America Brazil This month the Central Bank used contractionary monetary policy in order to raise interest rates by one percent to tame the nation’s rising inflation; this is the most the country’s Central Bank has increased interest rates in the past 18 years
America Brazil Concerns have grown in Brazil as investments from US and Chinese tech firms have driven a boom in AI data centers that could triple capacity by 2030, raising fears among experts and indigenous leaders about heavy water and energy consumption
America Brazil After 33 days of protests at a Cargill port in the Amazon over dredging plans seen as threatening the Tapajos River and rainforest, Brazil has revoked Lula’s decree allowing private waterway concessions, marking a major victory for Indigenous groups
America Brazil A record 9,3 million international arrivals have been registered in 2025 in Brazil; the +24% increase on 2024 was driven by expanded air routes, targeted marketing, and VAT incentives for foreign businesses
America Brazil Harvesting of açaí berries is being automated, with machines that climb 10-meter trees and can pick up to 500kg in 4 hours, making the process 10 times more efficient and safer than manual labor