Euan Marshall

🧀 Brazilian heritage

Mercosur-EU deal on the verge of completion. Unesco recognizes Minas cheese. Mariana effects still felt in Espírito Santo

🍌 Markets go bananas on Brazil

Haddad’s plan for budget cuts. Brazil’s push to integrate South America. The gun-control struggle in Brazil

Explaining Brazil #317: The tax reform gridlock

🔎 All the former president’s men

Feds call for Bolsonaro indictment. Banks get less risk-averse, but credit conditions continue to be daunting. Brazil still relies too much on trucks for cargo

Explaining Brazil #316: Taking stock of the G20 Summit in Rio

🪖 A plot to kill Lula

A plot to kill the president. The final G20 declaration. Argentina’s paper tiger. Brazil’s first lady v. Elon Musk

😓 Approval slip

New poll creates another political hurdle for budget cuts. Drought reduces Brazil’s open water. Brazil’s alarming homicide clearance rates

Explaining Brazil #313: The Pantanal’s jaguars

🇻🇪 BRICS blocks

Brazil says no to Venezuela BRICS membership. What will Brazil bring to COP16? Brazilian coffee exports to China soar

🏠 Real estate credit crunch?

Restrictions to real estate credit. Brazil’s goals in the upcoming UN Climate Conference. Hunger and malnutrition in Brazil’s food-producing hubs