Brazil reopens commission into political deaths under military dictatorship

Brazil’s extreme poverty plummets, but major inequalities persist

⛔ Musk and Moraes play chicken

The X ban nears. A win for anti-corruption investigators. And the rise of hate crimes in one of Brazil’s most prestigious universities.

São Paulo engulfed in apocalyptic flames

The scenes were so surreal that Brazilian netizens likened them to a science fiction movie—comparable to the dystopian landscapes of the Mad Max franchise.

The man trying to be the post-Bolsonaro Bolsonaro

Lula yields to the “bullet caucus” on gun control decree

🚫 Will X be banned in Brazil?

Moraes-Musk spat escalates, and X could be banned in Brazil. Lula’s struggles to reach across the aisle. And different views on the Marielle Franco murder masterminds.

Lula picks Brazil’s next Central Bank chairman

AMLO clashes with the U.S. and Canada as judicial reform nears

🇸🇦 Saudi scouts and a Ukraine swap

Saudi Arabia scouts the region for mining resources and expertise. The impact of Maduro’s fraud as the dust settles in Venezuela. And a macabre finding in a military base in Uruguay.

Explaining Brazil #306: Cutting the Central Bank cord?

🔬 AI deals under scrutiny

Antitrust watchdogs’ investigation of AI deals by tech giants, Congress’s delay in confronting the Supreme Court, and climate issues on all sides.