This inquiry focuses on the internet in Brazil; it is meant to continue and expand upon an article previously published by the author that discusses the role of the internet in Latin America, particularly how it affects Brazil, which can be accessed by clicking here. Internet usage spreads in Brazil as the number of users increase and domestic e-businesses appear like Meliuz and Peixe Urbano Cyber security remains a concern, particularly due to recent...
After decades of taxing foreign ethanol, the United States government decided to open up its market by allowing the federal tariff impost to expire on December 31, 2011. Previously, foreign ethanol producers had to forfeit USD 0.54 in taxes per gallon of ethanol exported to the U.S. In addition, Congress passed the country’s federal spending bill without renewing the VEEC subsidy that would have been granted to domestic U.S. ethanol producers. Share this:FacebookPrintEmailStumbleUpon
Washington and Venezuela’s ties are further frayed as Miami consul general is expelled from the country. President Obama’s authorization of the expulsion of the Venezuelan consul general from the consulate office in Miami has further deteriorated relations between the two countries. Although the Obama administration has not been explicit as to the reason for the expulsion, the action is within Washington’s legal right. This decision makes it even more apparent that Washington is unwilling...
Throughout the world, many regions have embraced the internet as a vital communication and business tool, and Latin America has been no exception. While demonstrably the expansion of internet usage has not rivaled that of the United States, Europe, or some Asian states like South Korea and Japan, the growth of the internet in the region continues at a steady tempo. Additionally, we are witnessing a rise in the importance of cyber security as...
Durante no poco tiempo fue Brasil un asiduo prestatario del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI), pero en esta ocasión se ha solicitado formalmente a la potencia sudamericana que se convierta en prestamista del Fondo: otra prueba incontrovertible del intercambio de roles protagónicos en el escenario internacional. Teniendo ello siempre presente, Christine Lagarde se reunió con la presidenta de Brasil Dilma Rousseff y su ministro de hacienda Guido Mantega durante su primer viaje a América Latina...
