Country Risk Rating

Our short-term political rating for Brazil, which reflects, in part, the smoothness of political succession and the capability of policy-making has remained stable at 75 this month.... 2006-12-08

President Lula has indicated that he would like to form a council of former Brazilian presidents. Whilst former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, from the opposition's PSDB welcomed... 2006-12-01

President Inacio Lula da Silva resumed talks with state governors in order to build a coalition for his second term. Whilst Lula will face difficulty in convincing some of the centre... 2006-11-07

Now that the presidential elections are behind us, our political risk outlook has improved, and is set to remain stable in the near future. President Lula's impressive second-round... 2006-11-06

Despite the political uncertainty resulting from the presidential election, the Brazilian economy remains fundamentally strong, which is a positive for its business environment. One... 2006-10-11

President Lula's failure to secure a first-round round victory in the October election has not only weighed on his chances of a second round victory, but has also cast a pall on the... 2006-10-11

The uncertainty surrounding the Brazilian presidential election has led us to revise our short-term political risk rating downwards. The rating reflects, in part, the smoothness of... 2006-10-11

Our long-held core scenario for the October 1 election remains intact: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva looks set to claim a second term in office, with polls in early September... 2006-09-08

Our long-held core scenario for the October 1 election remains intact: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva looks set to claim a second term in office, with polls in early September... 2006-09-08

The Brazilian elections are at hand - and our political and economic risk ratings are largely unchanged from last month. Interestingly, the two risk readings are converging, as the... 2006-09-07