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Having built up a major head of steam in recent months, Dilma Rousseff's campaign has suffered its first major setback following allegations of corruption made against her former chief... 2010-09-28

Green Party presidential candidate Marina Silva continues to rise in the polls ahead of the vote on October 3, with latest data from Datafolha putting her on 11%, up from just 8% at... 2010-09-28

Having built up a major head of steam in recent months, Dilma Rousseff's campaign has suffered its first major setback following allegations of corruption made against her former chief... 2010-09-28

With Brazil's high-yielding real-denominated instruments likely to remain very attractive as sovereign yields in developed states continue to fall, we believe that additional international... 2010-09-01

With the Brazilian government having to step up its intervention on the foreign exchange market in a bid to halt appreciation of the real around the BRL1.7500/US$ level, we believe... 2010-08-31

Finance Minister Guido Mantega has announced that the government is considering tax breaks to stimulate long-term lending for infrastructure development. We believe that the move represents... 2010-07-27

Polls ahead of October's presidential elections are sending out increasingly mixed signals, reinforcing our long-held view that the election remains too close to call. Latest survey... 2010-07-27

Brazil's employment dynamics continue to be supportive of private consumption, supporting our view that domestic demand shows little sign of waning for the time being. While May data... 2010-07-01

Yields on Brazil's US dollar government bonds are on the verge of record lows, reflecting our view that confidence in Latin America's largest economy remains sky high. While yields... 2010-07-01

Long unable to attack the current administration's track record on economic policy, conservative opposition candidate for the Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira (PSDB), José Serra,... 2010-06-02