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Rio de Janeiro State regulates Energy Compensation Due in Certain Independent Electricity Generation Projects
On June 27, 2025, Rio de Janeiro Governor enacted Decree No. 49,703 (the “Decree”), establishing compliance procedures for the obligations described in Rio de Janeiro State Law No. 10,456/2024, which relates to energy compensation in electricity...

Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for July 10, 2025
Brazil’s financial markets are bracing for a highly volatile session today, driven by a critical domestic inflation report and a dense global economic calendar. Escalating trade tensions following U.S. President Donald Trump’s imposition of 50%...

Brazil’s Gamble with Trump’s USA Ends in Costly Trade Clash
Lula’s Brazil was looking for trouble with Trump’s USA and got it. After months of rising tension, the United States announced a 50% tariff on all Brazilian imports, effective August 1. President Donald Trump linked the move directly to Brazil’s...

Brazil, Japan, Sri Lanka — 22 countries hit with Donald Trump’s ‘common sense’ tariffs up to 50% | Complete list
US President Donald Trump explained that the new tariff rates were based on “common sense” and trade imbalances, although this was inconsistent with what he wrote in his letter to Brazil, according to an AP report. He also admitted that he hadn’t...

How Lula’s Brazil Has Become China’s CCP Poster Boy
(Analysis) China’s presence in Brazil now extends far beyond electric vehicles. In recent years, Chinese companies and state-backed investors have rapidly expanded their footprint across Brazil’s most strategic sectors—energy, mining,...

Trump Slaps 50% Tariff On Brazil After War Of Words With Lula
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a 50% tariff on all imports from Brazil, following a row with his Brazilian counterpart, who had earlier referred to him as an unwanted “emperor”. Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fired...

India’s US crude imports jump 51% in H1 2025; Brazil inflows rise 80%: S&P Global
New Delhi: India’s crude oil imports from the United States surged 51 per cent in the first half of 2025 to 271,000 barrels per day (b/d), compared with 180,000 b/d in the same period last year, data from S&P Global Commodity Insights showed....

Prabowo: Indonesia to study Brazil’s agri-tech success
Brazilia, Brazil (ANTARA) - President Prabowo Subianto has announced that the Indonesian government plans to send additional teams of experts to Brazil to study agricultural innovation, modernization, and technology. He said the initiative has...

Indonesia, Brazil strengthen ties over state luncheon meeting
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto attended a state luncheon hosted by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the Itamaraty Palace, the headquarters of Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Brasília on Wednesday,...

BRICS-funded development bank provides $320mln funding for Brazil's health sector: Report
Brazil has secured $320 million in financing from the BRICS-founded New Development Bank (NDB) to establish a smart medicine institute and a hospital using AI technologies in collaboration with Chinese hospitals, according to a media report....

Earth Today | Electric vehicles could double jobs in Brazil by 2050 – study
THE LOCAL production of electric vehicles (EVs) could double the number of new jobs in Brazil by 2050, according to a groundbreaking study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT Brazil), carried out with the support of the...

‘Absurd, Self-Defeating’: Indian Pharma Industry Calls Out Trump’s 200% Tariff Threat
Last Updated:July 10, 2025, 11:34 IST Industry experts say the actual implementation of the 200% pharmaceutical duties may take effect only by mid-to-late 2026, giving India time to negotiate or seek phased rollouts ccording to the data by IQVIA,...

Prabowo Optimistic Indonesia Can Achieve 100 Percent Renewable Energy in the Next 10 Years
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Prabowo Subianto is optimistic that Indonesia can achieve 100 percent renewable energy in the next 10 years. He is also confident that 100 percent renewable energy can be achieved sooner than the initial projection of...

Trump unleashes 50% tariffs on copper, Brazil in explosive trade salvo
EU seeks protections for auto industry in complex talks U.S. President Donald Trump launched his global tariff assault into overdrive on Wednesday, announcing a new 50% tariff on U.S. copper imports and a 50% duty on goods from Brazil, both to...

The New Titans of Esports: Here Are The Global Teams Powering a $2 Billion Digital Industry
Esports is no longer a niche hobby or underground trend. Today, more than 600 million people worldwide either play or watch competitive gaming, and industry revenues are approaching the $2 billion mark. What was once dismissed as entertainment for...

Trump sets Brazil tariffs at 50%, citing ‘witch hunt’ trial of ex-president Bolsonaro
WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump announced a 50 percent tariff Wednesday targeting Brazil as he blasted the trial of the country’s ex-leader, and said a US “national security” levy on copper would begin in August. In a letter...
Trump Slaps Brazil With A 50 Percent Tariff Over Treatment Of Political Ally
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 10:55 PM EDT Image Source: Unsplash The tariff Bizarro World gets more bizarre. 50 Percent Tariff on Brazil NBC News reports Trump hits Brazil with 50% tariff, in part due to trial of ally Jair Bolsonaro President Donald...

Trump slaps Brazil with 50% tariff, citing Bolsonaro ‘witch hunt’ trial
U.S. President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50 per cent on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, showing that personal grudges rather than simple economics were driving the U.S. leader’s use of...

Trump imposes 50% tariff on Brazil amid trade deal push
WASHINGTON DC: US President Donald Trump has escalated trade tensions by imposing a 50 percent tariff on Brazilian goods, effective August 1. The move comes amid his broader strategy to secure bilateral trade deals while criticizing Brazil’s legal...

The Nigeria, Brazil $1bn agriculture deal
In what could be considered a landmark development in the nation’s quest to achieve food security, Nigeria and Brazil last week sealed a $1 billion deal on agriculture. They two countries also signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on defence,...