A volatile commodities market and high interest rates have driven a sharp rise in loan defaults among Brazilian farmers.
Lula and Trump meet in Malaysia. Lula’s polling recovery and where he goes from here. A vast operation to crack down on illegal gold mining in the Amazon.
The Brazilian census found that the country has more indigenous languages than previously thought. But they are less frequently used in daily life.
A milestone for Brazilian basketball has arrived in the most unlikely of circumstances.
Will institutional inertia keep holding Peru’s economy together? And Paraguay’s capital Asunción aims to gain regional influence.
What to expect (and not to expect) from Lula’s meeting with Trump. Brazilian auto industry caught in the geopolitical crossfire. The government is to have its own betting company.
On the eve of COP30, participants are beginning to roll out their flagship initiatives to be unveiled at the conference — in finance, governance and livestock traceability.
How social media is changing Congress. Brazil’s tax system hurt Netflix’s bottom line. Despite ESG claims, banks continue to fund oil ventures in the Amazon.
Brazil’s state-controlled postal service faces its third year in the red, and the government prepares a BRL 20 billion bailout.
Supreme Court wants another go at Bolsonaro ally. Lula is facing unprecedented pressure over his next Supreme Court nomination. The fate of the income tax reform.
In our next edition of #InsiderTalks, experts on climate science and politics will discuss the bright spots and dark clouds of the UN Climate Conference in Brazil. Coming soon.
Bolivia’s new president was backed by Morales’s base, but he will need right-wingers to govern. And violence escalates in Ecuador as indigenous groups protest cuts to fuel subsidies.
Petrobras to drill for oil off the Amazon coast. Lula heads to Asia, where he could meet with Trump. Lula names a new cabinet member.
Agribusiness does not want to be responsible for the lion’s share of Brazil’s carbon emission goals.
A higher court faces a corruption scandal. A vote for decriminalizing abortions. Telenovelas have lost their cultural clout — but are still money-printing machines.
Brazil has aimed to grow its tourism figures. As visitor numbers soar, questions about the quality of this tourism boom are growing louder.
