Euan Marshall

A Scotsman in Brazil covering environment, society and sports. Deputy editor @ The Brazilian Report

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Brazil Climate

Dec 25, 2025

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8 min read

🫐 From superfood to superfuel

Once an environmental liability, açaí waste is being turned into biomass fuel and construction material — cutting emissions in one of the world’s hardest-to-clean industries.

Euan Marshall

Brazil Sports

Dec 20, 2025

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8 min read

⛷️ No snow, no problem

After decades of fighting just to take part in the Winter Olympics, Brazil’s team is now going into Milan-Cortina with a genuine shot at a medal.

Euan Marshall

Brazil Climate

Dec 18, 2025

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9 min read

🌍🌡️ What are EU talking about?

European opposition to the EU-Mercosur trade deal has been declared in environmental terms, but are the arguments valid? Or do they stray into protectionism?

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

Brazil Sports

Dec 13, 2025

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14 min read

💰 Pay your dues, or else

Brazilian football will be governed by new financial fair play rules as of next season. We look into what changes should be expected.

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Brazil Climate

Dec 11, 2025

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14 min read

💣 Blowing up a river?

Plans to privatize parts of crucial Amazon tributaries could bring logistics gains, but also involve exploding a riverbed rock formation and casting the livelihoods of local communities into doubt.

Euan Marshall

Podcast

Dec 10, 2025

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5 min read

🎙️ Podcast: What needs repair in Brazil's public sector machine?

Brazil's special secretary for state transformation discusses the reform proposals coming from the lower house, and the Lula administration's approach.

Euan Marshall, +1

Brazil Sports

Dec 6, 2025

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11 min read

🏆 Brazil’s World Cup group

The Brazilian national team has been drawn into Group C of the 2026 World Cup, facing Morocco, Scotland and Haiti.

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Brazil Climate

Dec 4, 2025

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10 min read

🥾 On the path to conservation

Launched at COP30, the Amazon Atlantic Trail is the largest continuously signaled trail in Latin America — and could serve as a conservation blueprint for other threatened regions.

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Brazil Sports

Nov 29, 2025

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9 min read

🏆 The biggest Brazilian match ever?

Tonight’s Copa Libertadores final between Palmeiras and Flamengo has been billed as the biggest match between two Brazilian clubs in history, at least in the post-Pelé era.

Euan Marshall

Brazil Daily

Nov 28, 2025

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17 min read

⛽ Fuel’s gold

A police operation goes after chronic tax debtor Refit. Congress strikes down Lula’s environmental licensing vetoes, just days after COP30. Brazil’s hamstrung securities regulator is about to lose another member.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

COP30

Nov 27, 2025

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4 min read

🎙️ Podcast: Good COP? Bad COP?

Carlos Nobre, head of the Planetary Science Pavilion at COP30 in the Amazon, talks to us about the conference’s results, the climate emergency we are living through, and what Brazil can still do.

Euan Marshall, +1

COP30

Nov 27, 2025

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14 min read

💭 Final COP thoughts

Rounding off our COP30 coverage, this week’s Brazil Climate newsletter invited more guest contributors to give their first-hand takes on the UN conference in Belém.

Euan Marshall, +3

Mercosur-EU

🦶 Bolsonaro arrested after violating ankle monitor

Nov 24, 2025

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19 min read

🦶 Bolsonaro arrested after violating ankle monitor

Jair Bolsonaro was arrested after trying to remove his ankle monitor. Brazil celebrates more US tariff cuts. Final COP30 decision viewed as a dud.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +2

Brazil Sports

🦁 Mirassol: the roar of the Countryside Lions

Nov 22, 2025

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10 min read

🦁 Mirassol: the roar of the Countryside Lions

This week, we look at the remarkable story of Mirassol, the tiny football club that is hitting the heights in Brazil.

Euan Marshall

COP30

Nov 20, 2025

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8 min read

🌿 COP30 from the ground

With COP30 coming to a close in Belém, we decided to reach out to an expert on the ground, to give us a first-hand account of the conference.

Euan Marshall, +1

Brazil Daily

Nov 19, 2025

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15 min read

🤡 Master fraud

The Central Bank liquidates Banco Master, whose owner is arrested. A new Mexican player in Brazil’s airport sector. A decisive day for COP30 as Brazil seeks to push through first decisions.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +2

Brazil Daily

Nov 18, 2025

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14 min read

🪺 Putting all eggs in the wrong basket?

Brazil's right fluffed its lines on the anti-crime bill. The Northeast becomes an innovation hub. The fossil fuel lobby is stronger than ever at COP30.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

Brazil Daily

💰➡️📱 Brazil’s payment revolution turns 5

Nov 17, 2025

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16 min read

💰➡️📱 Brazil’s payment revolution turns 5

The US lifts some tariffs, but Brazil isn’t satisfied yet. Pix turns five years old. COP30 enters its final week. Will fossil fuels get a mention?

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

Brazil Sports

Nov 15, 2025

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10 min read

🥋 Taekwon-dominance

Two golds and two silvers at the World Championships in Wuxi showcased the strength of Brazil’s young taekwondo talent — and its ambition for Los Angeles 2028.

Euan Marshall

COP30

Nov 14, 2025

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16 min read

🔓 Is WhatsApp oversharing?

Meta under the data protection microscope in Brazil. A negotiating twist puts one of COP30’s key priorities at risk. Opinions are mixed on Brazil’s new streaming bill.

Euan Marshall, +2

Brazil Climate

Nov 13, 2025

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9 min read

🥵 Plans to beat the heat

A new report by the UN Environment Program calls for cooling to be considered essential infrastructure, alongside access to water, electricity and sanitation.

Euan Marshall

COP30

Nov 13, 2025

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14 min read

🥫 Will the can withstand another kick?

Major climate sticking points still being left off the agenda at COP30. What can Mamdani teach the Brazilian left? A tight Senate vote sends Lula a warning.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +2

COP30

💸 Inflation cools, but the heat’s still on

Nov 12, 2025

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16 min read

💸 Inflation cools, but the heat’s still on

Don’t wait for a rate cut in 2025. Security concerns interrupt the rise in Lula’s approval ratings. The latest from COP30.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

COP30

Nov 11, 2025

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16 min read

🕊️ COP30 setting the tone

COP30 scores early agenda victory. The end of Brazilian telecom firm Oi. At the Museum of Tomorrow, visions of the future.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +2

Brazil Sports

Nov 8, 2025

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10 min read

🏎️ The magic of Interlagos

Formula 1 returns to São Paulo this weekend, for one of the most iconic races on its annual calendar. We look back at some of the most historic outings at Interlagos.

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