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Brazil gold mining rush brings deforestation and mercury risks to the Amazon

The surge in gold prices in recent years has fueled a renewed mining rush in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, accelerating ...

Brazil revives consumer debt relief program ahead of Lula's re-election bid

By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA, May 4 (Reuters) - Brazil relaunched on Monday a consumer debt relief program first introduced in ...
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Brazil's central bank bans stablecoin and crypto settlement in cross-border payments

The ban applies to fintechs and payment firms, closing the back-end payment rail for cross-border flows, but individual ...

Changpeng Zhao has some scores to settle in 'Freedom of Money'

★★★★☆ Binance's founder wrote "Freedom of Money" in 15-minute bursts on a federal prison computer. The result is raw, uneven, ...

Brazil's Consumer Debt Relief Plan Won't Jeopardize Rate-Cut Cycle, Finance Minister Says

Brazil's finance minister ⁠Dario ⁠Durigan said the government's ⁠relaunched consumer debt relief program won't provide enough ...

Brazil revives consumer debt relief program ahead of election

BRASILIA, May 4 (Reuters) - Brazil relaunched on Monday a broad consumer debt relief program first introduced in 2023, to cut ...
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Brazil bans crypto settlements in official FX payment system

Brazil’s Central Bank has prohibited the use of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins for settlements within its regulated cross-border eFX system, requiring all transactions to be cleared in fiat currency ...