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14 May 19
Lawmakers in Brazil have attempted to curb sweeping anti-corruption powers given to the country’s new justice and public security minister.
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22 Feb 19
Brazil’s president has put forward plans to revamp the country’s pensions system, a move which the government claims could save more than $270bn over the next decade.
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20 Feb 19
Brazil and the US will deliver humanitarian aid to the Venezuelan border by the end of the week, a spokesperson from the Latin American country has said.
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15 Jan 19
The new president of Brazil has said he wants “bilateral trade with the entire world”, ahead of the annual economic forum in the Swiss alps.
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8 Jan 19
Tough talk will not help the new president resolve an explosive fiscal predicament, writes Gavin O’Toole.
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2 Jan 19
Brazil’s president has vowed to fight corruption, clamp down on crime and build a society “without discrimination or division”, in his inaugural speech this week.
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5 Nov 18
Brazil’s president-elect has appointed a prominent anti-corruption judge to join his parliament as head of the justice ministry.
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30 Oct 18
Brazil’s newly elected populist president Jair Bolsonaro has pledged to reform government finances and tackle corruption.
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22 Oct 18
A far-right presidential frontrunner pledges to end soaring violence but the poor will shoulder the cost, writes Gavin O’Toole.
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1 Oct 18
Brazilian state-owned energy company Petrobras has agreed to pay the US and Brazil a $853m corruption fine.
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5 Sep 18
The government of Brazil is seeking funding from companies, banks and international donors to help rebuild the National Museum, which was gutted by fire on Sunday.
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3 Sep 18
A lack of public investment has been linked to the catastrophic fire that gutted the 200-year-old National Museum of Brazil yesterday.
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5 Mar 18
Brazil must introduce further reforms to ensure inclusive growth and unleash its full economic potential, the OECD has warned.
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4 Sep 17
Brazil's large-scale privatisation of state assets may not be all that it seems. Gavin O'Toole, author of numerous books on the region, says although the sell-off has pleased the markets it...
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24 Aug 17
Brazil has launched a large-scale privatisation plan to sell off highways, ports and the country’s mint in an attempt to raise government revenue and improve infrastructure investment.
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17 Nov 16
The economy of Brazil is emerging from recession but its recovery remains weak and will be gradual, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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7 Oct 16
Olympic host countries are all too keen to show off how amazing their technology is. And their innovations should make other cities better places to live
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16 Sep 16
Traditional humanitarian responses to global crises are underfunded and often miss their mark. As new donors emerge and the benefits of more local approaches are recognised, does the western aid...
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3 Jun 16
Brazil’s economy has declined for the fifth consecutive quarter in what the finance ministry described as one of the deepest recessions in the country’s history.
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22 Jan 16
The International Monetary Fund has forecast negative growth in the Latin American economy for the second consecutive year, a dip of a duration not seen since the debt crisis of 1982-3.
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17 Dec 15
Brazil is sacrificing protection of human rights and the environment in its pursuit of economic growth, independent observers have warned.
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4 Nov 15
Brazil is at a critical turning point where overcoming the challenges it faces now could deliver a stronger, fairer and greener growth trajectory for its struggling economy, the OECD has said.
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25 Sep 15
“Massive and transformational” universal health coverage programmes are reducing the number of people impoverished by paying for the health care, a World Bank report has found.
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25 Jun 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Latin America & the Caribbean you might have missed.
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29 May 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Latin America & the Caribbean you might have missed.