Inefficient and costly: Brazil’s public service in need of reform BY Felipe Berenguer, Levante Ideias de Investimentos Brazil is a country that suffers from significant income inequality, which should come as news to no-one. A recent (...) READ MORE
The ends without the means: the government’s political disarray BY Felipe Berenguer, Levante Ideias de Investimentos The beginning of the Jair Bolsonaro government was defined by the far-right president’s decision not to form a coalition (...) READ MORE
The government’s terrible idea to tax financial operations in Brazil BY Felipe Berenguer, Levante Ideias de Investimentos I don’t like talking about the same subject over and over again. That’s why I chose not to use (...) READ MORE
Brasília apprehensive with hacker attacks BY Felipe Berenguer, Levante Ideias de Investimentos The latest political bombshell concerned the arrest of four individuals allegedly linked to the hacker attacks on over 1,000 (...) READ MORE
Pension reform means things will improve. The only question is when BY Felipe Berenguer, Levante Ideias de Investimentos The São Paulo Stock Exchange returned to a surprise after the state holiday on Tuesday. The pension reform, approved (...) READ MORE
Six months of Jair Bolsonaro: the tug of war in Brasilia BY Felipe Berenguer, Levante Ideias de Investimentos Today, I would like to shed light on the power dynamics between the Legislative and Executive branches, which has (...) READ MORE
What is the best pension reform for Brazil? BY Felipe Berenguer, Levante Ideias de Investimentos In about a month, the Brazilian Congress will enter its mid-year recess. From July 17 to August 1, members (...) READ MORE
Passing provisional decree gives indication of upcoming pension reform battle BY Felipe Berenguer, Levante Ideias de Investimentos On January 18, 2019, President Jair Bolsonaro’s economic team issued MP 871/19—a provisional decree which cracked down on fraud (...) READ MORE