A Scotsman in Brazil covering environment, society and sports. Deputy editor @ The Brazilian Report
Brazil Climate
Aug 14, 2025
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Despite making a raft of vetoes to the controversial ‘Devastation Bill,’ one risky concession from President Lula is set to considerably weaken Brazil’s environmental licensing framework.
Jul 31, 2025
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Higher temperatures are impacting agriculture, driving grocery costs up. And higher food prices increase public dissatisfaction and cause political disruptions.
Brazil Sports
Jul 26, 2025
Neymar’s return to Santos was met with immense expectation, and while the signing has ignited a marketing boom, the substantial cost involved in the deal casts a shadow over his homecoming
Jul 24, 2025
Brazil's national conservation system has turned 25 years old, but it is under threat from persistent political pressures and the ongoing climate emergency.
Jul 19, 2025
Donald Trump and the USTR have been on the receiving end of a very peculiar social media protest from Brazilian users, one that pops up any time anyone criticizes a source of national pride.
Brazil Daily
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Jul 18, 2025
Bolsonaro to wear an ankle monitor — while the Lula-Trump feud rages on. The latest debt forecasts from the National Treasury make for grim reading. Ibama and Petrobras open the latest chapter in their tense relationship
Jul 17, 2025
Biomethane is one of Brazil’s bets for the energy transition, harnessing and capturing this particularly potent greenhouse gas.
Jul 12, 2025
75 years on, Brazil has long recovered from the 1950 Maracanazo. But what was once a “national tragedy” can now be understood as a crucial moment in Brazilian (and global) football history
Jul 10, 2025
Partial data suggests that Brazil’s all-important 2024-25 annual Amazon deforestation figure could show an increase, instead of the promised reduction.
Jul 5, 2025
Kings League, the 7-a-side football variant invented by Gerard Piqué, has enjoyed serious success in its first year in Brazil.
Jul 3, 2025
With Brazil’s environmental credentials under pressure, we look at how much greenhouse gas Brazil emits, and how its emissions profile compares to other countries around the world
Jun 28, 2025
All four Brazilian clubs have qualified for the last 16, taking a few high-profile European scalps along the way. Are sides from Brazil much better than we assumed?
Jun 26, 2025
Negotiators make timid progress at the UN climate meetings in Bonn, which will lay the groundwork for much of the topics to be discussed at COP30 in Belém
Jun 25, 2025
Lula’s new health care program. A warning for a major biome. The rise of e-cigarette habits among Brazilian young people.
Jun 21, 2025
The Brazil team that won the 1970 World Cup is adored for its technical skill and style, but its physical preparation set an example to be followed for the rest of football’s history
Jun 19, 2025
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Despite protests, Tuesday’s auction saw the area of the Amazon River Mouth basin sold to oil companies increase by 285%.
Jun 14, 2025
Disparaged in parts of Europe and ridiculed for its poor ticket sales, the new Club World Cup has caused absolute frenzy in Brazil, whose participant clubs are desperate to win it
Jun 12, 2025
The Brazilian government hopes to attract big bucks with a new tax incentive policy for data centers, but it has completely ignored the environmental risks of these projects.
Jun 10, 2025
Inflation defies expectations, coming in below estimates. The PT’s head remains in the sand when it comes to social media messaging. Brazil’s employment paradox.
Jun 7, 2025
Brazilian league football rolls on throughout the English summer, while the Premier League’s clubs enjoy their time off. But if you’re still desperate for your football fix ...
Jun 5, 2025
The Lula government promised security improvements in the Javari Valley indigenous land, where organized crime runs rampant and Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira were murdered three years ago. But local leaders say the situation is just as bad as it was in 2022
May 31, 2025
In the 21st century, Brazilian players have been ever-present in Champions League finals. Meaning Simone Inzaghi would be wise not to bench left-back Carlos Augusto ...
May 29, 2025
How the story of one endemic parrot can hold the key to preserving one of Brazil’s most important and biodiverse biomes
May 24, 2025
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After weeks of bad press, Brazil’s football elites will elect a new CBF president on Sunday — and will hope the appointment of Carlo Ancelotti takes the spotlight off them for a while
May 22, 2025
A bill approved by the Senate waives the need for environmental licensing for a number of potentially destructive endeavors. Environmentalists call the move one of the biggest setbacks in recent history
