Tag: Brazil
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Brazilian cost-of-living estimates have risen again
Brazil’s central bank chief said consumer price forecasts will improve, pushing back hours after a closely-watched survey showed economists lifting their 2024-2026 inflation estimates further above target. While cost-of-living estimates have risen again due to “recent noise,” they should stabilize and then improve with time, Roberto Campos Neto said at an event on Monday. “I…
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More than 40 people missing after deadly Brazil cyclone
Story points below: There are still 66 people unaccounted for a month after a fire destroyed the town of Lahaina in Maui. The official death toll remains at 115, with only 60 victims identified so far. Families of the victims face difficulties in dealing with their affairs, including property and insurance issues. Obtaining death certificates…
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Storm in southern Brazil kills 21
The death toll in southern Brazil from a tropical storm that caused flooding in several cities has reached 21, authorities in Rio Grande Do Sul state said Tuesday. “Rio Grande is in mourning. There are now 21 confirmed victims of the rains that began on Sunday. We are dismayed by the lethality of this climatic…