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Brazil pharma growth faces data protection challenges

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BRAZIL

While Brazil’s recent enactment of its Data Protection Law represents a milestone for the domestic data protection culture, it also generated growing concern about data breaches…

BRICS, MINT manufacturing to face global divergences

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INTERNATIONAL

Manufacturing outlook in BRICS and MINT countries.

Brazil's Rousseff faces bleak second-term panorama

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BRAZIL

Only a month into her second term, President Dilma Rousseff faces an increasingly complicated panorama. In addition to fallout from corruption investigations into state-controlled…

Interest rates will continue to rise in Brazil

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BRAZIL

The increase, the largest since 2002, comes despite low growth expectations and reflects concerns over rising inflation, with the Central Bank warning of a similar rate rise in…

Gang wars risk wider violence in Brazil

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BRAZIL

Gang wars and violence risk.

Brazil's local vaccine production aims for autonomy

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BRAZIL

Priority groups -- including health professionals, indigenous people, the elderly and those with co-morbidities, teachers, security and prison staff, prisoners and the homeless -…

Brazil oil auctions fall short of expectations

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BRAZIL

Pre-salt oil auctions.

Brazil's foreign exchange law may have mixed effects

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BRAZIL

There are several arguments in favour of the new law, among them the simplification of foreign exchange rules and the facilitation of international transactions. However, the law…

Amazon rainforest faces existential climate risk

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LATIN AMERICA

The situation, which began in northern regions, quickly spread, affecting the entire basin by September. Since January, large areas of the basin have been in a state of…

Latin American fiscal deficits may prompt budget cuts

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LATIN AMERICA

Latin America's fiscal challenges.