Brazil Climate

Nov 6, 2025

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11 min read

📉 Brazil’s historic emissions drop

With drops in deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions to show for itself, Brazil is ready to “lead by example” at COP30 starting Monday.

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Nov 6, 2025

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11 min read

📉 Brazil’s historic emissions drop

With drops in deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions to show for itself, Brazil is ready to “lead by example” at COP30 starting Monday.

Nov 6, 2025

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18 min read

🤞 Unrealistic inflation expectations

An argument in favor of changing Brazil’s inflation target. Bolsonaro closer to serving his sentence. Reforming Brazil’s civil service is no easy task.

Nov 5, 2025

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9 min read

🏭 Falling behind

Brazil's manufacturing sector is lagging compared to other economies, amid contracting monetary policy and high-tech development abroad.

Nov 5, 2025

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15 min read

🧑‍🏭 Jobs rise, Central Bank sighs

Central Bank set to keep rates unchanged. Brazil’s digital currency project has been put on the back burner. Controversial “umbrella accounts” hit by tighter regulations.

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Brazil Daily

Concise, insightful briefings on Brazil’s top developments

Brazil Daily

Nov 6, 2025

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18 min read

🤞 Unrealistic inflation expectations

An argument in favor of changing Brazil’s inflation target. Bolsonaro closer to serving his sentence. Reforming Brazil’s civil service is no easy task.

Gustavo Ribeiro, Letícia Arcoverde, Isabela Cruz

Nov 5, 2025

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15 min read

🧑‍🏭 Jobs rise, Central Bank sighs

Central Bank set to keep rates unchanged. Brazil’s digital currency project has been put on the back burner. Controversial “umbrella accounts” hit by tighter regulations.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Nov 4, 2025

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16 min read

🎪 Congressional hearings, political circus

Senate launches organized crime hearings committee. A look at Brazil’s illegal cigarette trade. The Armed Forces are given charge of security at COP30.

Gustavo Ribeiro, Euan Marshall

Nov 3, 2025

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16 min read

🤑 Show me the money

Brazil keeps its spot among top FDI destinations. An emergency plan to guard against summer blackouts. The Brazilian people supported last week’s violent police op in Rio.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Bolsonaro Trial

A curated breakdown of the key moments and must-see perspectives from the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro

Bolsonaro Trial

🫣 Where does amnesty lead?

After Jair Bolsonaro’s coup conviction, allied politicians are looking for ways to free him. But Brazil has seen this before.

Bolsonaro Trial

⚖️ Bolsonaro sentenced to 27+ years

The Supreme Court votes 4-1 to convict Bolsonaro. Lula sees a popularity bump. A new warship for the Brazilian Navy.

Bolsonaro Trial

🎙️ Podcast: Bolsonaro — from the barracks, to the presidency ... to prison?

Brazil's former president rose politically as a defender of the military dictatorship. Now he is facing decades in prison for crimes against democracy

Bolsonaro Trial

😳 For Fux’s sake

Fux votes to acquit, making it 2-1 on the Bolsonaro scoreboard. Brazil’s northernmost state is linked to the national power grid. Itaú faces heat for remote worker sackings.

Brazil Business

Your essential guide to the largest economy in Latin America.

Brazil Business

Nov 5, 2025

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9 min read

🏭 Falling behind

Brazil's manufacturing sector is lagging compared to other economies, amid contracting monetary policy and high-tech development abroad.

Letícia Arcoverde

Oct 29, 2025

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10 min read

🏦 Banks vs fintechs

Brazil reduced its high banking concentration by benefiting fintechs through lower tax burdens and looser regulation. Is it time to take off their training wheels?

Letícia Arcoverde

Oct 22, 2025

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11 min read

📮 Posting losses

Brazil’s state-controlled postal service faces its third year in the red, and the government prepares a BRL 20 billion bailout.

Letícia Arcoverde

Oct 15, 2025

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10 min read

🔕 IPO shortcut

The Brazilian stock exchange has gone four years without an IPO. But some companies are taking a shortcut to the market.

Letícia Arcoverde

LatAm Report

A twice-weekly look into Latin America’s evolving landscape

LatAm Report

Nov 4, 2025

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14 min read

🙏 Not even the pope likes Maduro

Is Venezuela’s opposition offering oil to convince Trump of regime change? And the Vatican toughens its stance against President Nicolás Maduro.

Ignacio Portes, Lucas Berti

Oct 31, 2025

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12 min read

📣 Chileans reflect, Ticos rewild

Six years after mass-scale street protests, Chileans see the movement with a more critical eye. And Costa Rica is trying to reverse centuries of cattle ranching deforestation.

Ignacio Portes, Lucas Berti

Oct 28, 2025

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13 min read

🩹 Milei gets a second chance

Midterm win shifts momentum back for Argentina’s Javier Milei. And Guatemala’s progressive president joins the tough-on-crime approach towards gangs.

Ignacio Portes, Lucas Berti

Oct 24, 2025

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11 min read

✈️ Peru on auto-pilot, Paraguay as a hub

Will institutional inertia keep holding Peru’s economy together? And Paraguay’s capital Asunción aims to gain regional influence.

Ignacio Portes, Lucas Berti

Brazil Climate

Updates on Brazil's environmental impact

Brazil Climate

📉 Brazil’s historic emissions drop

With drops in deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions to show for itself, Brazil is ready to “lead by example” at COP30 starting Monday.

Brazil Climate

💡 Adapt to survive

Beyond counting carbon, adaptation is set to shape the future generations of climate action. And COP30 in Belém could kickstart that shift.

Brazil Climate

✨ COP-timism on the rise

On the eve of COP30, participants are beginning to roll out their flagship initiatives to be unveiled at the conference — in finance, governance and livestock traceability.

Brazil Climate

🎬 The final rehearsal

Kicking off our COP30 coverage, we look at this week’s meetings in Brasília: the last chance for negotiations before the big day.

Brazil Agro

For all things agriculture

Brazil Agro

Nov 3, 2025

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9 min read

🌾 Soybean wars are back

China and the US have struck a trade truce that includes ending the Chinese boycott of American soybeans. What does the new outlook mean for Brazilian farmers?

Letícia Arcoverde

Oct 27, 2025

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11 min read

🚜 No pain, no grain

A volatile commodities market and high interest rates have driven a sharp rise in loan defaults among Brazilian farmers.

Letícia Arcoverde

Oct 20, 2025

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10 min read

🌳 Climate dispute

Agribusiness does not want to be responsible for the lion’s share of Brazil’s carbon emission goals.

Letícia Arcoverde

Oct 13, 2025

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4 min read

🍚 Rice and fall

Rice farmers brace for a hard year after prices plummeted. While the food is still a staple of traditional meals, Brazilians have been eating less and less of it

Letícia Arcoverde

📉 Brazil’s historic emissions drop

Euan Marshall

Brazil Climate

🤞 Unrealistic inflation expectations

Gustavo Ribeiro, Letícia Arcoverde, Isabela Cruz

Brazil Daily

🏭 Falling behind

Letícia Arcoverde

Brazil Business

🧑‍🏭 Jobs rise, Central Bank sighs

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

🙏 Not even the pope likes Maduro

Ignacio Portes, Lucas Berti

LatAm Report

🎪 Congressional hearings, political circus

Gustavo Ribeiro, Euan Marshall

Brazil Daily

Brazil Sports

More than scores.

Brazil Sports

🚀 João Fonseca hits orbit

Bringing an end to a glittering debut season on the ATP tour, teenage tennis sensation João Fonseca wins in Basel and looks ahead to 2026.

Brazil Sports

🏀 Brazil gets an NBA coach

A milestone for Brazilian basketball has arrived in the most unlikely of circumstances.

Brazil Sports

🤴🏿 The King’s legacy

Were he still alive, Pelé would be turning 85 years old this week. As one of the greatest footballers of all time, he is idolized around the world — except, it turns out, in his birthplace.

Brazil Sports

🏟️ Portuguesa bets the house

Once a fixture in the first division, the historic club is betting its future on investors and a new arena rising from the Canindé — but football success remains far from guaranteed.

Guide to Brazil

Go beyond the surface and dive into Brazilian culture, news and societal trends.

Guide to Brazil

🌴 Crime takes root in the rainforest

The Amazon is no longer just a transit area for organized crime. Gangs have embedded themselves in the region’s social fabric, exerting tight control over local communities.

Guide to Brazil

💬 Indigenous language paradox

The Brazilian census found that the country has more indigenous languages than previously thought. But they are less frequently used in daily life.

Guide to Brazil

🗺️ Paradise under stress

Brazil has aimed to grow its tourism figures. As visitor numbers soar, questions about the quality of this tourism boom are growing louder.

Guide to Brazil

🇵🇹 Portuguese borders bite back

Many Brazilians embraced Portugal’s anti-immigration agenda. Now, they may face stricter border controls.