Brazil's services sector grows 1.2 pct in August2018-10-17
Brazil's services sector, which accounts for about 70 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), grew 1.2 percent in August compared to July, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said Tuesday.

Brazilian market increases inflation forecast to 4.43 pct for 20182018-10-16
For the fifth consecutive week, Brazil's financial market increased the inflation forecast to 4.43 percent for the year, the Central Bank announced Monday.

Brazil's retail sales grow 1.3 pct in August2018-10-12
Brazil's retail sales grew 1.3 percent in August compared with July, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said on Thursday.

Brazil forecasts 6 pct drop in grain production in 20182018-10-12
The Brazilian government reduced its estimated production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds by 6 percent for this year, compared to that of 2017 when production hit 240.6 billion tons, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said Thursday.

Brazilian agribusiness exports to hit 100 bln USD2018-10-11
Brazil's agribusiness exports are expected to reach a record 100 billion U.S. dollars in 2018, the minister of Agriculture, Cattle-ranching and Supply, Blairo Maggi, said on Wednesday.

Brazil's public sector account deficit up 77 pct in August2018-09-29
Brazil's consolidated public sector account registered a deficit of 16.9 billion reals (about 4.2 billion U.S. dollars) in August, up 77 percent year-on-year, Brazil's Central Bank said Friday.

Brazil collects 1,705 bln USD from petroleum auction2018-09-29
The Brazilian government collected 6.820 billion reales (about 1.705 billion U.S. dollars) by auctioning four areas of the pre-salt oil zone, in the deep water of the Atlantic, the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency (ANP) said Friday.

Brazilian jobless figure drops in August2018-09-29
Unemployment rates in Brazil fell for the fifth consecutive month to close the June - August period at 12.1 percent, said the state-owned Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) on Friday.

Brazil's Petrobras to pay 853 mln USD corruption fine2018-09-28
Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras, on Thursday agreed to pay a fine of 853 million U.S. dollars to end the corruption investigation against the company.

Brazil's central bank reduces 2018 GDP growth forecast to 1.4 pct2018-09-28
Brazil's central bank revised its projected GDP growth of this year from 1.6 to 1.4 percent, according to its Quarterly Inflation Report released Thursday.

Brazil revises up 2018 inflation forecast to 4.28 pct2018-09-25
Brazilian financial market analysts raised the inflation forecast for this year from last week's 4.09 percent to 4.28 percent, Brazil's Central Bank (BC) said Monday.

Brazil's economy grows 0.57 pct in July: central bank2018-09-18
Brazil's economy grew 0.57 percent in July from June, Brazil's Central Bank said on Monday, citing the Economic Activity Index (IBC-Br).

Brazil forecasts 6.2-pct drop in 2018 grain harvest2018-09-12
Brazil, one of the world's largest granaries, will see a 6.2-percent decline in its harvest of cereal, legumes and oilseeds this year compared to last year, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said on Tuesday.

Brazilian market reduces growth forecast to 1.4 pct for 20182018-09-11
Brazil's financial market reduced its GDP growth forecast from 1.44 to 1.4 percent for this year, the country's Central Bank (BC) said on Monday.