🎭 Haddad's political tightrope
Fernando Haddad’s dual role (and the problems associated with that). The outlook for Brazil’s power supplies. And the push for greater ties with the Middle East.
🔗 Tokenized farming
Stricter international regulations like the EUDR drive interest in supply chain tracking among Brazil’s agribusiness. And the use of pesticides in Brazil
💰 Brazil’s oil boom: Record revenues, big questions
Brazil racks up record revenue from pre-salt oil contracts. Lula continues to move away from Venezuela’s Maduro. And Brazilian banks’ woes.
🥱 No laziness effect
A boost in social policies hasn't removed workers from the labor market. Young Brazilians are working less than a decade ago — but probably for the right reasons.
💣 All bets are off
Subject of an ongoing police investigation into money laundering, Esportes da Sorte is unlikely to get an operating permit from the government any time soon — casting the financial projects of one Brazilian football giant into uncertainty