New rules greenlight agribusiness funds to invest in carbon credits

🧑‍⚖️ Better Call Luis

The scandal startling elites in Chile. An effort to ban Pablo Escobar souvenirs in Colombia. The Dominican Republic starts deporting Haitians en masse

Explaining Brazil #312: Brazil has a gambling problem

🎣 Austerity tease

Government tries to reassure markets with austerity talk. Pandemic stimulus program could become permanent. Major airline merger on the table again

Bolivia’s crisis deepens as resurfaced statutory rape charges could land Evo Morales in jail

Municipal election results prove that Brazil’s right is in flux

🧩 BRICS in play

Lula gets ready for BRICS Summit in Russia. The government’s opportunity to go after regulatory agencies. Office parties on trial in tax courts

Seeking ways to boost Brazil-Africa relations

Tech Roundup: Facial recognition systems lack transparency in Brazil

🎯 Lula’s new tax plan

Lula’s plan to tax richer citizens. São Paulo in the dark — again

Brazil should be a tourism Mecca. Here’s why it isn’t

Market Roundup: Brazilian crypto traders announce new stablecoin