Brazil will have the first round of what is arguably its most important presidential election since the return of democracy on October 7th, with a second-round vote to be held on October 28thif no one candidate exceeds fifty percent of…
With financial pressures mounting for key payers in Brazil’s healthcare space (pressures that are unlikely to go away given the country’s economic outlook and demographic transition), multinational healthcare companies have shown that they will prioritize two strategies for overcoming market…
On May 30th, Brazil’s truckers entered the 10th day of a general strike that has paralyzed the local economy. The strike itself was driven by three overall demands from the transportation sector: a request to reduce taxes on gasoline and…
The chart of the week is from Alec Lee, Practice Leader for Latin America Research: “Value-added services are key in today’s competitive landscape. Companies that provide value-added services tend to see higher customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. But many MNCs…
Brazil is heading toward faster growth in 2018. Recently released Q4 statistics showed the Brazilian economy grew by 1% in 2017 (following contraction of 3.6% in 2016), and data from December and January continued to point to accelerating growth. Nonetheless,…
The chart of the week is from Alec Lee, Senior Analyst for Latin America Research: “I really like this chart for a few reasons. First, the chart tells an interesting story of what happened in Brazil over the past few…
Overall sentiment in Brazil’s financial and business capital of São Paulo is bullish. This is not surprising, as the economy is showing broad based short-term expansion after two consecutive years of contraction. Indeed, the higher activity is already beginning to…