Explaining Brazil #308: The climate crisis is here

📈 When they go low, we go high

A rate hike is on the way. Brazil’s UN General Assembly playbook. A matter of faith taken to the Supreme Court.

What’s at stake for Lula in October’s municipal elections

🌍 Climate litigation

The solicitor general files Brazil’s biggest climate-related lawsuit. A bill to protect book vendors from online giants like Amazon. And the failures of Brazil’s electoral debate system.

Brazil’s law enforcement agencies ‘strongly concerned’ about online gambling

Tech Roundup: A bank on WhatsApp is just the first step for Magie

🔥 Desperate times

The Supreme Court calls for extraordinary measures to fight Brazilian wildfires. The surge for VPN demand in Brazil. And Brazil’s reduction in fossil fuel subsidies.

AMLO’s judicial reform could sour Sheinbaum’s honeymoon in Mexico, unnerving global investors

Market Roundup: Peruvian cotton exports to Brazil on the rise

Getting away with murder?

Nubank ends its crypto token. What happened?

🛤️ Railway facelift

The government tries to get a major railway project over the hump. A ruling that epitomizes the craziness of Brazil’s tax rules. And a SWOT analysis of the Brazilian economy.