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Itaipú Dam explained: how the Brazil-Paraguay giant works, who pays for its power, what Annex C is and why the tariff deal expiring in 2026 matters.
What is Vale? How Brazil’s iron ore giant makes money, its Q2 2026 results, who owns...
What is Petrobras? How Brazil’s state-controlled oil giant makes money, its Q2 2026 results, who controls...
What is Nubank? How Brazil’s digital bank makes money, its Q2 2026 results, who controls it,...
Brazil’s government asked police and prosecutors on 1 October to probe a reported US$1M US grant against its...
Lula called Flávio Bolsonaro a ‘mongrel’ on a podcast on 1 October, as Argentina’s Milei backed his ‘friend’...
Brazil's Ibovespa rose 0.46% to 187,197 as oil strength lifted Petrobras. The real closed at 5.2176 per dollar....
São Paulo Friday Oct 2: free MASP, open parks and tonight's sport. Your expat Daily Brief with weather,...
Ibovespa: Brazil pre-market: industrial production, IPC-Fipe and US payrolls drive the Selic wager and B3 open. Key levels...
Caixa's national strike ended on 29 September when the TST ordered staff back. Branches reopened 30 September; pay...
Globo cancelled Brazil's last pre-election debate after court rulings, Lula's no-show and Flávio Bolsonaro's walkout. What it means...
Brazil's Lula signed a measure giving women under a protective order up to six months of paid leave,...