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In-depth content about Brazil and Latin America, destined for foreign audiences.

Apr 11, 2025

Trump’s decline, Embraer’s rise, and Lula in a gun fight

Trump and the US become less popular in Brazil. Embraer wades into the aerial arms race. And the pro-gun caucus wants to take firearms away from Lula’s security team

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Apr 04, 2025

Tariffs, loans and spy games

Brazil learns its tariff fate amid Trump’s Liberation Day announcement. Major demand for a new loan program offers hope for Lula’s popularity. Brazil and Paraguay get into a tangle over espionage revelations

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Mar 28, 2025

Bolsonaro charged, egg exports rise, Brazil rethinks defense ties

The Supreme Court decides that Jair Bolsonaro will face trial over coup-plotting allegations. Brazilian producers are exporting eggs to the bird flu-hit US. And Brazil wants to chart its own course in purchasing defense tech

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Mar 21, 2025

Tax exemptions, rate hikes and voluntary exile

Lula announces major income tax exemptions. The Central Bank hikes interest rates once more. And one of Bolsonaro’s sons flees to the US

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Mar 14, 2025

Inflation, digital transformation and trade war frustration

Inflation data shows little in the way of good news for Brazil. The country’s planned digital currency moves through testing phases. And Trump’s metal tariffs kick in — how is Brazil going to respond?

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Mar 11, 2025

🎙️ How Brazil can navigate the Trump trade storm

This week, The Brazilian Report launches Explaining Brazil Plus, a new monthly video and podcast series featuring in-depth conversations with influential figures from Brazil and beyond

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Mar 07, 2025

Podcast: Oscar wins, fake coffee and fiscal fiascos

Brazil bags its Carnival Oscar glory with “I’m Still Here.” Consumers get rattled as “fake coffee” makes its way onto supermarket shelves. And a court precedent could spell trouble for Big Four auditors in Brazil

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Feb 28, 2025

Podcast: Carnival, cabinet and crisis

Carnival is here, and it’s big business. Lula pulls the trigger and sacks his health minister. And STEM degrees are becoming less and less common in Brazil.

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Feb 21, 2025

Podcast: Bolsonaro indictment, Trump's lawsuit and a shocking shift

Bolsonaro faces criminal charges for coup plotting. Trump’s media group is suing a Brazilian Supreme Court justice. And Brazil’s organized crime groups are expanding far beyond the drug trade

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Feb 14, 2025

Podcast: Steel, drought and neopentecostalism

How Trump’s steel tariffs are expected to affect Brazil. A year after historic floods, Rio Grande do Sul now suffers from drought. And how Brazil’s evangelical shift is changing national politics

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