By mid-March, Brazil’s sugar cane harvest in the North and Northeast had processed 57.38 million tons, reaching 92% of its target for the 2023–2024 season, marking a 2.5% increase. Sugar production in these regions surged to 3.36 million tons, up 9.3% from the previous year, according to NovaBio. This association, led by CEO Renato Cunha, […]
Related Posts
Autonomous trash-gobbling robot boat wages war on waterway waste
Have you ever looked out at a lake, river or harbor and been taken aback by the amount of floating trash and debris? A start-up company called Clear Robotics is tackling this environmental issue in an innovative way: with autonomous robot boats. Clear Robotics was founded by two university graduates who wanted to automate the […]
Brazilian Cities Slip in Global Competitiveness Rankings
Recent findings by Kearney, a global strategic management consultancy, reveal a decline in the global competitiveness of Brazilian cities. Since 2019, these cities have become less attractive for investments, people, and ideas. In the latest assessment, covering the first half of 2023, São Paulo ranked 46th among 156 cities. Other Brazilian cities in the ranking […]
Brazil’s Justice System: High Costs with Low Global Ranking
Brazil’s states allocate substantial funds to their judicial systems, which notably strains their budgets and often results in disappointing, ineffective outcomes. A Maranhão, a poor state, a judge, can earn over R$70,000 ($14,141) monthly, double wealthy Paraná’s allocation for health professional salaries. Meanwhile, Rondônia has increased its judiciary budget at the expense of labor funding. […]