Analysts expect the Brazilian economy to grow by 3.09% in 2012. The estimate is lower than the previous one, which was 3.2%.
Author: Agência Brasil
National agroecology policy will aim to increase to 300,000 the number of families involved in organic food production in Brazil by 2014.
That was the number of positions opened in the country in April, according to the Ministry of Labour. There was a 20% decline over the same period of 2011.
The good economic situation in Brazil causes immigrants to arrive in ever-growing numbers. According to the Ministry of Justice, as of last year there were 1.46 million legal aliens in the country.
The expectation index regarding social-economic performance in the country remains high, but there was a reduction from March to April, according to a study by the Ipea.
In Brazil, the volume of outgoing foreign currency outstripped that of incoming foreign currency by US$ 639 million. The result was mostly a consequence of financial operations.
The processing industries will not grow this year, according to a director of the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo. Employment levels were down 1.14% in April compared with March.
A survey conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture estimates the gross value of the 20 main crops this year at US$ 106.8 billion. The forecast is lower than the 2011 result.
A Central Bank research with financial sector analysts show greater expectations of GDP growth for this year, from 3.23% to 3.22%.
Of the 193 member countries of the United Nations, 183 have already confirmed presence in the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, to take place in Rio next month.
Employment in Brazilian industry dropped 0.4% in March as against February, and 1.2% over the same period in 2011, according to the IBGE.
Power generation increased by 5.3% in April 2012 compared with April 2011, mostly due to industrial demand.
This year, 50.45 million bags will be harvested, according to the National Food Supply Company. The figure exceeds the record set in 2002-2003.
The Brazil Commodities Index increased by 0.58% in April compared with March, according to the Central Bank. Over a 12-month period, the index dropped by 5.21%.
