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Brazil plans to repatriate foreign funds to foot Covid-19 bill

The Senate is working on a proposal to settle the undeclared foreign assets of Brazilian citizens, hoping to go some way toward covering the country's record pandemic-related deficit

21 hours ago • Renato Alves

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Brazil takes controversial step towards breaking Covid patents

A bill that would allow the country to sidestep patents on drugs, testing, and – crucially – vaccines has passed in the Senate. We break down its legal implications

5 days ago • Ana Ferraz

Brazil hopes to finally make money from "world's best" satellite launch center Alcântara

Brazil hopes to finally make money from “world’s best” satellite launch center

Located just south of the equator, expeditions from the Alcântara Launch Center are cheaper, more efficient, and more predictable. But Brazil has consistently failed to profit from the base

6 days ago • Renato Alves

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Northeastern Brazil to build world’s biggest green hydrogen plant

The state of Ceará hopes to become a global supplier of green hydrogen, seen by experts as the fuel source of a sustainable future

1 week ago • Renato Alves

IPO forex trader Wise owes explanation

Planning an IPO, Wise owes Brazil an explanation

A former partner in Brazil claims the London-based fintech was involved in fraud schemes

2 weeks ago • Natália Scalzaretto

labor Rio de Janeiro street during the peak of restrictions. Photo: Delmiro Junior/Shutterstock

Assessing the extent of Brazil’s labor market woes just got harder

Brazil's labor market has grim prospects. But the full damage wrought by the pandemic may not even be knowable as data is no longer as reliable as it used to be

2 weeks ago • Gustavo Ribeiro

Patent Patents requests can pend for decades. Photo: Alex rodrigo brondani

Change to patent law could be a blow to Brazilian innovation

A Supreme Court ruling limits medical patents to a maximum of 20 years. Investors in innovation are likely to steer clear of Brazil

3 weeks ago • Ana Ferraz

Oil rig and platform in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: Marchello74/Shutterstock

The (promising) state of Brazil’s oil sector, during the pandemic

Oil has been one of the few Brazilian economic sectors largely unharmed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Further improvements are expected as opportunities open for foreign companies

4 weeks ago • Suzanne Driscoll

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