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Brazil auto market offers warning for US tariff policy
When Brazil hiked trade barriers in its auto market over a decade ago, the government promised more local manufacturing, ...
As legacy of Ford fades in Brazil, China’s BYD looks to extend global lead in EV sales
Chinese giant automaking company BYD bought Ford Motor Co.'s former facilities in Brazil and has promised to run the ...
Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro hospitalized with abdominal pain related to old stab wound
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalized for severe abdominal pain related to a wound sustained when he was ...
Petrobras approves tender to restart fertilizer plants in Brazil's northeast, say sources
The board of Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras on Thursday approved plans to select a partner to restart operations ...
Apple is already assembling iPhone 16e in Brazil as it shifts production from China
Documents from Anatel, Brazil’s telecom regulator, confirm that the iPhone 16e is assembled in Brazil, China and India. In Brazil, an iPhone 16e costs around $890. However, it can already be found for ...
How Would a Protectionist U.S. Work? See Brazil, Where Trade Barriers Prevail
President Trump wants sweeping tariffs on imports to bring industry home. Brazil has pursued the strategy for decades--and it ...
Brazil sees worsening debt outlook despite rising primary surplus targets
Brazil's government on Tuesday projected a sharp rise in gross debt despite an outlook for an improving primary balance, ...
Pupy the elephant arrives at a Brazil sanctuary after 30 years in Argentine zoo
Pupy the elephant arrived at her new home in a sanctuary in Mato Grosso, Brazil, Friday following a 2,700-kilometer (1,680-mile) overland journey from a zoo converted into an ecological park in ...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro remains in intensive care after 12-hour surgery
Brazilian doctors say that former President Jair Bolsonaro is conscious and remains in intensive care following a 12-hour ...
Brazil to Target 2026 Fiscal Surplus Amid Market Doubts
Brazil’s government said it will seek a budget surplus next year, likely setting up a clash with investors who are skeptical about President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s commitment to fiscal ...
Brazil acknowledges record debt risk this year, need for fiscal consolidation
Brazil's government acknowledged growing risks of public debt renegotiation, with a record level for 2025 due to an increased ...