14 people die every day on Brazil’s roads. Is privatization the answer?
The list of priorities for Brazil’s Infrastructure Ministry is a long one. At the top, however, is its plan (...) READ MORE
Infrastructure November 13, 2019
“World’s biggest oil auction” flops, leaving Brazil in hot water
After three years of anticipation, the Brazilian government’s hopes to reduce its public debt went down the drain on (...) READ MORE
Brazilian big banks losing battle for asset management
Good morning! We’re covering today why big banks are losing battle for asset management. The U.S. upholding a ban (...) READ MORE
Brazil’s plan to slash import tariffs
Good morning! We’re covering Brazil’s plan to lower import tariffs, and how it could implode Mercosur. Poor-quality roads make (...) READ MORE
The government’s plan to simplify privatizations
One of the trademarks of the first year of the Jair Bolsonaro government has been its concerted push to (...) READ MORE
How fuel prices behaved this century in Brazil
Latin America has glaring infrastructure problems. The region is highly dependent on roadways, meaning that the population is left (...) READ MORE
Why Brazil is changing how it calculates inflation
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics has presented a new structure for its benchmark index for calculating inflation, (...) READ MORE
Explaining Brazil #81: Oil, Brazil’s underwater treasure
In November, Brazil is set to hold what will be the country’s biggest oil and gas auction on record. (...) READ MORE
Brazil’s would-be mega-airport grounded after crisis
The impasse involving the future of Viracopos International Airport, which has dragged on for over two years, is finally (...) READ MORE
Open pits in the south
A project to open the largest coal mine in Brazil has split the southern state of Rio Grande do (...) READ MORE
