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

💦 Pouring cash on dry fields

Drought leads to spike in credit for irrigation. Pro-Bolsonaro caucus wants amnesty for rioters. Environmental crime pays in municipal elections

Even after historic floods, Porto Alegre mayor poised for re-election

Tech Roundup: Flying cars are closer to reality in Brazil

🌊 Big Center wave

The Big Center emerges victorious from Brazil’s municipal elections. São Paulo’s photo finish

Brazil heads to the polls in local races with national repercussions

Market Roundup: Food inflation hits Brazil again

Brazil to shut down hundreds of betting sites as regulation tightens

🗳️ Election home stretch

The final days before the first round of municipal elections. Feds try to prevent Hezbollah from infiltrating Lebanon repatriation flights. Braskem tries to bury Maceió destruction lawsuits