impactar

Senses

1. 1.

   to impact, to affect

   To have a strong effect or influence on something or someone

2. 2.

   to collide, to strike

   To hit or crash into something with force (less common usage)

Examples

• "A nova lei vai impactar diretamente a economia brasileira."

  The new law will directly impact the Brazilian economy.

• "As mudanças climáticas impactam a vida de milhões de pessoas."

  Climate change impacts the lives of millions of people.

• "Essa decisão pode impactar negativamente nossos resultados."

  This decision could negatively impact our results.

Usage

Common in business, academic, and media contexts. Often used with adverbs like "diretamente" (directly), "negativamente" (negatively), or "positivamente" (positively). This is considered an anglicism by some purists who prefer "afetar" or "influenciar," but it's widely used in contemporary Brazilian Portuguese.