Martha Viotti Beck

Brazil's central bank head Roberto Campos Neto told investors that uncertainties have increased since the last monetary policy meeting as economists weigh odds that policymakers will slow interest rate cuts.

Brazil’s central bank head Roberto Campos Neto told investors that uncertainties have increased since the last monetary policy meeting as economists weigh odds that policymakers will slow interest rate cuts.

From prison to the presidency, Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has turned to one ally more than any other in moments of need: Fernando Haddad , the once and potentially future political heir he named his finance minister.

Brazil is stepping up protections for its steelmakers amid an influx of cheap imports led by China, by imposing an import quota system on 11 types of alloy products.

Brazil’s government will provide cheap credit and financial aid to help rebuild homes and businesses lost to record-breaking floods in the southern part of the country, while keeping “control and transparency” in its spending plans, according to Planning Minister Simone Tebet.

O governo fornecerá crédito barato e auxílio financeiro para ajudar a reconstruir casas e empresas perdidas devido a inundações recordes no Rio Grande do Sul, ao mesmo tempo em que manterá “controle e transparência” sobre esses gastos, segundo a Ministra do Planejamento, Simone Tebet.

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O sul do Brasil se prepara para a chegada de novas chuvas e temperaturas mais frias que ameaçam aprofundar a crise criada pelas enchentes históricas no Rio Grande do Sul.

Brazil leader fired head of state-owned oil company this week Lula seeks new investments to spur Brazil's sluggish economy

The Brazilian government is weighing additional measures to help combat the fallout from historic floods in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, just days after unveiling a 52 billion reais ($10 billion) aid plan.