🔻 Population dip

Brazil’s population is set to shrink, starting in Rio Grande do Sul and Alagoas. The woes of the country’s major airlines. And a scrambled mayoral race in São Paulo.

But it won’t affect us right...?

Most Brazilians live thousands of kilometers from the Amazon, often feeling disconnected from the rainforest as if it were part of another country.

🧳 No visa, no entry

Brazil set to restrict the entry of migrants. Amazon fires spread smoke across the country. Senate extends semiconductor incentives.

🎒 Migrants, Maduro, and Mexico

The U.S. government at a crossroads with its asylum program. Venezuela’s Maduro loses support among left-wing regional allies. And similarities between crimes in PRI-era Mexico and dictatorship abuses.

Explaining Brazil #305: X marks the spat

🪫 Power struggle

Climate issues renew energy concerns in Brazil. And the challenging relationship between the Lula administration and Congress.

🤬 Judicial hell

How Pablo Marçal is changing the São Paulo mayoral race — and facing legal challenges. Older Brazilians are going online more. And how Wikipedia has become a new frontier for electoral disinformation.

🐦 X leaves the spot

The war of attrition between the government and the Supreme Court. Elon Musk pulls the X ripcord in Brazil. And how inflation has affected different income brackets in Brazil.

🔋 Lithium hotspot

The concerns raised by Brazil’s “Lithium Valley.” A debt relief program to states. And Brazil’s underwhelming education scores.

How long until the Los Angeles Olympics?

While the World Cup may dominate headlines, the Olympics capture a unique space in the hearts of Brazilians, offering something for everyone, from gymnastics to canoeing.

🇨🇳 Brazil-China, 50 years

50 years of Brazil-China relations. A court order against WhatsApp. A declaration of war in Brasília.

📼 Sanctions, medals, and videotape

The most powerful politician in Paraguay is fighting the U.S. Domestic violence scandal adds to Alberto Fernández’s discredit in Argentina. And the future of Cuba as an Olympic powerhouse.