This week saw a large outflow of foreign capital from the stock exchange. It's estimated that around 20 billion reais have gone out, despite the good figures presented by the Brazilian economy. The country had a difficult quarter, but it was more positive than expected.
"Easy money is often the hardest path to true prosperity" Socrates This week, a lawyer from Rio de Janeiro was shot dead in front of his office in Rio de Janeiro. The police are investigating whether the motive for his murder is linked to
The recent appointment of Guido Mantega to the presidency of Vale generated intense debate and pressure from the market. The movement was so great that the appointment was eventually canceled, with the former minister releasing a letter in which he gave up the position.
"Power is not an end in itself, but is essential to the achievement of goals." In the book "How Democracies Die", by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, the authors explore democratic decline through concrete studies. They emphasize the
"Errare humanum est, perseverare autem diabolicum" Saint Augustine The world has evolved in many ways, especially in technology and in the social agenda, by recognizing the need for equal rights and representation of minorities. However, it seems to have regressed on other issues. I'm referring to
"I can calculate the orbit of celestial bodies, but not the madness of people." Sir Isaac Newton, 1721 The corporate world has always been creative in creating governance tools and fads that supposedly signify advances in management, but which serve to generate revenue for
Leniency agreements, driven by investigations such as Operation Car Wash, are back in the spotlight again in 2023. These agreements allow offending companies to collaborate in investigations in exchange for reduced penalties. It is worth noting that the agreement does not exempt the company from
Extracting oil in marine waters is transforming the economy of one of South America's smallest and poorest countries, Guyana. In 2015, ExxonMobil, an American oil giant, found the first of the current 11 billion barrels of oil in Guyana.
"To throw food away is to throw person away" Pope Francis The Lula government announced on Tuesday the Harvest Plan 2023/2024, worth more than R$ 360 billion. One of the biggest in history. The size of the new plan is a nod to the ruralists, the sector
"LOYALTY IS THE MOST SACRED GOOD OF THE HUMAN HEART." Seneca News brought by the CPI of the Americanas stores imbroglio states that the current president of the company has publicly admitted the existence of accounting fraud and that the estimated hole of R$ 25 billion
