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

😓 Rate hikes in sight?

The crash of the Brazilian currency may not be over yet. Planning minister is talking up South American integration. And fires out of control in the Amazon, not just the Pantanal.

🚰 Big fat offering

The massive Sabesp privatization. Brazilian cotton making strides. And voters’ perceptions on crime.

🔫 Gun debate rises

How the gun debate is getting louder in Brazil’s Congress. A major power plant project scares environmentalists. And the 30 years of the Brazilian real.

🤳 Mobile banks

How mobile banking has become the norm for Brazilians. New data on the job market. And a plan to help indebted states.

User or dealer? That is the question

This week, Brazil’s Supreme Court made a landmark decision to decriminalize marijuana possession for personal use.

🤐 Lula talks, money walks

How Lula continues to scare off investors. The Federal Police act on the biggest corporate scandal in Brazilian history. And a challenge to a Braskem deal in Maceió is tossed out.

🛂 Broken deals, approved bills, and a joint letter

Petro tastes victory in Colombia; Ecuador suspends no-visa entry for Chinese citizens; Chaves causes commotion in Costa Rica.

Explaining Brazil #299: Markets give Lula a Real reality check

Why are investors dumping Brazilian assets and making a run against the Brazilian real?

🌵 Not-so-wetlands

how the Pantanal wetlands are losing their water. And the state of key mayoral races.

🐄 How to build a super cow

How genetic improvement made a USD 4 million cow. Brazil’s new semiconductor policy. And the downfall of labor unions.

⚡️ No climate pass