The National Confederation of Commerce in Goods, Services and Tourism (CNC) revised upward the annual growth of the tourism sector, which should end the year with a high of 2.8%, compared to last year. In the previous projection, CNC estimated a growth of 2.4%. The Confederation’s analysis is based on cross-referencing information provided by the […]
Costa Rica, last ranked, has a history with Brazil in almost all World Cups
The World Cup is complete. By beating New Zealand 1-0, Costa Rica stamped the 32nd and final spot in Qatar. When it comes to the World Cup, Brazil and Costa Rica have history in almost all editions played by Los Ticos. This will be Costa Rica’s sixth Cup, the third in a row. We started […]
ECB holds emergency meeting on Wednesday amid debt crisis fears
Members of the European Central Bank (ECB) are holding a rare unscheduled meeting on Wednesday to discuss an explosion in borrowing costs in some eurozone countries, fueling speculation that the bank could be gearing up to act to calm the markets. Yields on bonds issued by Italy and other indebted nations have risen sharply since […]
Chamber approves fuel ICMS ceiling, “super Wednesday” and more than June 15
The approval in the Chamber of Deputies of the basic text of the bill that establishes a ceiling for the Tax on the Circulation of Goods and Services (ICMS) on fuels, and the “super fourth”, in which the central banks of Brazil and the United States will decide the degree of interest rate hike they […]
Pix hits record payments for online purchases in April, says company
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 […]