The sharpest increases took place in the states of Paraná, Goiás and Santa Catarina from July to August. Production declined in seven states, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics.
Author: Agência Brasil
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees created a website and a Facebook fan page for the Brazilian public. The organization is campaigning for donations in the country.
Fundo Amazônia will allocate US$ 10.6 million to forest surveillance in the countries of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization.
Fifa has received 4.5 million orders for tickets for the World Cup, of which 1.1 million came from buyers abroad. The orders came mostly from Argentina and the United States.
According to the Central Bank, the government did not succeed in amassing savings to pay interest on the debt. The monthly primary deficit was US$ 191 million.
Brazil’s Finance Minister Guido Mantega estimates that the country’s per capita Gross Domestic Product will increase by the above rate from 2013 to 2022, to US$ 13,284.
A survey conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics shows that the number of people in the country was up 0.8% last year, with an additional 1.6 million people.
Uncertainty surrounding the United States’ crop and the bullish dollar have caused the Brazilian Agriculture and Livestock Confederation to revise its projections.
A report from the Brazilian Ministry of Planning has altered its 2013 economic growth estimate from 3% to 2.5%.
The Brazilian government plans on revising the conditions for stakes in Brazilian airlines owned by foreign capital, currently restricted to a maximum of 20%.
According to figures from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, 1.4 billion animals were slaughtered in quarter two this year. The volume is an all-time high.
Dollar outflow continues to outstrip inflow in Brazil. From September 1 to 13 the deficit stood at US$ 2.9 billion, according to the Brazilian Central Bank.
A higher tax will be levied on the product’s imports from China, South Korea, Thailand and Taiwan for up to four months due to Brazil’s provisional antidumping rights.
Such is the gross production value of Brazil’s agriculture and livestock output this year, according to government figures.
