💦 Pouring cash on dry fields

Drought leads to spike in credit for irrigation. Pro-Bolsonaro caucus wants amnesty for rioters. Environmental crime pays in municipal elections

🌊 Big Center wave

The Big Center emerges victorious from Brazil’s municipal elections. São Paulo’s photo finish

🗳️ Election home stretch

The final days before the first round of municipal elections. Feds try to prevent Hezbollah from infiltrating Lebanon repatriation flights. Braskem tries to bury Maceió destruction lawsuits

All in and all gone

Outlawed for so long, betting is fast becoming part of daily life for many Brazilians — but where is this trend leading?

🤷‍♂️ Port strike shrug

U.S. port strike unlikely to be that damaging to Brazil. Evidence of Brazil’s job market boom. A program to tackle Brazil’s C-section epidemic

🇲🇽 Sheinbaum starts, rate hikes end

Mexico inaugurates its first-ever female president. Regional central bankers follow the Fed’s cue. And fears about minority protections in Argentina

Explaining Brazil #310: Has Lula’s star dimmed?

🐂 Golden opportunity

Moody’s improves Brazil’s rating. Revenue Services announce a litigation-reduction program. The government tries to tame electricity prices

🇱🇧 Lebanon repatriation mission

As Israel strikes, Brazil will bring nationals home from Lebanon. Brazilian fintechs move away from the growth-at-all-costs model. And new regulations for investment funds in agricultural production chains.

😵‍💫 Paying for the climate emergency

How the climate emergency is becoming the new normal — and how that affects the federal budget. A Supreme Court ruling on anti-democratic manifestations. And a look at trends on emissions of air polluting gases.

🤝 Historic land deal

A historic deal that will return a disputed territory to indigenous communities. When will X be back in Brazil? São Paulo faces a hunger crisis. And power bills remain opaque.

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