Colombia’s gas reserves were dwindling. Then Petrobras made a huge discovery

🕵️ Could the DoJ investigate Lula?

DoJ to investigate Brazil’s purchase of Swedish fighter jets. Beef with Israel may have interfered with defense contracts. Has Brazil ever had more violent elections?

Elon Musk taps out in X fight

After a long — and often tiresome — political, judicial, and philosophical feud over the use of X (formerly Twitter) in Brazil, the proxy battle between Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes and tycoon Elon Musk has seemingly reached its conclusion, with Mr. Moraes on top.

Energy sector fuels Brazil’s surge in work visas

The plan to dredge the Amazon River amid Brazil’s generational drought

🧑‍⚖️ Who holds the gavel?

A new round in the Congress v. Supreme Court feud. Investors concerned about price trends. Government issues alert for Brazilians in Florida

🤫 Moldy cash and cartel snitching

Milei wants old dollar bills deposited in Argentina’s financial system. El Salvador and Ecuador on opposite ends of public safety perceptions. And a war for succession in Mexico’s top drug cartel

The U.S. has failed to avoid school attacks. Still, Brazil wants to copy its strategy

Explaining Brazil #311: What to make of Brazil’s municipal elections?

⚡ Price jolt

Fresh inflation data. Lula signs Future Fuel Bill into law. Brazil’s IVF boom. The return of X

Senate confirms Gabriel Galípolo to the Central Bank

Workers’ Party 2024 gains mask deeper struggles to connect with voters