BNDES Backs Brazil’s Battery Materials Strategy With Nickel Processing Project
BNDES financing supports Brazilian Nickel’s Piauí project as Brazil seeks a larger role in the global battery materials supply chain.
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Safra Cuts E-Commerce Targets as High Rates Widen Gap Between Mercado Livre and Brazilian Rivals
The bank remains bullish on MELI but sharply lowers its valuations for Magazine Luiza and Casas Bahia.
Medical Inflation Remains Stubbornly Above Brazil’s Headline Inflation, Supporting Hospital Earnings
Healthcare costs continue to outpace inflation even as overall price pressures ease, reinforcing a structural trend that favors hospitals and diagnostic companies.
Brazil Seeks to Curb Mercury Use in Small-Scale Gold Mining
Government plan proposes tighter oversight, mine formalization and cleaner technologies as Brazil moves to comply with the Minamata…
Acelen Signs 1.5 Million-Ton Soybean Oil Supply Deal With Bunge for SAF
Five-year agreement calls for deliveries starting in 2029 to supply Acelen’s $3 billion biorefinery project in Bahia.
Acelen fecha com Bunge contrato de 1,5 milhão de toneladas de óleo de soja para SAF
Acordo de cinco anos prevê entregas a partir de 2029 para abastecer biorrefinaria de US$ 3 bilhões na…
The Other Shore of the Mediterranean
From the Atlas Mountains to the Bekaa Valley, winegrowing endures amid wars, hostile governments, and an increasingly unforgiving…
Nubank Wins Mexico Banking License, Plans $4.2 Billion Investment
The digital lender has 30 days to complete its conversion into a bank as it deepens its push…
BNDES Backs $13 Million High-Tech Hog Project in Brazil
Master Agroindustrial will build a genetics-focused farm in Santa Catarina with capacity for 150,000 hogs a year
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Nubank Wins Mexico Banking License, Plans $4.2 Billion Investment
The digital lender has 30 days to complete its conversion into a bank as it deepens its push…
Court-appointed manager warns Oi may become unviable in August
Projected cash for the end of July fell to R$19.6 million, from R$88.1 million in the previous scenario.
Brazilian airlines post $800 million profit as fares fall
Domestic carriers carried a record 101 million passengers in 2025, while average fares declined in real terms, according…
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Acelen Signs 1.5 Million-Ton Soybean Oil Supply Deal With Bunge for SAF
Five-year agreement calls for deliveries starting in 2029 to supply Acelen’s $3 billion biorefinery project in Bahia.
Petrobras, ANP Seal Deal on 335 Offshore Wells
The state-controlled oil company will bring 335 offshore wells into compliance by 2030 under a settlement with Brazil’s…
Bradesco and Amil keep selling as Brazil’s health plan market grows in May
Brazil’s health plan market added 135,000 lives in May, confirming real year-on-year growth and reinforcing the recovery in…
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