Highlights of the week
By José Virgílio Lopes Enei and Gabriel Abdallah MundimThe public-private partnerships (PPPs), introduced in Brazil by Law No.
Wednesday, 13 February 2013 (6 days ago) by Rachel HallThe lawyers behind Celpa’s debt restructuring fought off a doubtful government and predatory rival investors to prove they could rescue the company from insolvency, but new regulation means it won’t be repeated.
Abundant renewable energy sources (wind, solar, biomass, etc) should attract foreign investments to Brazil and given the low prices offered last Dec of R$88 per MW/hour, suggests gains of scale to turn business profitable.
Thursday, 17 January 2013 (1 hour ago) by Rachel HallThe Washington, DC office of Arnold & Porter LLP has helped the state of Santa Catarina, located in southern Brazil, obtain a US$726 million loan from the Bank of America guaranteed by the Brazilian government.
