Mario Braga, Author at The Brazilian Report

What do the recent political shifts in Brazil and Mexico mean for markets?

Brazil to the far-right, Mexico to the left. At first glance, this is the most evident political shift Latin (...) READ MORE

Consumer inflation, measured by the benchmark IPCA index, ended 2018 at 3.75 percent. This was in line with analysts’ (...) READ MORE

The election of Jair Bolsonaro as Brazil’s president boosted the São Paulo stock market to unprecedented levels. Ibovespa, the (...) READ MORE

Back in 2015, when Brazil was already one year into an economic slowdown, a question started popping up among (...) READ MORE

President-elect Jair Bolsonaro is often referred to as the “Trump of the Tropics,” a comparison Mr. Bolsonaro fuels himself, (...) READ MORE

When president-elect Jair Bolsonaro walks up the ramp to the Palácio do Planalto on January 1st, he will be facing (...) READ MORE

Brazilian markets are in a strong upward trend this October after polls indicated a comfortable lead for far-right hopeful (...) READ MORE

Brazil is by no means a cheap place to live. Especially for those working for minimum wage, which currently (...) READ MORE

Brazil has overcome its worst recession in at least 30 years and has posted economic growth for the past (...) READ MORE

As the U.S. dollar continues to rise against emerging currencies, assets in countries such as Brazil have become much (...) READ MORE