NS4540 Winter Term 2017 Brazilian Indices Europa brazil economy

Brazil WEF I

Brazil WEF II

Brazil WEF III

Brazil Vulnerabilities

Brazil Governance

Legatum Prosperity Index Brazil

Brazil Prosperity Gap

Legatum Brazil Analysis I Brazil with great hopes of increasing prosperity seeing prosperity limited by poor governance and an uncompetitive business environment Between 2007 and 2015 dramatic reduction in absolute and relative poverty Progress in both stagnating in last several years Other areas of limited gains recently include Health Business environment Education Most prevalent has been the decline in Economic Quality and Governance sub-indicators Attributed to the economic recession and investigation into widespread corruption

Legatum Brazil Analysis II With Dilma Rousseff removed from office and half the members of the National Congress under investigation no surprise that Brazil Has fallen 22 ranks in the Governance sub-index since 2012 Rapidly declining confidence in national government and Honesty of elections Compared to the world average, Brazilian government is perceived by its citizens has having Low levels of transparency and High levels of corruption

Legatum Brazil Analysis III

Legatum Brazil Analysis IV Prosperity Index records Brazil’s trailing 5-year growth dropping from 3.2% to 0.18% Slow growth rate amongst lowest in Latin America Contributed to Brazil dropping ten ranks in Equality sub-index since 2013 Seen Brazil drop out of the top 30 in this sub-index Brazil’s economy is export oriented yet Export quality has dropped since 2007 and Export diversification is barely keeping up with world averages Suggests shifting Brazil’s economy into higher value added activities in industries and services better than relying too heavily on primary commodities

Legatum Brazil Analysis V Current crisis created climate of insecurity which seen in declining rankings for: Social Capital Safety & Security, and Business Environment Business Environment is now Brazil’s weakest sub-index ranking 90th in 2016 Despite relative improvement in ease of starting a new business in Brazil, people’s perception of the business environment as declined by 12% since 2007 Suggests new legation not enough to instill faith in the system

Legatum Brazil Analysis VI With large domestic market Brazil should be entrepreneur’s dream, yet Corruption A complicated bureaucracy and Expansive currency Cause Brazil’s Business Environment to fall below the regional average and quite a bit below Colombia Mexico, Chile and Peru Some indication things changing with government trying to improve infrastructure.

Brazil: Economic Freedom I

Brazil Economic Freedom II

Economic Freedom: Brazil/Uruguay

Economic Freedom: Brazil/Argentina