Brazil DailyBrazil Daily
🧭 Diplomatic tightrope

🧭 Diplomatic tightrope

Lula will go to Russia and China next month. A corruption scheme within Brazil’s social security agency leaves the government rattled. And postal service Correios tries a last-ditch attempt at modernization

Gustavo Ribeiro
Letícia Arcoverde
Gustavo Ribeiro, +1
Brazil BusinessBrazil Business
🤔 Lula’s labor labyrinth

🤔 Lula’s labor labyrinth

Brazil is experiencing one of the lowest unemployment rates in its history — yet that hasn't translated into greater approval for the government. A new study suggests a deeper, structural decline in job quality over the past decade may explain the disconnect

Letícia Arcoverde
Letícia Arcoverde
PodcastPodcast
🎙️ COP30: Are locals ready to shape policies?

🎙️ COP30: Are locals ready to shape policies?

In this Explaining Brazil Plus episode, Lise Tupiassu of the Federal University of Pará gives us her on-the-ground perspective on what should be in the spotlight regarding COP30 in the Amazon

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
Brazil DailyBrazil Daily
🧱 Cabinet chaos, coalition cracks

🧱 Cabinet chaos, coalition cracks

A cabinet snub from an allied party exposes the flimsy ruling coalition. JBS is one step closer to listing in New York. Lula wants to avoid Trump ‘Cold War’

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
LatAm ReportLatAm Report
⛪ Pope Francis: Latin roots, global reach

⛪ Pope Francis: Latin roots, global reach

Little-known theological debates in Latin America shaped Pope Francis’ life and legacy

Ignacio Portes
Lucas Berti
Ignacio Portes, +1
Brazil DailyBrazil Daily
✝️ Funeral in Rome, feuds at home

✝️ Funeral in Rome, feuds at home

President Lula will attend Pope Francis’ funeral. How medicine’s top governing body has delved into culture wars. And a look at Brazil’s international reserves

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Brazil AgroBrazil Agro
🏴‍☠️ Seed money and pirated crops

🏴‍☠️ Seed money and pirated crops

About 11% of soybean seeds used by Brazilian farmers are uncertified, according to a new study. Patents and royalties for genetically engineered varieties remain the subject of ongoing legal battles

Letícia Arcoverde
Letícia Arcoverde
Brazil SocietyBrazil Society
🌇 Brazil is more urban than you think

🌇 Brazil is more urban than you think

While it is known for wide open spaces, sprawling agribusiness and the vast Amazon, Brazil is actually much more of an urban country than outsiders might think

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
Brazil SportsBrazil Sports
⚽ Flick, flick, goal!

⚽ Flick, flick, goal!

Known as a 20th century children’s pastime, button football is still alive and well in Brazil — as the dedication of one São Paulo bar proves

Euan Marshall
Euan Marshall
PodcastPodcast
Podcast: Penal populism, agro jobs and Bolsonaro under the knife

Podcast: Penal populism, agro jobs and Bolsonaro under the knife

Rio’s mayor looks to El Salvador for inspiration on public security. Brazil’s agro jobs are less and less done on farms. And Bolsonaro goes under the knife again in a 12-hour surgery

The Brazilian Report
The Brazilian Report
LatAm ReportLatAm Report
✝️ Latin America’s Holy Week

✝️ Latin America’s Holy Week

The many ways of celebrating Easter — including not celebrating it at all.

Lucas Berti
Ignacio Portes
Lucas Berti, +1
Brazil ClimateBrazil Climate
🌳 Brazil’s Valley of Death turns green

🌳 Brazil’s Valley of Death turns green

The Brazilian city of Cubatão, once dubbed the most polluted city on Earth, has now received awards for its urban forestry in its continuing path to transformation

Euan Marshall
Euan Marshall
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