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Deteriorating labour market conditions are having negative economic and social effects. The unemployment rate reached 13.6% in the three months ending in April, with 14 million…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB221910
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Given his low popularity, Bolsonaro adopted a series of measures to mitigate the effects of accelerating inflation, economic slowdown and increasing poverty. The objectives are…
Electoral reform.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220501
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The Petrobras case ('Operation Car Wash') has led to the arrest of several of Brazil's most senior executives in the construction, infrastructure and engineering sectors (thus far…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199172
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Since taking office, President Jair Bolsonaro has pledged a series of privatisations but with few advances to date. Finance Minister Paulo Guedes has recently stressed that the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266389
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The Central Bank has revised upwards its 2017 growth forecast from 3.7% to 4.2%. Forecasts by the IMF and World Bank remain lower at around 3.3% and 3.6% respectively, based…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220504
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Drivers of Brazil's record trade surplus.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB217391
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Bolivia foreign policy.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243406
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Civil aerospace outlook.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB207253
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Its main shipment hub has been the Santos port in Sao Paulo state. However, a series of successful operations by Brazilian authorities over the years have prompted the PCC to…