👴🏻 Biden effect

Opponents start questioning Lula due to his age. Short-term inflation expectations further deteriorate. São Paulo will auction off public schools

🗳️ Takeaways from the 2024 elections

What the municipal elections tell us about Brazil’s right ... and about the left

💸 Dam settlement: justice or just a deal?

A historic deal for Mariana dam disaster. Stricter pension rules ahead? A court plagued by bribery allegations

Lula’s Brazil shuns Maduro after surprise arrival

👑 The left playing kingmaker?

The left’s newfound leverage in the race for House speaker. Supreme Court to rule on major acquisitions. How Enel has dodged millions in fines

🤖 AI, blackouts, and bad company

Controversial use of AI in Uruguay’s presidential election. A nationwide blackout leaves Cubans in the dark. And the Venezuelan scandal tarnishing Spain’s progressives

Explaining Brazil #313: The Pantanal’s jaguars

🇻🇪 BRICS blocks

Brazil says no to Venezuela BRICS membership. What will Brazil bring to COP16? Brazilian coffee exports to China soar

💊 Blockbuster pharma deal

A hostile takeover in the pharma industry. A push to reshape electoral courts. French investment in Brazil. BRICS Summit kicks off

🧠 Lula suffers head injury

Lula told to avoid long-haul flights after head injury. Going after anti-deforestation instruments

🏠 Real estate credit crunch?

Restrictions to real estate credit. Brazil’s goals in the upcoming UN Climate Conference. Hunger and malnutrition in Brazil’s food-producing hubs

São Paulo: the power crisis amid a fight for power

More than a million São Paulo residents stayed the whole weekend without electricity after a powerful storm and high winds.