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The unemployment rate in Brazil declined by the end of 2020, reaching 13.9%, official data showed on Friday. More workers in Brazil are returning to the job market, as the economy recovers from the impact of the Coronavirus impact. Nevertheless, the average unemployment rate of last year reached the highest …

The unemployment rate in Brazil increased to its highest level ever, official data showed on Friday. The unemployment rate in the three months to September increased to 14.6% from 14.4% in the three months to August. Meanwhile, the number of unemployed rose to another record of 14.1 million from 13.8 …

The Brazil Real (BRL) is set to recover some ground against the US Dollar (USD) as soon as foreign investors are confident in the country’s economy, according to the Brazilian Minister of Economy Paulo Guedes, Reuters reported. “When will the exchange rate go down? When there is success to attract …

The United States is concerned with China’s growing influence in Brazil, as expressed by the U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Tuesday. Lighthizer’s remarks, picked up by Reuters, came during an event hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. It is worth noting that China is Brazil’s largest trading partner. …

A rate hike in Brazil would result from inflation, not extra spending by the government, President of the Central Bank of Brazil, Roberto Campos Neto, explained. “It was interpreted in some way as if the central bank was saying it was going to raise interest rates, and it wasn’t that,” …

The Brazilian government has revised its primary budget deficit forecast for 2020 to BRL 787.4 billion ($154 billion) from a previous BRL 540.5 billion, Reuters reported. Public revenues are expected to steady at BRL 1.2 trillion. Meanwhile, primary spending is forecast to increase by BRL 229.3 billion to BRL 1.98 …

Industrial production in Brazil increased by 7% during May, recording its biggest rise on record. This comes as economic activity in Brazil resumed after two months of lockdown due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). On an annual basis, industrial production decreased in Brazil by 21.9%.