In April, the number of payments via Pix reached 11.5% in e-commerce, reaching a historic mark since the implementation of the instant payment method in November 2020. In April last year, Pix represented only 2.6 % of e-commerce orders. Pix’s share of revenue is also on the rise in digital retail and represented 4% of […]
USA: Justice decides that NY elephant cannot be equated with human being; understand
The New York superior court ruled on Tuesday that an elephant at the Bronx Zoo is not a “person” and that the civil rights group fighting for her release to a sanctuary does not have the right to do it on your behalf. The elephant, named Happy, has been in captivity since she was one […]
“Super Wednesday” points out the direction of interest rates and the economy in the US and Brazil
The Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) of the Central Bank, here in Brazil, and the Federal Reserve (Fed, the North American BC), in the United States, will have meetings this Wednesday (15), and analysts’ projections indicate that both institutions are expected to announce a further 0.5 percentage point increase in interest rates in their respective countries. […]
Profile of actions in the Labor Court changed after labor reform, says Ipea
The profile of people who file lawsuits in the Labor Court changed after the changes imposed by the labor reform of July 2017. This is what a study produced by the Institute of Applied Economic Research (Ipea) indicates, based on the comparison of data between 2012 and 2018 – one year after the reform. According […]
Diesel crisis: two refineries in SP may have shutdowns extended to 2023
Petrobras confirmed to the CNN that two refineries located in São Paulo, the Henrique Lage Refinery and the Presidente Bernardes Refinery, may have their maintenance stoppages this year extended to 2023. Also according to the company, the stoppages are currently scheduled for the months of November and December of this year. Petrobras’ position is a […]
Government asks the STF to declare essential fuels and contain tax hikes
The federal government asked the Federal Supreme Court (STF) to declare the essentiality of fuels, as well as energy, to limit taxation, according to a lawsuit obtained by the CNN . The request was presented by the Attorney General’s Office (AGU), this Tuesday (14) to the STF, through an Allegation of Noncompliance with a Fundamental […]
Coinbase will lay off 18% of its employees, says company CEO
Coinbase will reduce its workforce by 18%, the company’s CEO Brian Armstrong said on Tuesday (14), amid fears of an impending recession in the United States. “It looks like we are heading into recession after an economic boom of more than 10 years,” Armstrong said in a message posted online by Coinbase, the largest North […]
Chamber Ethics Council opens case against deputy who argued with Lira
During the meeting of the Council of Ethics of the Chamber held this Tuesday (14), the deputies started the process to investigate a possible breach of parliamentary decorum by Glauber Braga (PSOL). The establishment takes place after the Liberal Party (PL) presents the request for the impeachment of the deputy after discussion with the Speaker […]
Rio court extends arrest of stepmother accused of poisoning stepchildren
The request of Public Ministry of the State of Rio de Janeiro (MP-RJ), the Justice extended for another 30 days the temporary arrest of Cíntia Mariano Dias Cabral, who has been in prison since May 20 on suspicion of having poisoned her two stepchildren. Bruno Carvalho Cabral, 16, survived, but his sister, Fernanda Carvalho Cabral, […]
Chamber approves project that sets a limit for ICMS on fuels
A day after the analysis by the Senate, the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies approved, this Tuesday (14), the basic text of the bill that establishes a ceiling for the Tax on the Circulation of Goods and Services (ICMS) on fuels. . However, federal deputies are still analyzing suggestions for changes to the text. […]