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🇲🇽 Meeting Sheinbaum

What to expect from Lula’s upcoming visit to Mexico. The routes for moving illegal firearms in Brazil. And the state of São Paulo’s real estate industry.

Brazilian retailers stand against online gambling platforms

Within Brazil: the rich cultural importance of Minas Gerais

💰 Bases in Ecuador and a bounty for Maduro

Venezuelans crowdfund to hire mercenaries against Maduro. Noboa wants U.S. military bases back in Ecuador. And another environmental activist killed in Honduras.

Ginkgo Bioworks lands in Brazil through partnerships

Explaining Brazil #309: Musk flinches in X standoff

👁️‍🗨️ Privacy on trial

Google's Supreme Court trial raises important privacy questions. China’s major push to avoid an economic downturn could benefit Brazilian businesses. And one Amazonian state launched the biggest carbon credit sale in history.

Lula vents frustration with UN in general assembly address

Internal struggles wreck Latin America’s ruling coalitions

🇺🇳 A deadline for UN reform?

Lula gets a win ahead of the UN General Assembly debate session. Ban on X could have lasting effects on Brazil’s digital information environment. And the deeply rooted divisions in Brazilian society.

Lula’s global ambitions face headwinds as Brazil’s world influence wanes

Tech Roundup: Startup bounceback on pause

💪 Xandão wins

Elon Musk is backing down in his feud with Brazil’s top court. The tax reform is stalling in the Senate. And how Brazilians would be ready to ditch their cars if they could.

Brazil’s Big Tech dependency is a security risk

Market Roundup: Stock options get a tax pass

Brazil’s environmental workers acknowledge strike worsened wildfires, but stand by their decision