Brazil News News Brazil » Economy: Brazil's road to 8th-largest economy in 2027: What the IMF's October forecast means for oil
The IMF's October forecast puts Brazil 8th globally in 2027. What record oil output, China's crude demand and fiscal risks mean for that ranking.
News Brazil » Economy: Whoever wins Brazil's runoff inherits an economic impasse
Whoever wins Brazil's presidential runoff on October 25 will struggle to tame the country's debt and interest rates, economist Monica de Bolle argued in Foreign Affairs on October 22. De Bolle, a ...
News Brazil » Economy: Brazil’s economic challenges after the Lula–Bolsonaro runoff
Although Brazil’s economy is expanding, signs of a slowdown are emerging for 2027. The fiscal burden will be the biggest challenge facing the winner ...
News Brazil » Economy: Brazil’s weird economy needs serious reform
It would take true Milei-like ardour to slice through Brazil’s economic troubles. These are caused by a gnarly mix of high public spending, stubborn inflation and low saving. The result is a crippling ...
News Brazil » Economy: Brazil Runoff Election: Why Investors May Be Wrong to Hang Their Hopes on Flávio Bolsonaro
Investors are betting that the Brazilian presidential candidate will rein in public debt. But structural and political hurdles make austerity easier to promise than to enact.
News Brazil » Economy: FLBR: Brazil's Resilience Amid Economic Setbacks
Franklin FTSE Brazil ETF remains attractively valued despite outperforming emerging markets by over 10 percentage points in 2025. FLBR targets mid- and large-cap Brazilian stocks, with an average ...
News Brazil » Economy: Brazil GDP: Latest Growth, Size and IMF Forecast
The IMF now projects Brazil as the eighth largest economy in 2027 at US$2.80 trillion, passing Italy and Russia, up from 10th place in 2026.
News Brazil » Economy: Brazil's economy forecast to grow moderately after October presidential vote
BUENOS AIRES, July 13 (Reuters) - Brazil's economy will keep growing moderately after October's presidential vote, a Reuters poll suggested, with a fall in farm output arising from the El Niño weather ...
News Brazil » Economy: The Brazilian Economic Canary in the Coal Mine
Troubles come to the Brazilian economy not as single spies but in battalions. Especially at a time of rising U.S. interest rates, this hardly bodes well for the international economy. Brazil is Latin ...
News Brazil » 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 ...
News Brazil » Economy: Brazil economic activity up 0.3% in August, matching forecasts
Economic activity in Brazil rose by a seasonally adjusted 0.3% in August from the previous month, a central bank index showed on Friday, matching the median forecast in a Reuters poll of economists.