Leda Alvim

(Bloomberg) -- Brazil's real slumped to a new record low as the central bank's latest intervention in currency markets failed to calm investor's concerns and halt a selloff.

3 min read (Bloomberg) -- Brazil's real slumped to a record low as the central bank's latest intervention in currency markets failed to calm investor's concerns and halt a selloff.

A whopping 1130% rally in the shares of a Brazilian waste management company is drawing the attention of the country’s stock exchange operator.

Leda Alvim 2 min read (Bloomberg) -- A whopping 1130% rally in the shares of a Brazilian waste management company is drawing the attention of the country's stock exchange operator.

Um impressionante rali de 1.130% nas ações da gestora de resíduos Ambipar chamou a atenção da operadora da bolsa de valores.

As the currency craters in Brazil, thrusting the country’s markets into the international spotlight for the first time in years, a grim reality is setting in for top economic aides to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. They are, they fear, powerless to do much to stop the panic.

(Bloomberg) -- As the currency craters in Brazil, thrusting the country’s markets into the international spotlight for the first time in years, a grim reality is setting in for top economic aides to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. They are, they fear, powerless to do much to stop the panic.Most Read from BloombergNYPD Car Chases Are Becoming More Frequent — and More DangerousNew York City’s Historic Preservation Movement Is Having a Midlife CrisisDakar’s Air Quality Plummets as Saharan Dust

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Os mercados brasileiros tiveram alívio no final da semana em meio a medidas extraordinárias do Banco Central para conter um selloff da moeda que se espalhava pelos ativos do país.

Brazil’s Finance Ministry reduced its forecast of budget savings from President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s austerity plan after the country’s Senate approved on Friday a watered-down version of the program.