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Trade & Exports

Exports, imports, tariffs, trade balances and Brazil’s commercial links with the world.

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Brazil’s 2025/26 grain harvest estimated at a record 361.7 million tonnes

Brazil’s food-supply agency Conab estimates that the country will produce a record 361.7 million tonnes of grains and oilseeds in the 2025/26 harvest, 2.6% more than a year earlier.

Sep 19, 2026

Business

Brazil sanctions tax regime designed to attract data-center investment

Brazil has created Redata, a special tax regime for data-center projects that covers cloud computing, high-performance computing and artificial-intelligence workloads while imposing local-market and sustainability requirements on beneficiaries.

Sep 19, 2026

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Jun 14, 2022Eletrobras Capitalization Ended Federal Majority Control While Preserving State Control of Strategic Assets Mar 17, 2014Operation Lava Jato’s Opening Phase Began on March 17, 2014 Mar 17, 2014How Petrobras Accounted for the Fallout From Operation Car Wash Mar 17, 2014How Operation Car Wash Reshaped Brazil’s Institutions and Corporate Compliance Nov 8, 2007The 2007 Tupi discovery that reshaped Brazil’s pre-salt debate May 6, 1997Brazil privatized CVRD in landmark 1997 mining auction May 6, 1997Vale Privatization Marked a Turning Point in Brazil’s Market Reforms Jul 1, 1994Brazil’s Real Plan Brings a New Currency and a Break From Hyperinflation