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🔥 Fires in Bolivia, Blinken in Haiti, and music everywhere

Bolivia on alert over devastating wildfires. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to Haiti. Brazilian music gaining ground in Spanish-speaking Latin America.

Explaining Brazil #307: A new blueprint for far-right demagogues?

⌛ Time’s up

The payroll tax imbroglio. The Supreme Court will rule on uncovered medication. And the bill to grant amnesty to January 8 rioters.

Corporate lobbies still try to chip away at Brazil’s tax reform

How Pablo Marçal is reshaping Brazilian politics

🔮 Inflation mirage?

Fresh inflation data. A new impeachment request against Justice Alexandre de Moraes. And a major fine against a major retailer.

Tech Roundup: Improving nutrition without changing habits

Global aspirations, domestic exclusion: Brazil’s contradictions in the push for governance reform

🐘 Green and yellow elephant

The pro-Bolsonaro Independence Day celebrations. Can Panama become a Mercosur associate member? And iPhone sales in Brazil.

Market Roundup: Banks’ appetite for risk is up despite tight monetary policy

Independence Day rallies show that the far right is changing in Brazil

Race for Brazil’s speakership less straightforward than anticipated

💸 Not so simple

Fiscal challenges may lead to new rules for Simples Nacional, a tax regime for small businesses, the government outlines its expectations for Vale's next CEO, and the government creates three indigenous reservations.

Bolivia bets big on lithium, but ‘white gold dream’ is still on hold

🏜 “We could lose the Pantanal”

Brazil’s worst drought in decades. The battle for the House speakership. And how Catholics are seeking to regain political power.

💥 Bad blood, hidden crimes, and student strikes

The spat between President Daniel Noboa of Ecuador and his VP ahead of the 2025 elections, underreported crimes in Nayib Bukele’s El Salvador, and the historic role of student strikes in Latin America.