Politics

• Aécio and Campos dispute to become main opposition

  3/6/2013 | 11:54

  Today, Aécio Neves has more chances than Eduardo Campos to become a viable alternative to Dilma Rousseff. Aécio has a constituency, Minas Gerais (MG) – the second largest...

• Main events in June

  3/6/2013 | 11:53

  President Dilma Rousseff is expected to launch the National Sanitation Plan (PLANSAB), which provides for the spending of R$ 508.5 billion between 2013 and 2033 to provide universal access to water...

• Political Atmosphere: June 3, 2013

  3/6/2013 | 9:52

  Ports Law President Dilma Rousseff has until Tuesday to sanction the new Ports Law, from Provisional Measure 599/12, approved by Congress in May. It is expected that the law will be published...

• FHC: Reforms must take precedence over approval ratings

  21/5/2013 | 13:32

  Cardoso, who was president from 1995 to 2002 and remains an influential voice in the opposition PSDB party at the age of 81, said labour and tax reforms could get Latin America's biggest economy...

• Economists' 2013 growth predictions dip below 3% for the first time

  20/5/2013 | 12:04

  The median estimate was that Latin America’s largest economy would grow by 2.98% this year, down from the previous week’s projection of just over 3%. It would be the first time in a...

• Understanding Afif Domingos' entrance to the Government

  13/5/2013 | 11:08

  The entry of Afif brings significant consequences to Dilma's re-election project in 2014, as well as to PT's goal of winning the seat as São Paulo's Governor. It guarantees to the...

• Brazil Today: May 13, 2013

  13/5/2013 | 11:07

  These are the main items on today's agenda: President Dilma Rousseff and the president of the BNDES, Luciano Coutinho, participate in the National Forum, event organized by the former minister of...

• Unification of ICMS at risk

  13/5/2013 | 11:06

  The text approved by the Economic Affairs Committee of the Senate last week regarding the unification of interstate rate of Tax on Goods and Services (ICMS) has no government support. Arko Advice...

• Political Atmosphere: May 13, 2013

  13/5/2013 | 11:04

  Ports The government will try to vote the Ports MP (595) in Congress this week by Thursday, the last day of the measure’s validity. An extraordinary session is scheduled in the House on...

• Mantega: Job generation more important than GDP growth

  9/5/2013 | 15:51

  In the presentation, the minister emphasized that Brazil will tackle the continuing economic uncertainties by providing strong stimuli to the economy and maintaining low unemployment. The meeting...