President Jair Bolsonaro faces a series of noteworthy political challenges ahead of the municipal elections in October 2020. He has seized control over economic decision-making and secured approval of the…
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The sharp increase in Amazon Basin fires and deforestation has sparked domestic and international outrage against President Jair Bolsonaro’s government and Environment Minister Ricardo Salles, including from French President Emmanuel…
Petrobras stands at the center of the government’s efforts to liberalize the oil and gas value chain and attract foreign capital into the pre-salt oilfields. However, the company’s new leadership…
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) recently announced plans for a special PSC tender on 28 October, in which the transfer-of-rights excess oilfields will be auctioned. This was an optimistic move,…
President Michel Temer’s government is expanding efforts to liberalize energy policy, but opposition is also coalescing. Officials are looking to privatize state-controlled electricity company Eletrobras and allow Petrobras to sell…
Petrobras’ plan to divest its natural gas pipeline and distribution companies was recently forced back a step. The company’s proposed sale of its residential gas distributor Liquigas for $820bn to…
Last week, the Chamber of Deputies voted to prevent the corruption charge against Temer from advancing to the Supreme Court for consideration. 263 deputies voted in favor of Temer, while…
On 22 June Petrobras CEO Pedro Parente stated that he will soon ask the board to deliberate on an IPO for the company’s distribution arm, BR Distribuidora. In statements later…