Fiscal challenges may lead to new rules for Simples Nacional, a tax regime for small businesses, the government outlines its expectations for Vale's next CEO, and the government creates three indigenous reservations.
Brazil’s worst drought in decades. The battle for the House speakership. And how Catholics are seeking to regain political power.
The spat between President Daniel Noboa of Ecuador and his VP ahead of the 2025 elections, underreported crimes in Nayib Bukele’s El Salvador, and the historic role of student strikes in Latin America.
Tax credit controversies at the Supreme Court. How government spending helps explain Brazil’s strong Q2 GDP data. The ebbs and flows of Chinese investment in Brazil. And a look at the structures of racial inequality in the country.
Economic data clearly show that social inequality in Brazil is closely tied to a racially discriminatory system — despite the progress made by the anti-racist movement.
