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4 Jan 23
The Norwegian government is set to release withheld funds aimed at reducing deforestation in Brazil, following the re-election of president Lula.
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11 May 22
Governments unable to maintain the economic support they put in place amid Covid-19 to help their citizens deal with rising fuel and food prices face “inevitable” civil unrest, a report has suggested.
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29 Apr 22
Covid-19 support and high revenues meant Brazilian state governments began 2022 with large cash reserves, but they face warnings about spending pressures that will test their liquidity.
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28 Feb 22
Brazil’s federal government reported its largest ever primary budget surplus in January after a surge in tax revenue, figures from the country’s Treasury show.
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27 Jan 22
The OECD is set to open accession discussions with Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Peru and Romania, over potential membership of the organisation.
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25 Jan 22
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has set aside some money in the country’s 2022 budget for public sector pay rises in some professions, amid threats of strikes.
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20 Dec 21
The International Monetary Fund office in Brazil will close next year after the country’s finance minister criticised the fund for making “wrong predictions” about the economy.
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21 Oct 21
Brazil’s economy minister has said the country’s spending cap could be breached to allow the government to expand its welfare programme.
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10 Aug 21
Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro has revealed his proposal to pay for his government's rocketing court order costs through a fund financed by the sale of state-owned companies.
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4 Aug 21
Brazil’s federal government is preparing to pay 90bn reais (£12.5bn) in court orders next year, nearly twice its recent level, leading the economy minister to propose a solution likened to “a default...
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5 Jul 21
Brazil’s supreme court has authorised an investigation into president Jair Bolsonaro’s response to a Covid-19 vaccine procurement deal amid allegations he ignored irregularities in the process.
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1 Apr 21
The central banks of China and Brazil have the greenest policies in the G20, despite both nations having “significant environmental” issues, according to campaign group Positive Money.
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22 Mar 21
Emergency cash transfers to vulnerable Brazilians will stop in four months’ time because there is “no money” to continue the scheme, one of the president’s advisers has said.
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18 Dec 20
Regulatory reforms are needed in Brazil to help with its economic recovery from Covid-19, after the pandemic plunged the nation into a deep recession, the OECD has said.
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2 Nov 20
An additional three million people are to benefit from Brazil’s basic income scheme after the World Bank approved $1bn to expand the programme to better support people affected by the pandemic.
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21 Aug 20
A £16bn pay rise for Brazilian civil servants has been blocked by the president and the government’s lower house, amid the country’s public finances suffering because of Covid-19.
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5 May 20
Brazil has created an emergency basic income scheme for informal workers, to help them through the coronavirus pandemic, and advocates of universal basic income believe the crisis could make...
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17 Jan 20
Brazil wants to privatise R$150bn of state assets in 2020, as the right-wing government continues its mission to shrink the state.
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27 Aug 19
Brazil has rejected the G7’s offer of $22m of aid to help fight fires in the Amazon – at least until French President Emmanuel Macron withdraws his “insults” to Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro.
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23 Aug 19
Activists have blamed Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro for the fires raging in the Amazon rainforest.
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15 Aug 19
Brazil has privatised nearly $20bn of assets and investments since the election of right-wing populist president Jair Bolsonaro, according to a government minister.
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6 Aug 19
Cryptocurrency transactions in Brazil must now be reported to the government’s tax office in a bid by the authorities to hamper gang activity.
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4 Jun 19
Brazil’s hawkish economy minister is poised to take a major U-turn by embarking on a fiscal stimulus in a scramble to prevent recession.
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30 May 19
Brazil’s senate has voted to approve president Jair Bolsonaro’s revamp of executive government and to keep the government’s anti-money laundering department out of the control of the justice ministry.
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17 May 19
Brazilian students have led large protests against cuts to spending on higher education as the government struggles to bring a precarious fiscal situation under control.
4 Jan 23The Norwegian government is set to release withheld funds aimed at reducing deforestation in Brazil, following the re-election of president Lula.
11 May 22Governments unable to maintain the economic support they put in place amid Covid-19 to help their citizens deal with rising fuel and food prices face “inevitable” civil unrest, a report has suggested.
29 Apr 22Covid-19 support and high revenues meant Brazilian state governments began 2022 with large cash reserves, but they face warnings about spending pressures that will test their liquidity.
28 Feb 22Brazil’s federal government reported its largest ever primary budget surplus in January after a surge in tax revenue, figures from the country’s Treasury show.
27 Jan 22The OECD is set to open accession discussions with Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Peru and Romania, over potential membership of the organisation.
25 Jan 22Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has set aside some money in the country’s 2022 budget for public sector pay rises in some professions, amid threats of strikes.
10 Aug 21Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro has revealed his proposal to pay for his government's rocketing court order costs through a fund financed by the sale of state-owned companies.
4 Aug 21Brazil’s federal government is preparing to pay 90bn reais (£12.5bn) in court orders next year, nearly twice its recent level, leading the economy minister to propose a solution likened to “a default...
1 Apr 21The central banks of China and Brazil have the greenest policies in the G20, despite both nations having “significant environmental” issues, according to campaign group Positive Money.
22 Mar 21Emergency cash transfers to vulnerable Brazilians will stop in four months’ time because there is “no money” to continue the scheme, one of the president’s advisers has said.
