Iolanda Fonseca

— The drop. Brazil's Focus survey cut its 2026 inflation forecast to 5.16 percent, from 5.30 percent.

— Launches. Cyrela launched R$3.84 billion ($760 million) of new homes in the second quarter, up 34% on the year.

Business Key Facts — The change. Vivo is replacing its old press-a-number phone menu with an artificial-intelligence voice concierge.

Energy Key Facts — The blend. Brazil's energy council raised the ethanol share in gasoline from 30% to 32%, a temporary move for 180 days.

Markets Key Facts — The deal. Ânima Educação (ANIM3) signed on July 14 to buy Centro Universitário FMU for R$410m ($80m), disclosed in a market filing.

Technology Key Facts — The launch. Embraer announced the Phenom 300EV on July 14. The “EV” stands for Evolution, and it is the third generation of the line.

Markets Key Facts — The caretaker. Vale's board elected independent director Wilfred Theodoor Bruijn as interim chairman on July 14.

Brazil · Energy Key Facts — Jirau Consolidation Engie Brasil is buying the 40% of the Jirau hydropower plant it does not already own, fully integrating a 3,750 MW asset into its portfolio.

Brazil · Public Finance Key Facts — Nationwide Freeze Brazil's Supreme Court suspended extra payments in all three branches and

Ambev's first-quarter earnings beat propelled its shares roughly 15% higher on Tuesday, recording their biggest single-day jump since 1999 and lifting Brazil's benchmark stock index.