Brazil Talk in 90 Seconds is a series of videos, one every week, with news analysis from Brazil. This week we talk about the reform of the pension system. On Wednesday, government officials met with members of Congress and union leaders to discuss seven proposals to pension reform. This is a very urgent and controversial… Read More Brazil Talk in 90 Seconds – The Pension System
Brazil Talk in 90 Seconds is a series of videos, one every week, with news analysis from Brazil. This week we talk about the pessimistic economic outlook after Carnaval celebrations. GDP is expected to shrink between 3% and 4% in 2016 and inflation is projected to continue rising until the end of the year. In… Read More Brazil Talk in 90 Seconds: Economic Outlook
by Silvio Ramirez Brazil is South America’s largest economy, the seventh largest economy in the world, and was considered, for many years, as a favorite for investors. For the past decade, Brazil has benefited from a global commodities boom. During President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s two terms in office, Brazil enjoyed rapid economic growth… Read More Brazil Enters a Recession and Officials are Divided Over How to Resolve It
Last week, Brazil Talk participated in an event with Brazil’s Minister of Social Development and Fight Against Hunger, Tereza Campello, at Columbia University. Mrs. Campello is responsible for the leading widely recognized programs such as Fome Zero and Bolsa Família, two of the most important social policies adopted by Brazil in the last decades. Minister Campello discussed the… Read More Event with Tereza Campello, Brazil’s Minister of Social Development and Fight Against Hunger
by Marcus Vinicius Tenente Ahmar Although its stocks are negotiated in the international markets, Petrobras is a Brazilian oil company mostly owned by the Brazilian Treasury. The company was founded in 1953 by former president Getulio Vargas to provide the government with oil production security.[i] Oil security would assure the country’s industrial progress in a complex… Read More From National Pride to International Take-Down
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