💊 The bitter pill may be losing its effect

The Central Bank’s last policy decision of the year. New popularity poll. Senate passes energy transition bill

🧠 Lula undergoes emergency head surgery

Lula rushed to the hospital. Fresh inflation data. The new tax reform draft. A new currency “normal”

📱 Semiconductor push?

Brazilian chipmaker gets some funding. Itaú faces trouble with its former executives

🧀 Brazilian heritage

Mercosur-EU deal on the verge of completion. Unesco recognizes Minas cheese. Mariana effects still felt in Espírito Santo

Tariffs, tariffs everywhere

Tariffs against Mexico. Against China. Against Canada. Against products flowing through a new Peruvian port. Are you a member of BRICS? Tariffs for you, too!

🙌 Poverty plummets

Brazil’s poverty rates drop to lowest on record. Markets have no love lost for Lula. Far-right influence in major House committee

🎂 Milei’s first year, Trump’s first threats

Why Javier Milei feels like he has reasons to celebrate in Argentina. And Claudia Sheinbaum’s two-faced approach to Donald Trump’s tariff threats

Explaining Brazil #318: Lula in a currency chokehold

🐶 Barking up the wrong tree?

The left’s new bet to win over workers. Slave labor allegations at BYD factory. Clean energy bill is actually a boost to coal

🌶️ Overheated economy?

Brazil’s latest GDP reading. Congressional budgetary earmarks cleared again. Lula encroaches on telecom regulatory agency

🤬 Trump’s tariff threat

Trump threatens BRICS with tariffs. Mobility projects for the São Paulo metropolitan hub. The government v. the markets

👎 Confidence crisis