Challenges ahead for the Brazilian economy in 2019
President-elect Jair Bolsonaro takes office on January 1st with a mission to bring the Brazilian economy out of its (...) READ MORE
Economy December 14, 2018
How committed is Jair Bolsonaro to a pension reform?
Financial markets jumped on the Jair Bolsonaro bandwagon for one reason: Paulo Guedes, the ultra-libertarian economist the President-elect chose (...) READ MORE
What the Brazilian economy will look in ten years
Long-term scenarios can be a valuable tool to help economic actors evaluate costs, risks, and opportunities within a country. (...) READ MORE
The Chicago Boys’ plan failed in Chile. Brazil wants to give it another shot
On January 1st, Jair Bolsonaro will take office as Brazil’s 38th president. He will do so on a platform (...) READ MORE
Brazil’s Black Friday: from scam to biggest e-commerce date of the year
Even though Brazil does not celebrate Thanksgiving, we are very much into Black Friday. Local retailers noticed that the (...) READ MORE
Brazilian fintechs offer credit to small businesses ignored by big banks
According to a recent survey by the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea), in Brazil, 41 percent of entrepreneurs (...) READ MORE
‘Bolsomania’ has boosted the markets. Can it do the same for the economy?
Brazilian markets are in a strong upward trend this October after polls indicated a comfortable lead for far-right hopeful (...) READ MORE
Brazil faces two very different economic models in Bolsonaro and Haddad
Brazil’s far-right candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, has won the first round of the country’s recent presidential elections. The former military (...) READ MORE
Why electing Jair Bolsonaro would be terrible for Brazil
Once again, Brazil has made the front cover of The Economist. Back in 2009, the country was flattered to (...) READ MORE
Investors are frightened by Lula. But is this fear warranted?
Sixteen years ago, former union leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva led all opinion polls – and financial markets (...) READ MORE