Everything you need to know about Brazil investing

  • Brazilian Antitrust Council Investigates 15 Foreign Financial Institutions for FOREX Manipulation

    Brazilian antitrust council, CADE (Administrative Council for Economic Defense), opened an administrative process to investigate alleged cartel consisting of 15 foreign financial institutions in order to manipulate the foreign exchange market. It is the first antitrust case in Brazil for manipulating rates in the financial market. Some of these banks have been investigated for the…

  • Petrobras Plans to Raise US$ 6 Billion with Sale of its Distributor, BR Distribuidora

    The sale of a slice of BR Distribuidora or attracting a private partner for the company will be the first step in Petrobras’ (PBR) asset sale plan, necessary to reduce the company’s debt level. Last night, the company officially announced this intention. The plan is to try and complete the operation this semester. The state-controlled…

  • Apple’s main rival, the Chinese Xiaomi arrives in Brazil with smartphones at R$ 499 (aprox. US$ 160)

    Chinese giant Xiaomi finally landed in Brazil. After suggestive pictures on Facebook and suspense, the company announced on Tuesday (30) that it has begun to sell: the Redmi 2 smartphone, the activities monitor Mi Band and the PowerBank super charger. The smartphone is the flagship: direct competitor of the iPhone 6, the Redmi has 4.7-inch…

  • United Airlines to Buy 5% stake in Brazil’s Azul Linhas Aéreas

    Azul Linhas Aéreas and United Continental (NYSE:AUL) announced an agreement on Friday under which the US company will buy 5 percent of the Brazilian company’s capital for $100 million. Azul is the third-largest airline in Brazil and operates more than 900 daily flights in Brazil to 105 different destinations with its fleet of 145 commercial aircraft. Through…

  • Nestlé Health Science is Looking for Acquisitions, including in Brazil

    Nestlé Health Science, Nestlé’s subsidiary in healthcare, is going back to shopping this year. Greg Behar, CEO of Nestle Health Science, said that they are evaluating options in the United States, Europe, China, Japan, Australia and Brazil. The target companies are those that develop products and dietary supplements used in hospitals or home health care.…

  • After the Merge with BG, Shell will have 20% of its Global Production in Brazil

    Responsible for the biggest oil industry M&A deal in the past decade, the president of Royal Dutch Shell, Ben van Beurden, does not rule out increasing the company’s exposure in Brazil, expanding the already billionaire investment program that will be put in place following the merger with BG. After the merger of $ 70 billion…

  • CVS Puts Negotiations for Acquisition in Brazil on Hold

    American pharmacy chain CVS has put on hold the negotiations for acquisition of DPSP group, owner of pharmacy chains Pacheco and Drogaria São Paulo, after the multinational decided to hold on plans of further acquisitions, according to a party close to the companies. CVS still considers the business as a strategic and interesting asset, therefore, the possibility that the transaction could…

  • TIM Brazil Launches Pay TV Offer

    TIM Brazil yesterday launched a device that will integrate free digital TV content, Netflix, YouTube and TV pay by TV Alphaville. The new device, called Live TIM Blue Box, is a company’s bet in offering pay TV content and get closer to the offering of the other major carriers – Oi, Telefonica and Claro (the…

  • HSBC Brazil will be the last bank acquisition opportunity in the country

    The purchase of HSBC by one of the three largest private banks in the country will probably represent the last large bank acquisition opportunity in Brazil. In terms of concentration, the union of HSBC mainly with Itaú Unibanco or Bradesco will make the banking concentration reach levels that are already considered a yellow sign by…

  • Ethanol use in Brazil grows with new rules, says Louis Dreyfus unit

    Ethanol producers in Brazil are feeling relief from improving demand, prices with tax incentives and an increase in the amount of fuel mixed with gasoline, according to a unit of Louis Dreyfus Commodities. “I’m excited about the prospect of demand for ethanol this year,” said CEO Rui Chammas of Biosev in a telephone interview. “The…

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