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Lula vents frustration with UN in general assembly address

Internal struggles wreck Latin America’s ruling coalitions

🇺🇳 A deadline for UN reform?

Lula gets a win ahead of the UN General Assembly debate session. Ban on X could have lasting effects on Brazil’s digital information environment. And the deeply rooted divisions in Brazilian society.

Lula’s global ambitions face headwinds as Brazil’s world influence wanes

Tech Roundup: Startup bounceback on pause

💪 Xandão wins

Elon Musk is backing down in his feud with Brazil’s top court. The tax reform is stalling in the Senate. And how Brazilians would be ready to ditch their cars if they could.

Brazil’s Big Tech dependency is a security risk

Market Roundup: Stock options get a tax pass

Brazil’s environmental workers acknowledge strike worsened wildfires, but stand by their decision

A new standard-bearer for Brazil’s far right?

🌾 Fields and flames

The expected end of the soybean boom in Brazil. And discussions about how to put out the wildfires that have been scorching several biomes.

Drought and wildfires threaten energy supply in the Amazon’s biggest city

The twists and turns in Brazil’s race for House speaker

🥵 Running dry

Worries of an energy crisis. U.S. Republicans parrot Jair Bolsonaro’s rhetoric. And how Brazil’s heated labor market left women behind.

🕯️ Funeral marches, folk songs, and lullabies

Peru after the death of Alberto Fujimori. Extended working hours could be damaging sleep quality across the continent. And the musical style blending Eastern Europe with aboriginal and gaucho culture.

How the private sector can lead Brazil’s climate transformation