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Brazilian Court Suspends 18 Oil and Gas Blocks After Environmental Challenge
A federal judge in Brazil has halted the offering of 18 exploration blocks across three basins, ruling that the governme...
Brazilian Musician in 18-Month Legal Limbo After Portugal Orders Expulsion in 20 Days
Ivo Silva de Souza was told to leave Portugal within 20 days in early 2025. A year and a half later, his appeal sits unr...
JBS Hands Global CEO Role to Heir Wesley Batista Filho, Family Returns After 8 Years
The world’s largest meatpacker will be led by a third-generation Batista from January, marking the family’s return to th...
US Accepts Brazil's WTO Talks on Tariffs; China Asks to Join Dispute
Washington responded to Brasília's consultation request over two additional levies on Brazilian goods. Beijing moved to ...
Brazilian meal vouchers cover only 9 working days as food prices race ahead
A Pluxee survey shows voucher purchasing power fell 4.4% in a year, forcing workers to pay an extra 101% out-of-pocket. ...
A Fossil Lost for 20 Years Just Rewrote the Map of Dinosaur Ancestry
Rediscovery of a missing leg bone in Brazil confirms a 240-million-year-old species, Silescelida acristata, shedding lig...
Analog Revival: Small Businesses Cash In on Vinyl, Film Cameras and Offline Experiences in Brazil
A growing number of consumers are seeking slower, screen-free experiences, fueling profitable niches for entrepreneurs s...
Fortaleza Syndicate’s Lucky Ticket Scoops R$164.9 Million Mega-Sena Jackpot
A single bolão ticket from Loteria Aldeota in Fortaleza matched all six numbers in Mega-Sena draw 3042, splitting the R$...
From a Butcher Shop to the White House: How the Batista Brothers Rebuilt JBS After Scandal
Arrested in Brazil's biggest corruption case, the Batista brothers — founders of meat giant JBS — are now richer than ev...
Petrobras H1 Net Profit Soars 55% to $16.6B on Soaring Oil Prices and Record Output
Petrobras reported a 55.3% jump in first-half net profit to $16.6 billion, driven by a 29% rise in Brent prices and reco...
Brazil's First Canned Oysters: How UFSC Research Is Turning Florianópolis' Mariculture into a Shelf-Stable Souvenir
A partnership between chefs and scientists in Santa Catarina has produced Brazil's inaugural canned oysters, giving tour...
El Niño Threatens to Send Brazil Food Inflation to 9.5% in 2027
A Super El Niño could push food-at-home inflation in Brazil to between 7.5% and 9.5% next year, with a peak of 11% betwe...
WhatsApp Mass Bans Wipe Out 10 Years of Messages, Push Small Business Owners to Sue Meta
A wave of account bans, including some stretching back to June, has cut Brazilian users off from family memories and liv...
Survey: Fatherhood Helps 64% of Men's Careers, Motherhood Worries 42% of Women
A new Infojobs survey reveals a sharp gender divide: parenthood boosts careers for most men, while mothers fear lost opp...
Brazil's Vehicle Sales Jump 17.9% Year-to-Date; Exports Slump 20.8%
Domestic registrations hit 1.7 million units in Jan-Jul 2026, driven by light vehicles, but imported models captured 22....
Brazil's Data Watchdog Opens Probe Into Discord After Teen's Livestreamed Suicide
Regulator cites potential failures under child protection laws; fines of up to R$50 million and platform ban weighed aft...
TRX Real Estate Fund Snaps Up Stakes in Five Iguatemi Malls for R$876 Million
In its latest blockbuster deal, TRX's flagship FII acquires minority interests in five shopping centers from Iguatemi, p...
Espaçolaser adds 20 Nd:YAG lasers to serve Black clients, bets on room expansions over new stores
Brazil's largest laser hair removal chain is boosting its fleet of Nd:YAG machines by 20% to meet demand from darker-ski...
Mega-Sena Jackpot Jumps to R$165 Million After No Winner in Thursday Draw
No ticket matched all six numbers in the 3,041st Mega-Sena draw, pushing the prize to an estimated R$165 million. The ne...
Brazil Cuts Hydro Output to Build Reserves as El Niño Looms
The federal government is temporarily scaling back hydroelectric generation to conserve water in reservoirs, reinforcing...
How Brazilian Brewers Outsmart the Sun to Grow Hops — And What That Means for Your Pint
On International Beer Day, we trace the journey from hop fields using artificial light to the fermentation vat, explaini...
Uber forecasts bookings in line with estimates as Brazil competition hits trips growth
Uber's third-quarter bookings guide of $58.25–$60.25 billion met analyst expectations, but a sharper-than-expected slowd...
Brazil's Justice Mendonça Bypasses Police Hierarchy, Sparks Fears of Process Nullification
Supreme Court Justice André Mendonça's demand for direct control of Federal Police investigations and raw data fuels ins...
Rare Earths Could Add R$192 Billion to Brazil’s GDP and Create 750,000 Jobs by 2050, Says Amcham Study
Foreign investment and onshore processing would unlock an extra R$63.4 billion in GDP, with industrial states reaping th...
Lula Government Weighs Scrapping CNPJ and Invoice Rules for Nanoentrepreneurs
The Brazilian administration is reconsidering a decree that forced nanoentrepreneurs—informal workers earning up to R$40...
Selic Falls to 14%: Is Fixed Income Still Worth It? Brazilian Strategists Weigh In
Despite the central bank's widely anticipated quarter-point cut, Brazil's benchmark rate remains historically elevated. ...
Flávio Bolsonaro Abandons Female VP Push, Picks Security Hardliner to Rally Core Base
The Brazilian senator’s campaign ditches months of efforts to court women and the center, opting instead for Alfredo Gas...
Brazil Cuts Selic Rate to 14% in Fourth Straight Move, Warns of Global Risks
Brazil's central bank trimmed its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point to 14%, the lowest in over a year, but caut...
Brazil holds world’s highest real interest rate even after new Selic cut to 14%
A quarter-point reduction was not enough to dethrone Brazil from the top of the global real-rate ranking, as elevated in...
Vitória Becomes Brazil's Most Expensive City for Property, Surpassing Balneário Camboriú
The capital of Espírito Santo tops the FipeZAP residential sales index for July, while neighboring Vila Velha records th...