Brasilia plans to construct infrastructure projects intended to reduce the bottlenecks that have caused problems in getting commodities to port.

Production of commodities, such as iron ore and soybeans, has outgrown Brazil's transportation infrastructure over the past two decades.

Brasilia hopes the promotion of ethanol will ease pressures on state-owned energy company Petrobras.

Stratfor Latin America Analyst Karen Hooper examines the regional effects of two Latin American trade blocs, the left-leaning Mercosur and the right-leaning Pacific Alliance.

Numerous factors contribute to falling birthrates in South America.

The Agata operations' potential to improve Brazilian military capabilities could have significant strategic ramifications.

Stratfor Latin America analyst Karen Hooper discusses the goals of South American trading bloc Mercosur and examines the impact that internal political tensions have on the group’s long-term objectives.

Resistance to a proposed change to Brazil's oil royalties system is stalling hydrocarbon exploration and production.

As Brazil's population migrated west into the country's hinterland, Brazilian citizens have migrated across the western border and settled in neighboring states.

Brazilian migration to other La Plata River states frequently occurs in large part because of regional geography.