Tag: Banco do Brasil SA

• Friday, February 15th 2019 - 10:24 UTC

  Agribusiness lobby in Brazil shows its muscle: US$ 52bn in subsidized farm loans

  

  Brazil could double spending on subsidized farm insurance in 2020 and may expand subsidized loans, the country’s agriculture policy secretary said on Thursday; even though the new government’s economic team has pledged to cut spending.

• Thursday, October 4th 2018 - 08:43 UTC

  Brazilian markets soar on prospects of a Bolsonaro victory next Sunday

  

  Brazilian markets soared for a second day on Wednesday on an opinion poll confirming right-wing presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro was gaining steam ahead of Sunday’s vote and was on track to beat his likely leftist rival in a second-round runoff.