Everything you need to know about Brazil investing
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After Two Months of Contraction, Brazilian GDP Remains Stable in May
After two months of contraction, the Brazilian economy remained stable in May. According to the metric from the Central Bank (IBC-Br), the activity had a modest rise of 0.03% in May compared with April, when it had shrunk 0.88% (revised from 0.84%), in the seasonally adjusted series. May result was below the estimated by analysts.…
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Pão de Açucar (CBD) Post 6% Sales Growth in Q2. Highlight is Food Sales
Grupo Pão de Açúcar (NYSE:CBD) reported net revenue of R$ 16.1 billion in the second quarter 2015, representing an increase of 6% year over year. The food segment rose 6.4% on the same basis of comparison, to R$ 8.95 billion, and non-food has advanced 5.3% to R$ 7.17 billion. According to the company, the quarter…
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Disposable Income Drops 10% in 6 months in Brazil
The combination of high inflation with layoffs and wage loss caused a downturn of unprecedented proportions in disposable income for consumption in Brazil. The Monthly Employment Survey (PME) of IBGE shows that real wages decreased by 10% between November 2014, peak of recent years, and last May. In the crisis of 2003, a decline of…
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Petrobras to Pay R$ 2.2 billion to ANP – National Oil Agency
Petrobras (PBR) reported today, after the market close, that the Arbitration Court issued on July 2nd, an interim decision on the arbitration proposal by Petrobras regarding the resolution of ANP (National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels), which considers the concessions Baleia Anã, Baleia Azul, Baleia Franca, Cachalote, Caxaréu, Jubarte and Pirambu as a…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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