Brazil country watch
Anyone selling into, sourcing from or invested in Brazil watches the Central Bank's Selic decisions and the real, Brasília's tax and tariff changes, the ports of Santos and Paranaguá, and the commodity, banking, agribusiness and energy groups that set the terms of trade. We read Valor, Folha, Estadão, O Globo and the regional press every morning.
Previous briefings
- Brazil Election Day: Security Incidents and Voting Delays3 stories
- StableTSE Ensures Election Security, US Consulate Suspends Services3 stories
- Illegal Mineral Trade, Tax Reform Deadline3 stories
- Lula's Betting Ban Faces Legal Challenge, Investor Moves3 stories
- Lula's Betting Ban, Diesel Subsidy Extended3 stories
- Lula Bans Betting, Inflation Surges4 stories
- MixedBrazil-EU Payment Link, Health Fraud Probe3 stories
- StableSTF Lifts Sanctions Pause, Petrobras MoU in Mozambique3 stories
- MixedSenacon Targets Fuel Prices, Rio Winds Alert3 stories
- Brazil Inflation Forecast, Telecom Italia Control4 stories
- CVM Rules Revised, Lula's Loan Delays3 stories
- US Sanctions Loom, Lula's Economic Package3 stories
Other country briefings
- Argentina — Caputo's Tax Relief; Chaco Floods Persist
- South Korea — KOSPI Drops, LG Energy Solution Profits Surge
- India — Delhi Air Quality Deteriorates, Sensex Surges
- Germany — Schaeffler Closures, Supermarket Cyberattacks, JD.com Deal
- United Kingdom — NHS Merger Rushed, Elizabeth Line Delays
- France — GiFi Judicial Review, Gas Storage Concerns
- Italy — Italy Faces Cyberattack Fallout, Medical Device Payback
- Portugal — Intermarché Cyberattack, Schaeffler Job Cuts
- Turkey — Turkey's Record Exports, Inflation Hits 29.77%
- Senegal — Senegal Budget Rejected, Moody's Downgrades Rating
- United States — Measles Death in NY, Midterms Impact Business
- China — China Raises Forex Reserve, Yunnan ASEAN Trade Soars
- Japan — JA ZEN-NOH Fertilizer Hike, Typhoon 31 Warning
- Mexico — ISR Law Excludes Automakers, Fuel Prices Spike
- Canada — Carney Intensifies US Trade Talks, Edmonton Law Push
- Spain — Madrid Protests, Renfe Strike, Emission Fines
- Poland — Fuel Prices Fall, NBP Board Changes, Chemical Spill
- Netherlands — Ebusco Delays Salaries, EU-UK Ease Brexit Controls
- Russia — Sevastopol Power Limits, Airports Resume, Russia Eyes Sanction Response
- Ukraine — DTEK Plants Hit, Kyiv Power Crisis, SBU Probes Unrest
- South Africa — Election Security Tightened, AGOA Trade Tensions
- Nigeria — NUPRC Opens Bidding, Customs Revamps Cargo Rules
- Egypt — FRA Tightens Rules, Energy Projects Expand
- Morocco — Weather Alerts and Port Modernization Loan
- Kenya — Kenya Halts Family Trusts, Ebola Patients Discharged
- Indonesia — Revised Export Rule, Container Traffic Surge
- Malaysia — Contractor Failures Impact Projects; PM Warns of Security Threats
- Israel — Shekel Weakens, Shin Bet Faces Backlash
- Colombia — Fiscal Law Urgency, Dollar Surge, Electric Car Tax
- Iran — Northern Imports Surge, Car Prices Soar
- Lebanon — Lebanon Fuel Prices Fall, Central Bank Raises Withdrawals
- Jordan — Energy Efficiency Project and Blue Economy Incubator
- Iraq — IMF Talks with Iraq, PM's Regional Tour
- Syria — Syrian-Chinese Investment Talks, Maritime Disruption Warning
- Yemen — UN Warns on Taiz; Aden Seizes Drugs; Cabinet Reshuffle
- Vietnam — Vietnam's Trade Surplus Grows, Fuel Prices Drop