The study notes, however, that undernourishment has declined. Brazil has reached goals and is considered an international role model in fighting hunger.
Author: Agência Brasil
Confidence is down 7.7 points in September from September last year, according to a survey by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI, in the Portuguese acronym).
The Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy has confirmed the 13th round of tenders for exploration of oil and natural gas for the first half of 2015.
Projection was made by financial institutions polled by Central Bank. Last week Brazilian GDP was estimated to grow by 0.48%.
The Regional Electoral Court from the Federal District will seal voting machines to be sent to 134 locations and used in October elections. The Court, helped by consulates and diplomatic missions, organizes the process.
The Gross Production Value growth expectation for agriculture and livestock this year has been revised down from 2.1% to 2%.
A survey by FGV shows 30% of industrial companies in Brazil expect to invest more in the next 12 months than in the past 12 months. The rate has remained flat, but more companies plan on investing less.
US dollar outflows from Brazil exceeded inflows in the first week of September, according to the Central Bank. Year-to-date through September 5th, foreign exchange flows are negative by US$ 2.6 billion.
The agency Moody’s changed the outlook on Brazil’s government bonds rating from stable to negative, reflecting the rising risk of low growth and worsening debt indicators.
Financial institutions polled by the Central Bank revised down Brazilian economy growth projection for the year, from 0.52% to 0.48%
The official index was 6.51% in the twelve-month period ended August. Last month, the rate increased by 0.25%, as against 0.01% in July. Electricity tariffs and domestic workers’ wages drove the index up.
Savings deposits in the last month were the lowest figures for the month of August in the past eight years, according to the Brazilian Central Bank. Deposits surpassed withdrawals by nearly US$ 230.96 million.
In July from June, use of installed capacity went from 80.4% to 81%, as per a survey conducted by Brazil’s National Confederation of Industry.
Petrobras chairwoman Graça Foster has made an early announcement that the Brazilian state-owned oil company’s output is expected to have broken a new record in August, at roughly 2.1 million bpd.
