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Severe heat and climate matters are set to be central to the 2026 World Cup, which kicks off today in the US, Mexico and Canada.
The Senate progressed a trio of expensive proposals. Calls resurface to lower Brazil’s age of criminal responsibility. Linking “Dark Horse” to organized crime.
Economists project Brazilian retail could generate BRL 4.32 billion because of this year’s FIFA World Cup, a 6.5% increase from the 2022 tournament
Budget cuts for regulators raise concerns amid rare-earth push. The latest polls are going in Lula’s favor. The Banco Master investigations reach the Bahamas.
Keiko Fujimori projected to win by a hair after Peru’s runoff. And Panama reforms its tax code to clear its reputation as an offshore haven.
Electoral courts suspend a poll showing bad news for Bolsonaro.An energy emergency plan kicked in over the holiday. Brazil’s dengue vaccine recalled over side effects.
Electoral justice suspends a poll unfavorable to Flávio Bolsonaro. Evangelical event signals religious battlegrounds ahead of October’s vote. Inflation could influence the campaign.
Around USD 700 million of Brazilian farming exports have become exempt from tariffs in the first month of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement implementation.
Eyebrows raised at the Securities Commission’s new head. Brazil's March for Jesus has become an important campaign stop. Another edition of Web Summit gets underway in Rio.
A new state-run streaming platform seeks to boost Brazil’s cinema industry, which has for years been crowded out by foreign players.
With the World Cup less than a week away, we look back at memorable ads surrounding the tournament, and how they mirror the nation’s optimism (or pessimism) about Brazil.
A bill with vague clauses to nullify elections raises concerns about Mexico. And Sheinbaum signs an updated trade agreement with the EU.
Lula hopes to bump into Trump at the G7. Eduardo Bolsonaro set to face the music at the Supreme Court. The government releases the rules for Brazil’s first battery auction.
Illegal gold mining can devastate protected lands and poison indigenous communities. Brazil's federal government wants to clean it up, but Congress may have other ideas.
Brazilian businessman Nelson Tanure made a career out of investing in risky, distressed assets in various sectors. Now he is under investigation for alleged ties to the Banco Master scandal
The USTR’s tariff one-two raises the stakes for Brazil-US relations. Budget cuts spark worries about regulatory agencies. Senate obstacles to workweek proposal.
