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COP 28 kicks off amid controversy over OPEC+ invitation to Brazil
The minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira, said Thursday that Brazil "will not make any commitment to reduce production," following the news that the ...
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Government debates new emergency aid with Congress
... of Congress signal that lawmakers could independently seek a way to assist the needy population after the end of the emergency aid, Economy Minister Paulo Guedes made his team available to discuss the matter during the Carnival holiday with the Parliament's staff ... The pressure for a solution, ...
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Mines and Energy Ministry preparing new auctions
Mines and Energy Minister Bento Albuquerque said he intends to announce in August new auctions and "structuring measures" for the electricity sector. Preparations are "very ...
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Guedes promises to participate of tax reform discussions
Senate President Davi Alcolumbre (Democrats, DEM, of Amap) gave a new nod to Economy Minister Paulo Guedes on Monday, to try and unlock the tax reform. In a meeting, they agreed that Mr. Guedes will participate more actively of discussions. In ...
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Guedes starts charm offensive aiming at tax reform
Economy Minister Paulo Guedes has started a charm offensive with leaders of the Centro cluster of center-to-right parties seeking to influence the tax reform. Mr ...
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Bolsonaro seeking 'honorable exit' for Education's Weintraub
President Jair Bolsonaro said Monday he is trying to "solve" the new crisis caused by statements from Education Minister Abraham Weintraub against the Federal Supreme Court on Sunday. Aides say Mr. Bolsonaro is looking for an "honorable exit" for the controversial ...
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Civil servants to demonstrate against reform after Guedes insult
Encouraged by controversial statements from Economy Minister Paulo Guedes, civil servants decided to speed up the reaction to the administrative reform proposed by President Jair Bolsonaro. Demonstrations are ...
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Minas Gerais governor believes vaccination could start in January
Minas Gerais Governor Romeu Zema (Novo) will meet on January 19 with other governors and Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello to discuss vaccination efforts against covid-19. He told Valor he expects the minister to announce the start of distribution two to ...
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Guedes starts charm offensive aiming at tax reform
Economy Minister Paulo Guedes has started a charm offensive with leaders of the Centro cluster of center-to-right parties seeking to influence the tax reform. Mr ...
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Mandetta loses support among military wing
Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta lost most of the support he enjoyed among the military officers who are President Jair Bolsonaro's closest aides. People ...
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IMF decided to close Brazilian office before Guedes’s complaint
Economy Minister Paulo Guedes announced Thursday the shutdown of the IMF office in Brazil - a sort of complaint against the economic projections of the organization ...
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New fiscal framework will 'please market,' Tebet says
Planning and Budget Minister Simone Tebet said Thursday that the fiscal framework to be presented by the federal government "will please everyone, including the [financial] ...
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Senators file request for investigation on Ministry of Education
... parliamentary committee (CPI) to probe suspicions of corruption in the Ministry of Education during the period when Milton Ribeiro was minister was filed in the Senate on Tuesday.The petition, authored by the opposition leader in the Senate, Randolfe Rodrigues (Sustainability Network, Rede, ...
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After resignation, Moro finds himself besieged
Former Justice and Public Security minister Sergio Moro, who once had a support base in Congress with at least 100 lawmakers, now faces a particularly hostile political outlook: after lobbing ...
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Canada opens market for Brazilian beef, pork
Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina said on Monday that Canada has authorized the start of imports of beef and pork produced in Brazil. She is in the country to meet ...
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Allies disagree on timing of target revision
In a scenario in which Finance Minister Fernando Haddad has gained breath in the debate over revising the fiscal target, allies of the government are now advocating that any change be made ...
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Treasury's Mansueto in talks to leave administration
National Treasury Secretary Mansueto Almeida is close to leaving the administration and has already started talks with Economy Minister Paulo Guedes to find his successor. Mr. Mansueto is one of the few officials from the Temer administration to have continued with the Bolsonaro one ...
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Infrastructure Ministry plans 100 auctions by 2022
Infrastructure Minister Tarcsio Freitas said he intends to hold as many as 100 auctions until 2022, last year of the Bolsonaro administration, in an attempt to draw foreign ...
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Brazil's new assistance program to leave out about 12 million poor
... 38 million Brazilians currently receiving emergency assistance will not be covered by the government's new income transfer program, Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said Thursday. The Brazil Income program will include those people currently receiving funds under the Bolsa Familia program (20 ...
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Pazuello confirms continuation at Health Ministry
Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello traveled to Manaus on Monday to hand over the command of the 12th Military Region, post he still holds together with the ministry ...
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Brazil to transfer 50 infrastructure assets to private hands in 2021
Despite the challenging fiscal scenario for 2021, Minister of Infrastructure Tarcsio Gomes de Freitas intends to continue carrying out public works and complying with scheduled concessions. The expectation is ...
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Pension reform's negotiator takes Regional Development Ministry
... Security and Labor of the Economy Ministry, Rogrio Marinho, the leading negotiator of pension reform, was appointed Regional Development minister. He replaces Gustavo Canuto, who will take the helm of Dataprev, the state-owned company tasked with processing public pension information. In his ...
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Opposition lawmakers face dilemma of Brazil Income program
Lawmakers remain opposed to any new tax similar to the now-defunct Financial Transactions Provisional Contribution, or CPMF, which Economy Minister Paulo Guedes has pushed for. They are also in favor of maintaining payroll relief and, above all, hope that the emergency aid paid out during the ...
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Plan to double trade in 3 years clashes with India's protectionism
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have shown "confidence" in doubling bilateral trade to $15 billion over three years. Some in both nations are skeptical due to India's ...
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Government to abandon 'flexible target' for primary results
Economy Minister Paulo Guedes admitted Thursday that he should review the system of primary results planned for next year, abandoning the proposal of "flexible ...