Brazil Daily

Nov 28, 2025

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17 min read

⛽ Fuel’s gold

A police operation goes after chronic tax debtor Refit. Congress strikes down Lula’s environmental licensing vetoes, just days after COP30. Brazil’s hamstrung securities regulator is about to lose another member.

Latest

Nov 28, 2025

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17 min read

⛽ Fuel’s gold

Nov 27, 2025

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4 min read

🎙️ Podcast: Good COP? Bad COP?

Carlos Nobre, head of the Planetary Science Pavilion at COP30 in the Amazon, talks to us about the conference’s results, the climate emergency we are living through, and what Brazil can still do.

Nov 27, 2025

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14 min read

💭 Final COP thoughts

Rounding off our COP30 coverage, this week’s Brazil Climate newsletter invited more guest contributors to give their first-hand takes on the UN conference in Belém.

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Concise, insightful briefings on Brazil’s top developments

Brazil Daily

Nov 28, 2025

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17 min read

⛽ Fuel’s gold

Gustavo Ribeiro, Euan Marshall

Nov 27, 2025

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15 min read

🏦 Push for total autonomy

Brazil’s Central Bank wants to rid itself of all political pressure. The government has a plan to bring back railways. Brazil approves a one-shot dengue fever vaccine.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Nov 26, 2025

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17 min read

🪖 Untouchables no more

Bolsonaro and co-conspirators begin serving their prison sentences as the coup trial ends. The Lula government has fallen out with Congress, again. Projections for Black Friday leave retailers giddy.

Gustavo Ribeiro, Isabela Cruz

Nov 25, 2025

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13 min read

⛏️ Lula wants more than ore

Lula says he doesn’t want Brazil to be a mere “exporter” of critical minerals. With an eye on its peers, Brazil is buying gold. The ups and downs of aviation records.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Amazon COP30

A curated breakdown of the key moments and must-see perspectives from the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP) hosted in Brazil.

COP30

🎙️ Podcast: Good COP? Bad COP?

Carlos Nobre, head of the Planetary Science Pavilion at COP30 in the Amazon, talks to us about the conference’s results, the climate emergency we are living through, and what Brazil can still do.

COP30

💭 Final COP thoughts

Rounding off our COP30 coverage, this week’s Brazil Climate newsletter invited more guest contributors to give their first-hand takes on the UN conference in Belém.

COP30

🔥 COP30 catches fire

COP30 venue catches fire, causing interruptions to major negotiations. Brazil updates key national security documents. Supreme Court convicts military special forces for Lula assassination plot.

COP30

🌿 COP30 from the ground

With COP30 coming to a close in Belém, we decided to reach out to an expert on the ground, to give us a first-hand account of the conference.

LatAm Report

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

LatAm Report

Nov 25, 2025

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12 min read

☕ Fancy coffee and failed polls

Franco Parisi says Chilean pollsters’ mistakes might have cost him the presidency. And how farmers in Panama produced the world’s most expensive coffee beans.

Ignacio Portes, Lucas Berti

Nov 21, 2025

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11 min read

💣 Petro’s bombs, Haiti’s miracle

Colombia is bombing armed groups with the aid of US intelligence. And Haiti’s historic World Cup qualification brings a smile to a struggling nation.

Ignacio Portes, Lucas Berti

Nov 18, 2025

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12 min read

🗳️ Kast endorsed, Noboa thwarted

Kast edges closer to Chile’s presidency after backing from Kaiser and Matthei. And Daniel Noboa’s right-wing agenda finds its limit in Ecuador’s referendum.

Ignacio Portes, Lucas Berti

Nov 14, 2025

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13 min read

🍦 Three flavors of right-winger

Evelyn Matthei, José Antonio Kast and Johannes Kaiser fight over a single spot in Chile’s runoff. And Ecuador’s referendum could open the door to constitutional reform and US military bases.

Ignacio Portes, Lucas Berti

Brazil Business

Your essential guide to the largest economy in Latin America.

Brazil Business

Nov 26, 2025

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10 min read

🚢 Taking stock of a trade shock

The US has exempted various products since first imposing steep tariffs on Brazilian goods in August, but the impact on trade could be as much as USD 3 billion a year.

Letícia Arcoverde

Nov 19, 2025

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10 min read

💸 Chronic tax debtors

Large-scale investigations into organized crime’s money-laundering schemes gave momentum to a bill targeting companies that use tax delinquency as a business strategy.

Letícia Arcoverde

Nov 12, 2025

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9 min read

💼 From São Paulo to Wall Street

As the global IPO market rebounds, could US-based exchanges attract more Brazilian companies?

Letícia Arcoverde

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

Brazil Climate

Updates on Brazil's environmental impact

Brazil Climate

💭 Final COP thoughts

Rounding off our COP30 coverage, this week’s Brazil Climate newsletter invited more guest contributors to give their first-hand takes on the UN conference in Belém.

Brazil Climate

🌿 COP30 from the ground

With COP30 coming to a close in Belém, we decided to reach out to an expert on the ground, to give us a first-hand account of the conference.

Brazil Climate

🥵 Plans to beat the heat

A new report by the UN Environment Program calls for cooling to be considered essential infrastructure, alongside access to water, electricity and sanitation.

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 Agro

For all things agriculture

Brazil Agro

Nov 24, 2025

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9 min read

🐔 The EU’s U-turn on Brazilian poultry

After a seven-year suspension, Brazilian poultry will return to a pre-listing system that streamlines exports to the European Union.

Letícia Arcoverde

Nov 17, 2025

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9 min read

☔ Sowing risk

Despite its major farming sector, Brazil’s agricultural insurance market never fully developed, and crop coverage is at an all-time low.

Letícia Arcoverde

Nov 10, 2025

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8 min read

🐟 Fishy dilemma

Brazil’s tilapia farming sector is thriving. But the fish isn’t native to the country, and its introduction has caused environmental issues.

Letícia Arcoverde

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

⛽ Fuel’s gold

Gustavo Ribeiro, Euan Marshall

Brazil Daily

🎙️ Podcast: Good COP? Bad COP?

Euan Marshall, Isabela Cruz

COP30

💭 Final COP thoughts

Euan Marshall, Isabela Cruz, Lise Tupiassu, Tom Birtwistle

COP30

🏦 Push for total autonomy

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

🚢 Taking stock of a trade shock

Letícia Arcoverde

Brazil Business

🪖 Untouchables no more

Gustavo Ribeiro, Isabela Cruz

Brazil Daily

Bolsonaro Trial

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

Bolsonaro Trial

🪖 Untouchables no more

Bolsonaro and co-conspirators begin serving their prison sentences as the coup trial ends. The Lula government has fallen out with Congress, again. Projections for Black Friday leave retailers giddy.

Bolsonaro Trial

🦶 Bolsonaro arrested after violating ankle monitor

Jair Bolsonaro was arrested after trying to remove his ankle monitor. Brazil celebrates more US tariff cuts. Final COP30 decision viewed as a dud.

Bolsonaro Trial

⌛ Bolsonaro’s final countdown

Bolsonaro submits last appeal before coup conviction becomes final. More questions around a major data center project in Brazil’s Northeast. MBRF’s major halal meat deal.

Bolsonaro Trial

⚖️ Another coup trial

The next wave of coup trials. Brazil experiences a brief power outage. In Brasília, Lula’s next Supreme Court pick is the hot topic.

Brazil Sports

More than scores.

Brazil Sports

🦁 Mirassol: the roar of the Countryside Lions

This week, we look at the remarkable story of Mirassol, the tiny football club that is hitting the heights in Brazil.

Brazil Sports

🥋 Taekwon-dominance

Two golds and two silvers at the World Championships in Wuxi showcased the strength of Brazil’s young taekwondo talent — and its ambition for Los Angeles 2028.

Brazil Sports

🏎️ The magic of Interlagos

Formula 1 returns to São Paulo this weekend, for one of the most iconic races on its annual calendar. We look back at some of the most historic outings at Interlagos.

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.

Guide to Brazil

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

Guide to Brazil

🪶 One indigenous chorus

The indigenous coordination seen at the COP30 is the result of a process that began in the 1970s — always driven by traditional communities’ fight for land rights.

Guide to Brazil

♻️ Coming full circle?

In 1992, Brazil hosted the United Nations conference that set the foundation for today’s entire global climate agenda. Now, COP30 aims to implement what has been agreed upon since then.

Guide to Brazil

🛂 Brazil’s border issues

The Brazilian government is seeking a stronger role for civilian agencies along the country’s vast border strip.

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.