition-redirect=in
Brazil economic activity rises in November, points to solid fourth quarter GDP
Brazil economic activity rises in November, points to solid fourth quarter GDP By Jamie McGeever2 Min Read BRASILIA (Reuters) - Economic activity in Brazil rose in November for the fourth month in a row, a central bank indicator showed on Thursday, pointing to fairly solid economic growth in the fourth quarter. The cen...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-economy-debt/brazil-government-debt-deficit-projections-continue-to-fall-report-idINKBN1ZF1Y3?edition-redirect=in
Brazil government debt, deficit projections continue to fall: report
Brazil government debt, deficit projections continue to fall: report By Marcela Ayres2 Min Read BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Brazilian government’s fiscal outlook for this year and next continues to improve, an Economy Ministry summary of private sector forecasts on Thursday showed, which will give the government more leew...
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Brazil government finances improve, but tight spending controls to remain
Brazil government finances improve, but tight spending controls to remain By Jamie McGeever, Marcela Ayres3 Min Read BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s public finances improved in October, Treasury figures showed on Thursday, as a seasonally expected monthly surplus helped reduce the government’s overall deficit this year a...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-economy-deficit/brazil-government-sees-100-billion-interest-savings-wiping-out-primary-deficit-by-2022-idINKBN1ZM2W5?edition-redirect=in
Brazil government sees $100 billion interest savings, wiping out primary deficit by 2022
Brazil government sees $100 billion interest savings, wiping out primary deficit by 2022 By Marcela Ayres3 Min Read BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Brazilian government’s interest payment bill on the national debt could fall by 417 billion reais ($100 billion) over the course of its four-year term ending in 2022, by which tim...
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Brazil's primary deficit shrinks again, now smallest in over a year
Brazil's primary deficit shrinks again, now smallest in over a year By Jamie McGeever3 Min Read BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s public sector finances improved further in November, central bank figures showed on Monday, as the deficit as a share of the overall economy shrank to its smallest in over a year and the nationa...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-economy-employment/brazil-unemployment-falls-to-lowest-this-year-but-recovery-fragile-idUSKCN1VK1K6
Brazil unemployment falls to lowest this year, but recovery fragile
Brazil unemployment falls to lowest this year, but recovery fragile By Jamie McGeever3 Min Read BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s unemployment rate fell to 11.8% in the three months through July, statistics agency IBGE said on Friday, below market expectations and the lowest this year in another sign that the economy may b...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-economy-employment/brazils-jobless-rate-drops-to-112-in-quarter-through-november-idUKKBN1YV0YF?edition-redirect=uk
Brazil's jobless rate drops to 11.2% in quarter through November
Brazil's jobless rate drops to 11.2% in quarter through November By Reuters Staff1 Min Read RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Brazil's jobless rate BRPNAD=ECI fell to 11.2 percent in the three months through November, statistics agency IBGE said on Friday, below market expectations. The median forecast in a Reuters po...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-economy-guedes-idUKKBN27T27S?edition-redirect=uk
Brazil's real will rise when overseas investment pours in: economy minister
Brazil's real will rise when overseas investment pours in: economy minister By Jamie McGeever3 Min Read BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s real, one of the worst-performing currencies against the dollar this year, will strengthen when foreign investors are confident enough in the strength and durability of the country’s eco...
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Brazil to join OECD in a year, plans 'digital bank' IPO: economy minister
Brazil to join OECD in a year, plans 'digital bank' IPO: economy minister By Jamie McGeever3 Min Read BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil expects to join the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development club of rich nations within a year, Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Tuesday, adding that around two-thirds of ...
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Brazil's Guedes is not worried by deficit, currency fluctuations
Brazil's Guedes is not worried by deficit, currency fluctuations By Andrea Shalal3 Min Read WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Monday that Brazil’s economy was starting to recover and he was not worried about exchange rate fluctuations that saw the real close the day at its weakest e...
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Brazil inflation hits lowest in nearly 10 years in April
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Brazil's inflation eases, bolstering case for rate cut
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Brazil's consumer inflation above central bank target on meat prices
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Brazil's rates curve a 'warning' spending must be tamed: treasury secretary
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Brazil government unveils package to create up to 4 million jobs by end-2022
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Brazil creates record 394,989 formal jobs in October
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Brazil's Temer to allow workers to tap severance fund in stimulus measure
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Brazil hikes minimum wage more than expected, eyes extra fiscal discipline as a result
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Brazil transfers 12 billion reais to regions in move toward 'Federative Pact'
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Brazil PMIs point to fourth-quarter growth moderating from strong third-quarter
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Brazil administrative reform to generate at least $57 billion savings over 10 years, economy minister says
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Brazil November retail sales disappoint, feeding rate cut bets
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Brazil's Bolsonaro rules out Economy Minister's 'sin tax' idea
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Brazil's Bolsonaro vows no new taxes or CPMF return in tax reform agenda
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Brazil trade surplus shrinks 20% in 2019 to its smallest in four years
Brazil trade surplus shrinks 20% in 2019 to its smallest in four years By Jamie McGeever, Marcela Ayres3 Min Read BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s trade surplus shrank 20% to $46.67 billion last year, official data showed on Thursday, as upwardly revised exports in recent months failed to mask a widespread slump in overse...
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Brazil may trade surplus widens, but bigger picture not as rosy
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Brazil central bank monitoring impact of Iran-U.S. conflict
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Brazil Economy Minister Guedes has full support of his team: official
Brazil Economy Minister Guedes has full support of his team: official By Jamie McGeever, Marcela Ayres2 Min Read FILE PHOTO: Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes wears a protective mask during a news conference after a meeting with President of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court Dias Toffoli, amid the coronavirus disease...
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Brazil raises 2020 GDP growth forecast, inflation seen stable
Brazil raises 2020 GDP growth forecast, inflation seen stable By Marcela Ayres1 Min Read FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro looks on near Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes during a meeting with businessmen at the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) in Brasilia, Brazil December 11, 2019. REUTERS/Adr...
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Brazil raises 2020 GDP growth forecast to 2.4%
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'Reskilling' Top Of Mind At World Economic Forum In Davos
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Digitization, Digitalization, And Digital Transformation: Confuse Them At Your Peril
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ServiceNow Drives Platform Innovation With Next-Generation Ecosystem
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Massive Consensus Conference Succumbs To Blockchain 'Echo Chamber'
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Don't Let Your Application Backlog Sink Your Digital Transformation
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ASG Technologies: Enterprise Software Phoenix
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Are Hackers Winning The Denial Of Service Wars?
Are Hackers Winning The Denial Of Service Wars? Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are a particularly pernicious form of cyberattack where the bad actor seeks to take down a web site or even an entire corporate network by flooding it with malicious traffic. DDoS attacks have been around for years – and many c...
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Is Ripple A Scam?
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‘Stablecoins Are The New Bitcoin’ In Congress
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How Crypto Innovator Alex Mashinsky Challenges Fed Monetary Policy Last week, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell declared that the U.S. faces its worst economy ever as a result of COVID-19. However, one crypto innovator looks back all the way to 1971 when the U.S. went off the gold standard to explain how we got here....
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How To Navigate Regulation Crowdfunding With Crypto And Blockchain Read this article to learn from a seasoned entrepreneur who has been working for 20 years at her craft how to take advantage of SEC Regulation Crowdfunding. Regulation Crowdfunding is an exception at the SEC that allows companies to raise up to $1,070,0...
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OCC Floats New Payments Charter For Stripe, PayPal, And Crypto Firms
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Visa Applies For Digital Dollar Blockchain Patent
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The Right To Bear Crypto? Trump Allies Introduce Comprehensive Blockchain Bills
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Blockstack Argues Its Case For Blockchain On Wall Street
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Congressman Stephen Lynch Supports ‘Sandbox-Like’ Crypto Pilots At The OCC
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Exclusive: New Author Of ‘Bitcoin And Black America’ Talks Black Economics Amid Protests
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Conservative Republican Defeats Tyler Lindholm, Key Sponsor Of Blockchain Laws In Wyoming
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Talking Blockchain Security Tokens With ‘Father’ Of JOBS Act David Weild IV David Weild IV, former Vice Chairman at Nasdaq, often referred to as the ‘father’ of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS) based on the role he played in drafting the legislation, is a stock market expert who can pick and choose which ...
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U.S. Federal Regulators Allow National Banks To Back Digital Dollar Stablecoins
U.S. Federal Regulators Allow National Banks To Back Digital Dollar Stablecoins The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has issued its second letter this afternoon allowing U.S. financial institutions to back digital dollar stablecoins under the leadership of Acting Comptroller Brian Brooks. This letter per...
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An Inside Look At Wyoming State Regulators Prepping For First Crypto Bank Examinations
An Inside Look At Wyoming State Regulators Prepping For First Crypto Bank Examinations Two weeks ago, Kraken Financial received the first Special Purpose Depository Institution (SPDI) charter from the Wyoming Banking Division to much fanfare. With the hard work of well-known players such as Tyler Lindholm (R-Sundance) ...