Economy

Updates on Brazilian economics, business, and politics, as well as international issues that may influence them. Federal government projects, macroeconomic and microeconomic plans, and other news that may benefit the sustainable and employment-generating sectors.

Economy

Expansion of Federal Institutes: 38 new campuses and R$ 200 million for public education; see the cities included.

Ruth Rodrigues 26/03/2026 at 14:02

Economy

Lula’s government changes rule in important benefit and thousands of Brazilians will no longer receive it; see what has changed.

Romário Pereira de Carvalho 26/03/2026 at 07:22

Economy

New Gripen fighter makes Argentines surrender to Brazil, and the heavy reaction exposes envy, frustration, and shock at Brazil’s technological leap.

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 26/03/2026 at 01:03

Economy

This discovered deposit near the Andes could change the future of Argentina, attract billions, and even shake up the global metals market.

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 25/03/2026 at 19:00

Economy

Volkswagen is in such a deep crisis that it has decided to convert one of its factories in Germany into a production line for components for the Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system to save 2,300 jobs.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 25/03/2026 at 18:25

Economy

Colossal dam in Brazil finally comes to fruition after 17 years, costing R$ 365.7 million and benefiting over 100,000 people.

Alisson Ficher 25/03/2026 at 18:21

Economy

Mandatory update of the social electricity tariff requires regularization in CadÚnico to maintain the discount on the electricity bill until 2026, warns Equatorial Energia based on resolution No. 1,147 from ANEEL.

Corporativo 25/03/2026 at 17:34

Economy

The government changes the rules of the game for app drivers: the minimum fare may increase from 7 reais to 10 reais, and platforms will be required to show how much they keep from the money of each trip.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 25/03/2026 at 15:11

Agribusiness

Forgotten region becomes a powerhouse in the heart of Brazil, transforming unproductive lands into fortune and making MATOPIBA the new billion-dollar agricultural empire that almost no one saw being born.

Carla Teles 25/03/2026 at 14:57

Economy

The president of Petrobras will go to Mexico next month to discuss an unprecedented partnership with Pemex in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico after Lula directly called President Claudia Sheinbaum.

Bruno Teles 25/03/2026 at 14:47

Economy

2.2 billion reais, 6 hybrid ships, and over 1,200 jobs: the future of Petrobras is being built in a city of only 86,000 inhabitants on the coast of Santa Catarina and will change the economy of the region.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 25/03/2026 at 14:29

Economy

Mercado Livre, Shopee, and Amazon are expected to tighten tax rules on online sales, pressure small retailers, and change the game of Brazilian e-commerce with tax withholding and less space for irregular sellers.

Carla Teles 25/03/2026 at 14:13

Economy

Expansion of Federal Institutes: 38 new campuses and R$ 200 million for public education; see the cities included.

Lula’s government changes rule in important benefit and thousands of Brazilians will no longer receive it; see what has changed.

New Gripen fighter makes Argentines surrender to Brazil, and the heavy reaction exposes envy, frustration, and shock at Brazil’s technological leap.

This discovered deposit near the Andes could change the future of Argentina, attract billions, and even shake up the global metals market.

Volkswagen is in such a deep crisis that it has decided to convert one of its factories in Germany into a production line for components for the Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system to save 2,300 jobs.

Colossal dam in Brazil finally comes to fruition after 17 years, costing R$ 365.7 million and benefiting over 100,000 people.

Mandatory update of the social electricity tariff requires regularization in CadÚnico to maintain the discount on the electricity bill until 2026, warns Equatorial Energia based on resolution No. 1,147 from ANEEL.

The government changes the rules of the game for app drivers: the minimum fare may increase from 7 reais to 10 reais, and platforms will be required to show how much they keep from the money of each trip.

Forgotten region becomes a powerhouse in the heart of Brazil, transforming unproductive lands into fortune and making MATOPIBA the new billion-dollar agricultural empire that almost no one saw being born.

The president of Petrobras will go to Mexico next month to discuss an unprecedented partnership with Pemex in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico after Lula directly called President Claudia Sheinbaum.

2.2 billion reais, 6 hybrid ships, and over 1,200 jobs: the future of Petrobras is being built in a city of only 86,000 inhabitants on the coast of Santa Catarina and will change the economy of the region.

Mercado Livre, Shopee, and Amazon are expected to tighten tax rules on online sales, pressure small retailers, and change the game of Brazilian e-commerce with tax withholding and less space for irregular sellers.

Expansion of Federal Institutes: 38 new campuses and R$ 200 million for public education; see the cities included.

Diagnostic test

Billions of barrels on the equatorial margin could lead Amapá to double its oil production in Brazil — the state wants to enter the route of companies in the Campos Basin, attract investments, and boost jobs and businesses in the oil and gas sector.

Without bricks, without cement, and without endless construction: the cardboard house that is assembled in modules and can be moved.

Billions of barrels on the equatorial margin could lead Amapá to double its oil production in Brazil — the state aims to enter the route of companies in the Campos Basin, attract investments, and boost jobs and businesses in the oil and gas sector.

Without bricks, without cement, and without endless construction: the cardboard house that is assembled in modules and can be moved.

Government unlocks R$ 554 million for a highway that has been requested for decades and accelerates the duplication of BR.