Richard Mann
Richard Mann is a German native and has worked as a freelance journalist for many years. He travels all over Brazil and is mainly interested in business, art, and culture and also likes to write articles about spiritual topics and unusual events.
Panama highlights progress to get off the list of countries with deficiencies in the fight against money laundering
The Government of Panama assured yesterday that the country is progressing in financial and fiscal transparency.
It is referring, in particular, to the progress in...
Brazil’s tax reform plans to reduce taxes for industry, says minister
The tax reform planned by the government of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva foresees a tax reduction for the industrial sector, announced...
Brazilian and German industries defend agreement between Mercosur and European Union
The Brazilian and German industrial employers' associations yesterday defended an agreement between Mercosur and the European Union in a document they delivered to the...
Lula da Silva proposes the creation of a forum of countries for peace between Russia and Ukraine
During the visit of German Chancellor Scholz to Brasilia, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva proposed the creation of a forum of countries...
Interest on the revolving credit card in Brazil pass 400% per year
The average interest rate charged by banks on the revolving credit card in 2022 rose 13.9 percentage points from November to December, informed on...
Bolsonaro government recorded in 2022 first surplus in Brazil’s accounts in 8 years
The Bolsonaro government recorded in 2022 a primary surplus in Brazil's accounts of R$54.086 billion (about US$10.58 billion), the first positive result in eight...
Brazilian public debt grows 6% in 2022
Brazilian public debt ended 2022 at R$5.951 trillion (US$1.17 trillion), 6.02 percent more than in 2021, the National Treasury Secretariat reported yesterday.
Brazilian federal public...
Board approves Mercadante to chair Brazil’s development bank BNDES
The Board of Directors of the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) unanimously approved on Wednesday 25th, the name of Aloizio Mercadante,...
Brazilian Bovespa Index in the red at the start of the week
The Ibovespa opened the week falling on Monday, Jan. 23. In yesterday's trading session, the indicator closed quoted at around 111 thousand points (-0.3%).
Ibovespa...
Dollar closes higher against real for the second day in a row
The commercial dollar closed higher for the second day in a row on Thursday, Jan. 19. In the trading session of the Brazilian Stock...
Under Bolsonaro unemployment in Brazil reaches lowest level since April 2015
Unemployment in Brazil fell in the quarter that ended in November to 8.1 percent, the lowest level since April 2015 and equivalent to about...
Brazilian coffee production to grow 7.9% in 2023
Brazil, the world's largest producer and coffee exporter will harvest 54.94 million 50-kilo bags in this year's crop, as disclosed Thursday by the state-owned...
After Lula’s criticism of central bank independence, future interest rates skyrocket
Futures interest rates started high this Thursday, Jan. 19, after criticism from president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT, progressive-globalist) to the independence of...
Dollar and Ibovespa rise at São Paulo’s B3 exchange
The commercial dollar ended the Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) trading session up 1% on Wednesday, Jan. 18.
During yesterday's negotiations, the North American currency closed...