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Family farming plan aims to boost domestic food supply | Agribusiness
19+ hour, 3+ min ago (583+ words) 01/07/2026 10h06 Atualizado h" 5 horas GThe government unveiled the 2026/27 Family Farming Crop Plan on Tuesday (30) evening during a ceremony at the Planalto Palace attended by President Luiz In"cio Lula da Silva, offering R$85. 2 billion in loans. That's 9% higher than the R…...
Public debt climbs to five-year high
23+ hour, 57+ min ago (561+ words) 01/07/2026 12h04 Atualizado h" 3 horas Brazil's gross general government debt, the key indicator of public debt, reached 81. 1% of GDP in May, marking its highest level in five years. The Central Bank reported this figure on Tuesday, noting a nearly 0. 9-percentage-point rise from…...
Brazil's formal job market continues gradual slowdown
1+ day, 45+ min ago (821+ words) 01/07/2026 11h16 Atualizado h" 2 horas Economists noted that Brazil's May payroll report indicates a gradual cooling of the formal labor market, with net job creation of 72, 960 positions'the lowest in May since 2020. Brazil's formal payroll survey (Caged) for the second month in a…...
Sewage PPP attracts single bidder in Cear" auction
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (415+ words) 01/07/2026 10h01 Atualizado h" 9 horas Terracom's consortium offered a 1. 15% discount on the monthly availability payments that Cagece will make under the contract, which are expected to total R$3. 74 billion over the life of the concession. The awarded package, known as Block 1 (North-Coastal…...
Investors call for repos after another NTN-B auction meets few buyers
23+ hour, 27+ min ago (474+ words) A week after canceling its weekly NTN-B auction, the National Treasury offered just 150, 000 of the inflation-linked government bonds on Tuesday (30). Despite the largely symbolic offering, it was unable to meet enough buyers. Raising concern about perceived dysfunction in the real…...
Farm machinery industry sees sales falling by up to 20%
20+ hour, 3+ min ago (634+ words) 01/07/2026 16h00 Atualizado h" 3 horas Following the financing terms for the 2026/27 crop season announced by the government on Tuesday as part of its annual farm credit program, the Farm Machinery Sector Chamber of the Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Industry Association (Abimaq) now…...
Sewage PPP attracts single bidder in Cear" auction | Business
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (250+ words) 01/07/2026 10h01 Atualizado h" 10 horas Terracom's consortium offered a 1. 15% discount on the monthly availability payments that Cagece will make under the contract, which are expected to total R$3. 74 billion over the life of the concession. The awarded package, known as Block 1 (North-Coastal…...
Preventive drug access cuts healthcare costs, expert says
23+ hour, 27+ min ago (588+ words) 01/07/2026 12h36 Atualizado h" 4 horas A subsidized medicine distribution program helps keep people healthy and reduces healthcare costs by preventing chronic diseases from progressing into more serious and costly conditions, according to Walter Cintra Ferreira Junior, a physician and professor of healthcare…...
Supreme Court again eases restrictions on Judiciary perks | Politics | valorinternational
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (716+ words) The justices authorized payment of back pay that had been suspended under an earlier ruling by Justice Gilmar Mendes. The Court held that amounts recognized before March'when it first established the doctrine limiting the perks'but not yet paid, may now…...
EU curbs Brazilian steel despite Mercosur trade pact | Assis Moreira
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (422+ words) For Brazil, the proper benchmark is not recent export volumes but the terms of the Mercosur-EU trade agreement itself, which provides for duty-free, quota-free access. Measured against that standard, Brazil loses under the new EU restrictions regardless of the comparison....