Brazil’s proposed administrative reforms would save the government about R$300 billion in a decade, according to Economy Minister Paulo Guedes, who also said that the highest-paid federal employees in fact should be paid even more. The efforts to cut down on personnel costs will focus on…
Infrastructure Minister Tarcísio Freitas is planning a “mass revocation” of close to 1,000 rules and decrees that no longer make sense but which are still on the books as part of efforts to simplify the ministry’s labors. Valorhas learned that subsidiary agencies are also combing through their…
Six months after taking over as Regional Development Minister, Rogério Marinho is clashing with Economy Minister Paulo Guedes. The conflict started during negotiations over pension reform, headed by Mr. Marinho,and came to light in the now infamous cabinet meeting of April 22. The relationship…
Resolution 131/2020, published on 7/2, recommended the qualification in the PPI portfolio of the concession process of the Brasília National Park, in the Federal District, and of the São Joaquim National Park, in the State of Santa Catarina. The concession involves the provision of public services…
As the global energy system becomes increasingly electric – not just in power but transportation and heat, too – storing energy is going to play an ever more important role in ensuring that clean energy can be used when it is most needed. To date, most of the focus has been on storing surplus power…
The Inter-American Development Bank approved a $280 million loan to Ecuador to support transformation of its its enery grid, improvements in energy efficiency and promotion of access to electricity generated from renewable sources. The loan aims to support the country in its climate change goals in…
The Inter-American Development Bank approved a $280 million loan to Ecuador to support transformation of its its enery grid, improvements in energy efficiency and promotion of access to electricity generated from renewable sources. The loan aims to support the country in its climate change goals in…
Following days of rioting that frightened even those of us who remember the 1960’s, a dazed America wakes up in a very different place than before. Still in the midst of civic unrest and a global pandemic, the country also faces a financial and budgetary reality completely different from anything…
The emergency aid paid by the federal government to informal workers may be maintained even after the pandemic ends, the special secretary of Productivity, Employment, and Competitiveness of the Ministry of the Economy, Carlos Da Costa, told Valor. “Perhaps some programs have come to stay.” The…