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

💦 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