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Brazilian investors watched R$ 120 ($20) billion vanish from the stock market on December 18, 2024, as the Ibovespa tumbled 3.15%. The market crash pushed Brazil’s currency to a historic low of R$ 6.26 per dollar. Two key events sparked this financial storm. First, Brazil’s Congress struggled to pass crucial spending control measures. Second, the […]
Real Madrid attacker Vinicius Junior won the FIFA Best men’s player of the year award at a ceremony in Doha on Tuesday, while Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati picked up the women’s prize for the second time. The award comes two months after 24-year-old Vinicius was second in the Ballon d’Or, with Real electing […]
Donald Trump’s latest trade salvo targets Brazil, a move that could reshape U.S.-Brazil economic ties. The President-elect claims Brazil heavily taxes American goods and promises to retaliate. This shift in focus puts Brazil alongside India in Trump’s trade crosshairs. Trump’s remarks at Mar-a-Lago highlight his emphasis on trade reciprocity. This stance aligns with his broader […]
Brazil’s judicial system has introduced a new financial benefit for judges, allowing them to convert unused leave days into cash payments. This perk, approved by the National Council of Justice (CNJ) in October 2023, has significantly boosted judges’ earnings by an average of R$12,400 ($2,067) per month. From July 2023 to October 2024, 35 courts […]
Brazilian police accuse Walter Braga Netto of meddling in an investigation into an alleged plot to overturn the 2022 presidential election. Brazilian police have arrested a former defence minister and top ally of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro as part of an investigation into an attempted coup to overturn the results of the South American country’s 2022 […]
Walter Braga Netto (right) ran alongside former President Jair Bolsonaro for the post of vice president in Bolsonaro’s failed re-election bid in 2022. (EPA Images pic) RIO DE JANEIRO: Federal police arrested Brazil’s former defence minister Walter Braga Netto on Saturday, two sources told Reuters, after he was accused in November of plotting a coup […]
A road trip through Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state leads to German and Italian cuisine, dialects and a surprising number of music festivals. Source link
The Brazilian stock market experienced a significant downturn on Thursday, December 12, 2024, as investors reacted to the Central Bank’s decision to increase interest rates. The Ibovespa, Brazil’s main stock index, plummeted by 2.74%, closing at 126,042.21 points. This sharp decline ended a streak of gains and wiped out over 3,000 points from the index. […]
Coins.ph, the Philippines’ largest digital asset platform, has achieved key milestones in its global expansion, including launching early access for Australian users and an upcoming launch in Brazil. This comes on the back of record numbers and strong performance for Coins.ph this year. Not only has trading volume on the exchange grown 10 times, the […]