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By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Congress has earmarked September 28th as the date to decide on the terms of a constitutional amendment, known as...
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View ArticleBrazil’s Government Forecasts Deficit in 2016 Budget
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – In yet another blow to Brazil’s ailing economy, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is expected to present the country’s 2016 budget with...
View ArticleOpinion: Brazil’s Dismal Dithering Dilma
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Economics is sometimes called the “dismal” science, because it deals with scarcity. The etymology of “dismal” is from Latin “dies mali” or “bad...
View ArticleGiant Duck Placed on Congress Lawn by Protestors in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – A giant, inflatable twelve-meter yellow duck appeared on the lawn of Brazil’s National Congress Thursday morning as a protest against the...
View ArticleBrazil’s Levy Says CPMF Tax Will Protect Worker Benefits
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Finance minister in Brazil, Joaquim Levy, told congressional representatives on Wednesday that if congress does not approve an executive...
View ArticleBrazil’s Government Pushes for Fiscal Reform Approval
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – With time running out, government officials in Brazil scramble to get the tough fiscal measures approved by Congress. Finance Minister,...
View ArticleBrazil’s Congress Approves CPMF Tax with 2016 Budget
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – With only days to go before the start of a new year, Brazil’s Congress approved on Thursday the 2016 Budget which calls for the creation...
View ArticleBrazil’s Congress Returns to Work After Carnival
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – With Carnival festivities over, this week the Brazilian government is expected to restart its push to obtain Congressional approval for...
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