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Itamar Franco, who in the early 1990s conquered hyperinflation in Brazil after being thrust into the presidency when his predecessor resigned, died of leukemia today. He […]

CARREFOUR, a giant French retailer, has been through a rough patch. It has tried for several years to revive its hypermarket business in France, without much […]

The Peregrino field operated in the Atlantic Ocean near Rio de Janeiro by Statoil is a throwback to the past when it comes to its local […]

Berenice Maria da Neve is beside herself with grief and rage. As we stand beside a busy highway on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, she […]

Brazilian flag Investors flooding to Brazil tend to comfort themselves with the thought that it invests more efficiently than China It’s not often you get to […]

Latin America’s Mercosur trade bloc is impatient for progress on free-trade talks with the European Union to lead to an early agreement, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff […]

O INSS (Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social) começa a pagar nesta sexta-feira (1) os benefícios para quem ganha acima de um salário mínimo. Nesta sexta, recebem […]

The foreign ministers of Brazil and Japan say more than 100 nations are supporting a proposal to expand the United Nations Security Council. Brazilian Foreign Minister […]

Depois de ceder às chantagens da própria base aliada, a presidente Dilma Rousseff ganhou fôlego para negociar com o Congresso e retardar votações que não interessam […]

Brazil’s primary budget surplus exceeded expectations in May, providing additional support for the central bank in its efforts to cool the fastest inflation since 2005. The […]

A Secretaria de Estado da Fazenda (Sefaz) alerta que os estabelecimentos com somente um emissor de cupom fiscal também terão de utilizar o PAF-ECF a partir […]

O Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) deve estabelecer um teto para o pagamento do aviso prévio proporcional ao tempo de serviço. A solução que está sendo buscada […]

A ONU reforçou, agora de forma mais contundente, os pedidos para que o Brasil inicie investigações imediatas sobre a tortura nos anos da ditadura. A organização […]

A manutenção da meta de inflação em 4,5% para 2013, com tolerância de dois pontos percentuais para mais ou para menos, dará flexibilidade ao governo, em […]

Em até 90 dias, as concessionárias de telefonia fixa deverão começar a disponibilizar para os clientes a internet com velocidade de 1 megabit por segundo (Mbps) […]

Mais de 100 policiais civis realizam operação para desarticular uma quadrilha que fraudava a folha de pagamento da Secretaria Estadual de Saúde do Rio. Estão sendo […]

Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA (CO) raised its stake in Cia. Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar to 43.1 percent after the Brazilian retailer proposed a merger […]

Sugar Australia, a unit of Wilmar International Ltd.-owned Sucrogen, imported sugar for a second time in three years to meet domestic demand after a cyclone in […]

The presidents of Brazil and Paraguay, Dilma Rousseff and Fernando Lugo, met yesterday and discussed a wide range of subjects during private conversations at the 41st […]

During a 21-month period ending this May, some 13.3 million Brazilians moved upward into the A, B and C socio-economic classes. According to a study entitled […]