LatAm ReportLatAm Report
💰 Mercenaries in Haiti, checkpoints in Argentina

💰 Mercenaries in Haiti, checkpoints in Argentina

Blackwater founder Erik Prince is tapped to fight gangs in Haiti. And Javier Milei’s administration sends reinforcements to the Brazilian border.

Ignacio Portes
Lucas Berti
Ignacio Portes, +1
Brazil DailyBrazil Daily
🐼 The name’s bond ... Panda bond

🐼 The name’s bond ... Panda bond

Brazil is eyeing so-called ‘panda bonds’ to diversify its debt profile. The IOF debacle has offered the government a chance to improve the fiscal outlook, but not without a significant dose of pain. We look back at 20 years of the ‘mensalão’ scandal.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Letícia Arcoverde
Gustavo Ribeiro, +1
Brazil ClimateBrazil Climate
🚷 Remote Amazon remains lawless

🚷 Remote Amazon remains lawless

The Lula government promised security improvements in the Javari Valley indigenous land, where organized crime runs rampant and Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira were murdered three years ago. But local leaders say the situation is just as bad as it was in 2022

Euan Marshall
Euan Marshall
Brazil DailyBrazil Daily
📦 Stuck in customs

📦 Stuck in customs

A customs strike is resulting in losses of billions for the cash-strapped federal government. Conservative politicians are one-upping each other for Bolsonaro’s favor. And a major logistics deal goes through.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Brazil BusinessBrazil Business
😵‍💫 Tech, tax and complexity

😵‍💫 Tech, tax and complexity

Doing business in Brazil is getting less complicated, but the country still has a long way to go, a new report finds

Letícia Arcoverde
Letícia Arcoverde
Brazil DailyBrazil Daily
💻 New terms may apply

💻 New terms may apply

Supreme Court will resume a landmark social media trial this week. Carla Zambelli flees to Europe. Lula gets more bad news with the latest polling data.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
LatAm ReportLatAm Report
🐌 Slow count, large protests

🐌 Slow count, large protests

Low turnout and tricky logistics raise doubts about Mexico’s unprecedented judicial election. And a pension reform is fueling street protests in Panama

Ignacio Portes
Lucas Berti
Ignacio Portes, +1
Brazil DailyBrazil Daily
🛶 Cabinet castaway

🛶 Cabinet castaway

Fernando Haddad is becoming increasingly isolated within the government. A gasoline price cut could give some respite to inflation. Congress makes strides with ASD benefit, but it doesn’t indicate how to pay for it

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Brazil AgroBrazil Agro
🐂 Integrated livestock

🐂 Integrated livestock

Brazilian researchers have tested techniques for alternating between livestock, crops and timber production, in an attempt to increase productivity and lower the carbon footprint of farming

Letícia Arcoverde
Letícia Arcoverde
Brazil DailyBrazil Daily
😒 Souring Moody’s

😒 Souring Moody’s

Moody’s glum on Brazil’s outlook. Are Brazilians more optimistic about China than they are about the US? Eduardo Bolsonaro wants to follow in his father’s footsteps and become president

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Guide to BrazilGuide to Brazil
👶 Dolly folly

👶 Dolly folly

Once a small niche community, collectors of hyperrealistic baby dolls have been thrust into the eye of a viral storm in Brazil, creating moral panic among conservatives.

Letícia Arcoverde
Letícia Arcoverde
Brazil SportsBrazil Sports
🏆 Brazil in the Champions League

🏆 Brazil in the Champions League

In the 21st century, Brazilian players have been ever-present in Champions League finals. Meaning Simone Inzaghi would be wise not to bench left-back Carlos Augusto ...

Euan Marshall
Euan Marshall
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