☠️ Pesticides on all sides
Lawmakers in Mato Grosso approved a bill drastically reducing pesticide application limits in what is Brazil’s top agribusiness state. Opponents call the proposal “absurd”
🧨 Charges accepted
Bolsonaro will stand trial for alleged coup plotting. Brazil talks of retaliatory measures against US tariffs. And the challenge of taxing the rich
🧑⚖️ Pulp friction
One of Brazil’s largest corporate disputes centers on the battle for control of a major pulp and paper producer. A leading conglomerate in the country has just secured a significant win
🐣 Hatching a new market
US hunts for Brazilian eggs as bird flu spreads. Bolsonaro feels the heat. Unpaid taxpayer debt rattles state governments
🇨🇳 Chinese whispers, Mexican silence
Chile’s House speaker resigns, accused of corrupt dealings with China. And an alleged cartel ‘extermination camp’ puts Mexico’s 125,000 disappeared on the front pages
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