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WHAT'S NEXT?: A recession in Brazil is expected to bottom out with growth turning positive starting in 2017. Its economy is expected to require a long period of fiscal and monetary adjustment after the political turmoil and public discontent of the last two years.

• [New] The investment by Just Climate and Kinea reinforces investor confidence in the growth potential of Brazil's digital infrastructure sector and in Twenty Four Seven Data Centers' ability to execute its long-term vision. Just Climate
• [New] The convergence of sustained growth in travel demand with limited border personnel availability is compellingly justifying capital-intensive ABC infrastructure investments, as governments recognize that manual processing capacity cannot scale to accommodate projected traveler volumes. / Brazil Persistence Market Research
• [New] In the past three months alone, Wall Street estimates have declined by 28% for 2026 and 25% for 2027. / Brazil Yahoo! Finance
• [New] The primary risk centers on Brazilian economic volatility and currency exposure, which historically creates earnings unpredictability. AlwaySIM
• [New] Brazil can benefit from lower frost risk at first, but heat and dryness later in the year can still threaten the next crop. investing.com
• [New] Electoral competition centered on apparent threats to democracy and identity reduces the political payoff of rule-based engagement, accelerating a turn toward volatile, transactional forms of geoeconomic statecraft with immediate consequences for Brazil's strategic environment. CEBRI Revista
• [New] Food and electricity prices pushed inflation higher in Brazil, limiting room for further monetary easing ... ... Inflation expectations are still rising, as weather and geopolitical risks threaten further inflation pressures. Pantheon Macroeconomics
• [New] From 2025 to 2027, the UK is an elected co-chair of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, alongside Brazil, offering an opportunity to share domestic policy experience on reducing emissions of short-lived climate pollutants. Climate Change Committee
• [New] In recent years, Brazilian research universities and government-backed science programs have expanded collaborations with global tech and life science organizations to explore the potential of molecular-level data encoding and retrieval. Precedence Research
• [New] Researchers in Brazil have created a new biomaterial made from jackfruit latex, pomegranate peel extract, and simvastatin (a statin-based medication) that could offer a more effective way to treat periodontitis, a serious form of gum disease. ScienceDaily
• [New] Without more investment, Brazil's logistical problems could become a binding constraint on agricultural growth by 2034. DTN Progressive Farmer
• [New] Corn production for 2026-27 is projected at 139 mmt (5.5 bb), up 1 mmt from 2025-26 as well. / Brazil DTN Progressive Farmer
• [New] In last week's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, USDA projected Brazil's 2026-27 soybean production at 186 million metric tons (6.8 billion bushels), up 6 mmt from 2025-26. DTN Progressive Farmer
• [New] India and Brazil hold some of the greatest potential for carbon removal anywhere in the world. Carbon Removal Updates
• [New] Latin America is expected to see steady growth, particularly in Brazil and Mexico, as healthcare infrastructure improves and demand for advanced diagnostics increases. ReAnIn
• [New] South East Asian and Latin American markets have accelerated mandate timelines - most notably Indonesia's B50 and Brazil's E32 - leveraging established domestic feedstock industries, although structural supply constraints will limit the pace of expansion. Fitch Solutions
• [New] The spike in global fuel prices, and in particular diesel, is set to weigh on Brazil's fuel imports over the short term and affect Petrobras' downstream strategy, raising risks of unplanned outages at key refineries later this year. Fitch Solutions
• [New] Rather, infrastructure gaps, particularly the geographic disconnect between inland feedstock sources and coastal gas pipeline networks, will be the primary constraint on biomethane scale-up through 2035. / Brazil Fitch Solutions
• [New] Brazil's soybean production is expected to exceed 160 million metric tons by 2030, reinforcing its position as the world's largest exporter. Market Data Forecast
• [New] Eldorado has agreed to acquire the Deep Value Driller in a transaction expected to close in the second half of 2026. / Brazil GlobeNewswire
• [New] Attempts by Bolsonaro allies to capitalize on Trump's recent moves toward Brazil appear to have yielded limited returns, as many voters perceive U.S. tariff threats and criticism of PIX as harmful to national interests. FTI Strategic Communications
• [New] Brazil increasingly emerged as a strategically important lithium jurisdiction because of geological potential, infrastructure access, mining friendliness, and growing global investor attention toward diversified critical-mineral supply chains outside traditional jurisdictions. Kalkine
• [New] Last week, with the presence of Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Petrobras reported that it will invest 72.5 billion reais in Sergipe and 2.8 billion reais in Amazonas. BNamericas

Last updated: 07 July 2026