General elections, tax reform, cabinet changes, interest rates — here is what will shape the Brazilian economy in 2026.
The House speaker wants a back scratch from the president. A mining cooperation deal with Saudi Arabia. Brazil donates military equipment to neighbors.
The capture of Nicolás Maduro has set alarm bells ringing in Havana. And a look at Diosdado Cabello, the enforcer at odds with new Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez.
The questions around a Supreme Court justice in the Banco Master case. The contradictions of Brazil’s silence on Iran. Feds carry out more raids in budgetary grant investigations.
After a year of intense pressure from agribusiness and several court disputes, a key Amazon conservation mechanism loses its largest trader member.
How the EU-Mercosur deal will affect economies on either side of the Atlantic. Lula savors his inflation victory. “The Secret Agent” makes Golden Globes history.
Trump’s so-called “Don-roe Doctrine” is not just a repetition of the past, with Venezuela marking the arrival of US big-stick diplomacy in South America.
A new report highlights the consistent growth of the women’s game in Brazil, but there are structural bottlenecks that are still holding the sport back.
US oil plans in Venezuela face a conflictive history and huge investment needs. And Trump signals a détente with Colombia’s Gustavo Petro.
Lula’s phone calls with regional leaders over the Venezuela situation. Amid US interest, Paraguay threatens to renege on a 2024 dam agreement. The first move of Lula’s massive impending cabinet reshuffle.
Microplastics appear to be everywhere these days, but a recent finding from Brazilian researchers found these tiny particles in a remote protected area of the Amazon forest.
The 3rd anniversary of the January 8 riots. The corruption tag comes back to haunt the PT. Lula’s securities regulator pick raises market eyebrows.
The US military action in Venezuela heightens the need to monitor geopolitical risk as a key factor when doing business in Latin America and Brazil.
The bills the Lula administration wants to pass before the election. A leak grinds Petrobras oil drilling to a halt off the Amazon coast. How Brazil’s trade figures measured up in 2025.
Why has Trump replaced one hardline Chavista for another? And concern about US interventionism spreads regionally after the attack on Venezuela.
The far-reaching tentacles of the Banco Master case. Unemployment has never been lower, but hiring is slowing. Brazil is walking on eggshells in Venezuela.
