All Brazil articles
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White papersBiofuel Producers: Pockets of Opportunity in Brazil
While a wide swath of the biofuel segment presents a compelling opportunity for investors, we view corn-based ethanol producers in Brazil as particularly attractive.
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Video2024 Outlook
CIO Sean Taylor shares his outlook for 2024, including his views on Japan and emerging market countries like Brazil, China and India.
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Asset Manager NewsActis Launches New Brazilian Transmission Platform And Acquires Operational Transmission Asset Totalling 743km
Actis, a global investor in sustainable infrastructure, has launched a new Brazilian transmission platform and acquired 100% of one operational transmission line from EDP Brasil (Energias do Brasil S.A.) the fully-owned subsidiary of EDP (Energias de Portugal, S.A.).
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Asset Manager NewsGLP Capital Partners (“GCP”) completes the sale of 12 logistics assets in Brazil totalling $300 million
GLP Capital Partners (“GCP”), a leading global alternative asset manager, today announced the sale of 12 logistics assets, in two separate transactions on behalf of two CP Brazil funds, totaling 642,000 SQM of gross leasable area (“GLA”) and an aggregate value of approximately US$300 million. The properties sold are mostly located in key metro locations in São Paulo state.
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White papersESG viewpoint: deforestation in Brazil
The return of President Lula is a boost to efforts to halt deforestation in Brazil, but he faces significant impediments in his efforts to move the needle. We travelled to Brazil to deepen our understanding and encourage reform. During the trip we met with policymakers, soy traders and meatpackers as part of our wider engagement on this topic.
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White papersSustainability watch: nuclear fusion, carbon markets, and biomass bottles
Our selection of sustainability news from August includes news of Brazil’s green transition plan, record high sea surface temperatures, and how to turn CO2 into yarn.
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Asset Manager NewsHines Completes 25 years in Brazil with Expansion Plans in São Paulo and a New Business Front
The firm has developed and acquired more than 3.5 million square meters of Class A office buildings, industrial warehouses, and residential buildings in the country
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White papersBrazil: Lula 3.0 – Good news for climate and biodiversity?
Encompassing seven million square kilometres, the Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest forest formation, occupying around half of Brazil’s territory. According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Brazil is the world’s most biodiverse country.
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White papersThe Market Effect of Acute Biodiversity Risk: the Case of Brazilian Corporate Bonds
Biodiversity is part of the Earth’s natural capital and considered the cornerstone of a well-functioning planet. The many benefits to humans provided by natural capital are often integral to the provision of clean drinking water, waste decomposition and food productivity as well as being critical for human health ...
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White papersBrasília riots add to investor caution over Brazil
Financial markets have been relatively unmoved by storming of capital by supporters of outgoing president but the deep divisions the attacks highlighted remain a concern.
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White papersWill Brazil’s outperformance continue under Lula?
Latin America’s largest economy has been an emerging market ‘safe haven’ this year on the back of elevated commodity prices and the central bank’s move to hike fast and early.
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White papersLula is back and already scoring goals
Lula netted a goal in Egypt at COP27 in the fight against climate change. However, it was an own-goal on the spending front that unsettled the markets and threw doubt on expectations of a prudently populist policy direction. We still believe Lula’s policies will be of a centre-left nature, with the help of the markets, though risks have risen.
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White papersRelaxed financial markets look at Lula’s comeback
The first electoral round was won by former President Lula. However, the incumbent, Bolsonaro, performed better than expected. Their economic agendas differ on a number of issues, while risks are more asymmetric under each candidate. Either could benefit from a robust macroeconomic scenario.
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Asset Manager NewsConsortium led by Ecorodovias and GLP wins Brazil highway concession
BR-153 Highway will be managed by consortium that will invest BRL 7.8 billion in infrastructure improvement works over the next 35 years
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White papersBrazil And South Africa: Two Continental Giants With Feet Of Clay
Following heavy public spending during the pandemic, Brazil’s and South Africa’s government debt has surged over the past year, exacerbating the already sizable fiscal problems both countries were facing before the onset of COVID-19.
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White papersWhat Markets are Missing Beneath Brazil’s Messy Headlines
While a lot of things have gone wrong for Brazil, it is fair to say that the gap between market prices and economic fundamentals has gone too far.
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Grain, Oilseed Prices Dance to a new Global Tune
As global crop production diversifies geographically, prices for corn, soybean and wheat are becoming more sensitive to currencies like the ruble and real.
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EM Debt—A Brightening Picture?
Barings’ Ricardo Adroguè and Omotunde Lawal highlight opportunities they’re seeing from Mexico and Brazil to more challenged geographies like Turkey and Argentina—and provide insight into how they’re thinking about political hotspots like Venezuela.
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White papersChina & Brazil: Currencies on Diverging Paths?
The election of a new leader in Brazil and the escalating Sino-U.S. trade war could send their currencies, the real and yuan, on diverging paths.
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White papersBrazilian elections: lights and shadows on the horizon
The expected outcome of the presidential election occurred, with right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro winning vs the leftist Fernando Haddad.
