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Brazilian services sector outperforms expectations

6 days ago • Ana Ferraz

President Jair Bolsonaro supported the 2018 truckers strike, but has done the impossible for a new such movement to happen during his administration. Photo: Alan Santos/PR

How Bolsonaro tries to pander to truckers

Truckers are both vital to the Brazilian economy and a key support base for Jair Bolsonaro. The president has spared no expense to keep them happy, a challenging task as diesel prices soar

2 months ago • Cedê Silva

Port of Suape is Brazil’s fifth-largest public port and the largest in the country's Northeast region. Photo: Bruno Santos/Folhapress

Brazil’s Port of Suape wants to regain its autonomy

Port authorities say decentralizing administrative matters would help Suape become more efficient in pursuing new investments, with opportunities for natural gas and green hydrogen infrastructure

2 months ago • Constance Malleret

Public-private investment board extends deadline for airport tenders Sidney de Almeida / Shutterstock

Public-private investment board extends deadline for airport tenders

2 months ago • Euan Marshall

Mayan Train Poster reading "YES to the relocation of the railway line, NO to the destruction of our homes" hangs on the window of a Campeche home — which is on the path of the Mayan Train. Photo: Benedicte Desrus/Alamy

Courts put the brakes on Mexico’s controversial Mayan Train

A pet project of Mexico's president, the Mayan Train seeks to link the entire Yucatán Peninsula by rail — but environmental concerns led the courts to put construction on hold

3 months ago • Lucas Berti

bolsonaro Port of Santos. Photo: Brastock/Shutterstock

Government in race against time to privatize Latin America’s biggest port

In a mad dash before the end of President Bolsonaro's term, the government is hoping to push through a number of privatization processes — among them the Port of Santos, the biggest of its kind in Latin America

3 months ago • Amanda Audi and Guilherme Mendes

Congonhas airports Photo: Rovena Rosa/ABr

Government approves plans to privatize 16 Brazilian airports

3 months ago • Ana Ferraz

tuckers To temper truck drivers’ moods, Bolsonaro changes freight calculation

Pandering to truckers, Bolsonaro changes freight table

3 months ago • Ana Ferraz

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