🎧 Bolsonaro’s Big Brother

The latest run-in between Jair Bolsonaro and the Feds. Brazil’s population prospects. And Brazilians’ inability to spot misinformation.

Corruption charges against the “incorruptible” Bolsonaro

Brazil’s Federal Police recommended charges of embezzling, money laundering, and conspiracy against the former president, as part of a corruption scheme concerning expensive official gifts received from foreign countries during Mr. Bolsonaro’s presidency.

💪 Lobbies win

Meat and guns favored in tax reform regulation process. Senate still stalling on AI regulations. Private sanitation is on the rise, but coverage is far from universal.

🥸 Protected witnesses, threatened archeologists

The opposition leader in Ecuador gets blamed for the murder of a presidential candidate. Peru’s Congress limits penalties for crimes against humanity. And cartels in Mexico put tourism and archaeology at risk.

📝 Tax reform sprint

The next step for the tax reform. June inflation numbers — the good and the bad. And Lula’s latest popularity numbers.

🌱 Not-so-green hydrogen

Why Brazil’s green hydrogen may be dirtier than it seems. More money to the Amazon Fund. And the meteorological causes of the Rio Grande do Sul floods.

🇦🇷 Love Thy Neighbor

Milei makes an unorthodox trip to Brazil. A bad year in sight for the country’s auto industry. And Brazil’s country risk grows higher and higher.

🤷 Thou shalt not steal

The latest charges brought forward against former President Jair Bolsonaro. A new step in the tax reform. And judges are allowed to use AI to write legal opinions.

Happy 30th birthday, real! Uh, wait... do you take PIX?

The national currency, the Brazilian real, turned 30 years old this week.

🇺🇸 U.S.-bound

Asylum seekers are using Brazil as a stepping stone to enter the U.S. Lula unveils Brazil’s new Harvest Plan. A tough start to the year for stocks. And a regional intelligence alliance.

🪖 Failed coups, crypto bans, and a new leader

Evo Morales backs “self coup” conspiracy theories in Bolivia. Uruguay’s left has a new presidential candidate. And Paraguay goes hard against illegal crypto miners.

Explaining Brazil #300: Gun debate becoming ubiquitous in Brazil’s Congress