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Economy Jun, 20, 2022 0

Brazil manufacturing industry loses relevance among exports

The manufacturing industry of Brazil has lost considerable space in terms of exports and in the world trade of manufactured goods in recent years. According to a study by the…
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Economy Jun, 14, 2022 0

Brazil gains with oil exports to Europe, shipments to China decrease

Amid the shortfall in Brazil’s soybean crop and restrictions imposed by China against the advance of the coronavirus, which hampered demand in the country, Brazilian shipments to China decreased in…
Grains Jun, 14, 2022 0

FAO: global food imports to reach USD 1.8 trillion

Driven by higher prices and transport costs rather than volumes, the global food import bill is projected to rise from $51 billion to $1.8 trillion in 2022, according to the…
Trade Regulations Jun, 14, 2022 0

Brazil and 15 other Latin American countries pressure WTO against protectionist policies

Brazil and 15 other Latin American countries pledged on June 14th to work together to push for the reform of world agricultural trade rules at the World Trade Organization (WTO)…
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Economy Jun, 13, 2022 0

Brazil: May trade balance shows the lowest surplus in three years

The Brazilian trade balance registered a surplus of US$ 4.9 billion in May, reported the Ministry of Economy this Monday (13). According to the Ministry of Economy, the value represents…
Economy Jun, 09, 2022 0

Sea freight to fund agricultural research in Brazil

The Brazilian Senate’s Agricultural Commission approved on Thursday, June 9, a project that redirects the funds gathered through collecting taxes on fertilizers imported by Brazil from overseas to the Agribusiness…
Economy Jun, 08, 2022 0

Brazil has chance to increase exports by US$ 7.8bn, says IDB

According to an estimate by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) released on June 7th, Brazil might gain an additional US$ 7.8 billion per year in exports as a result of…
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Economy Jun, 08, 2022 0

Paraguay ships 21% more items produced in ‘maquiladoras,’ beef follows suit

Industries operating in Paraguay under the maquila regime (the assembly of items with imported parts) exported the equivalent of US$ 419 million (R$ 2.1 billion) in the first five months…
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Economy Jun, 08, 2022 0

Governmental decree excludes THC from import tax calculation

The Brazilian Federal Gazette, published on June 8, featured a presidential decree excluding terminal handling charges (THC) from the Import Tax calculation basis. According to the Ministry of Economy, the…
Economy Jun, 08, 2022 0

Fiscal agents to hold two-day strike over law project

The National Union of Federal Agricultural Tax Auditors (Anffa Sindical) voted to suspend its activities for two days in protest of the law project 1,293 of 2021, which allows the…