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Brazil’s “criminal economy” does not appear on any national balance sheet. Yet the cost of violence, contraband, tax evasion and environmental crime can be measured in the tens of billions of dollars ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Economy: Petrobras plans major gas production growth in the Amazon region
Petrobras PBR, the Brazilian state-controlled integrated oil and gas company, has announced a bold plan to resume substantial investments in the Urucu natural gas hub, located in the Solimões Basin, ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Economy: Brazil revives plan to pave highway through Amazon
Brazil will invest $75 million to pave a highway that cuts through the center of the Amazon rainforest. Environmentalists argue for strong protections to conserve an ecosystem so crucial to curbing ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Economy: Brazil Is Developing a Weapon for Trade Wars: Fertilizer in the Amazon
AUTAZES, Brazil—In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, workers are preparing to dig a vertical shaft as wide as a subway tunnel half a mile down into the ground. It isn’t gold or oil hidden here in a ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Economy: Brazil can protect its forests while growing its economy, says Arapyaú’s Renata Piazzon
Renata Piazzon, CEO of the Instituto Arapyaú, is one of Brazil’s leading voices for aligning conservation with economic development, arguing that protecting forests and improving livelihoods must go ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Economy: Brazil suspends Amazon Soy Moratorium, raising fears of deforestation spike
Brazil’s antitrust regulator suspended a key mechanism for rainforest protection, the Amazon Soy Moratorium, on Aug. 18, less than three months before the nation hosts the COP30 climate summit. The ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Economy: Brazil's Eco Invest Programme: Boosting Amazon's Bioeconomy Amidst Environmental Challenges
Brazil commits 3.1 billion reais (USD 617.5 million) to the Eco Invest programme, encouraging ecological investment in the Amazon. The initiative aims to support sustainable tourism, infrastructure, ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Economy: As COP30 Unfolds in the Amazon, Brazil Is Drilling for Oil Near the Great Amazon Reef System
As world leaders conclude the United Nations’ annual climate talks in Belém, Brazil— a summit meant to accelerate global action on phasing out fossil fuels—the Brazilian government is facing mounting ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Economy: Brazil's economy cooled in 2025 under weight of high interest rates
GDP growth slowed from 3.4% in 2024 to weakest since 2020 Central bank has held interest rates at 15% since July Services growth slowed to 1.8%, household consumption down BRASILIA, March 3 (Reuters) ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Economy: How crime in Brazil drags down the economy and heaps economic pain on the nation’s poor
This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Robert Muggah is affiliated with Igarapé Institute and ...