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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 upcoming tariffs targeting China, Brazil, India, and South Africa have already strained diplomatic ties, and last-minute efforts to ease tensions were further undermined after Trump threatened sanctions on countries he accused of pursuing anti-American policies. Business Insider Africa
• [New] Following the historic success of IOD-1, the IOD-2 mission will continue critical testing over the South Atlantic, including airspace managed by Brazil, to validate satellite-based aeronautical communications and surveillance. Latin America Space Monitor by AzurX
• [New] In 2025, the FFD in Seville, COP 30 in Brazil and G20 in South Africa are key opportunities for international cooperation to tax the super-rich and invest in a sustainable future that puts human rights and equality at its core. IFC Review
• [New] A core group including Brazil, South Africa, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE could give India the diplomatic heft to engage the US and China in negotiating a global agreement. https://www.natstrat.org
• [New] Russia's population will not only be much smaller than that of China, India, or the United States but also half that of Brazil and Ethiopia and one-third that of Nigeria and Pakistan. IWM WEBSITE
• [New] Countries like Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, and the UAE are beginning to invest in sustainability, influenced by climate vulnerability and international development funding. LinkeWire
• [New] Brazil in South America has the largest area at 24,010 km2 (26.2% of its total area), followed by Europe with 15,844 km2 (17.3%) at risk for rodent-borne diseases. Nature
• [New] Middle East tensions could impose losses of 5 billion reais ($909.84 million) on Brazilian grain producers, based on higher prices of inputs like urea, a key corn nutrient which at one point rose by $100 per metric ton. ADM Investor Services
• [New] President Trump's aggressive and antagonistic policy posture will likely push Southeast Asia to look for other platforms of cooperation and development, within the Global South context and particularly the BRICS grouping, initially comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. KMA Updates
• [New] In Latin America, Mexico's 1st Half-Month CPI and Core CPI will reflect regional inflation trends, influencing Brazil's agribusiness exports. The Rio Times
• [New] There are expected to be ample harvests across most major producing countries, mainly the US, Brazil, Argentina, Ukraine, China, the EU, India and Russia. Wandile Sihlobo
• [New] The global trading landscape is shifting as Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - along with countries in the Middle East and Southeast Asia - create their own trading bloc which will have implications for global competitiveness of soybeans, rice and cotton from the United States. Soybeans, rice, cotton and BRICS
• [New] As negotiators gather in Bonn for the mid-year United Nations climate talks, a key stepping-stone toward the UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Brazil, governments have an important opportunity to place the fossil fuel phaseout at the heart of global climate action. Human Rights Watch
• [New] With over 40 million hectares of degraded pastureland, Brazil has significant potential to expand its biofuel production. ORF America
• Global demand for generation equipment is rising, driven by projects such as data centers, and that delays by the Brazilian government in defining new tenders could compromise future equipment availability. BNamericas
• The grain exchange could provide importing countries, including China, India, Egypt, South Africa, and Brazil, with more predictable and reliable access to food. All About Feed
• Ride Offers will operate under Uber Advertising and be accessible to riders in New Zealand, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. Insider Monkey
• In the U.S., Manufacturing PMI and Existing Home Sales will indicate industrial and consumer demand, affecting Brazil's oil, metal, and protein exports. The Rio Times
• Brazil, grappling with higher inflation due to commodity export reliance, highlights the risks of over-dependence on global markets. Indonesia Economy Watch
• US corn production for 2025-26 is forecast to rebound 3.8 pc to a record 1.26 billion tons, led by gains in the US, Brazil, China, the EU, South Africa, and Ukraine. Grain Central
• A COP 30 host country's press release notes that among other COP 30 outcomes, Brazil's incoming Presidency expects a 'Baku-Belem Road Map,' detailing the steps needed to reach USD 1.3 trillion by 2035 in climate finance, as required by new collective quantified goal on climate finance. IFC Review
• As OPEC, led by Saudi Arabia, and other countries, including Kazakhstan, Brazil, and Guyana, ramp up oil production, the world is simultaneously consuming less crude oil than previously expected. Yahoo Finance

Last updated: 08 July 2025