30 years on, Brazil couldn’t be further from its 1994 World Cup glory

✒️ Regulatory shortcomings

How agencies regulating healthcare and data protection have been perceived as too lax. And why Lula continues to rattle markets.

Food delivery giant iFood to enter the payments market war

🏜 Bracing for the worst

Energy regulators are bracing for a brutal drought season. Brazil’s transparency issues. And a new charge by Big Agro on indigenous lands.

Milei antics lead Brazil to recall its ambassador to Argentina

Tech Roundup: Brazilian startup tackles food waste

Flood response measures could make Brazil an example in dealing with climate crises

🙈 Sin tax blind spot

The contradictions of Brazil’s sin tax proposals. A police operation in major Rio de Janeiro favelas. How Lula and Bolsonaro influence municipal politics.

Airfares pushing Brazilians to take the bus

Market Roundup: Investment funds backed by receivables will be taxed

Brazil’s green hydrogen program is ready. But how green will it be?

Brazil has new circular economy guidelines, but lacks the basics