Award-winning journalist, co-founder of The Brazilian Report. Holds a master’s degree in Political Science and Latin American studies from Panthéon-Sorbonne University in Paris.
The Brasília government wants Lula to bail out BRB. A flight from Sint Maarten encapsulates Brazil’s problem with lobbying. A customs scandal in Rio de Janeiro.
Prediction markets have been banned in Brazil. The government is fine-tuning its new debt relief program. How JBS could benefit from a new rule on EU meat quotas.
Major TikTok data center project gets Chinese state funding. Flávio Bolsonaro inducted into the austerity/welfare debate. New gold mining rules make progress in Congress.
USA Rare Earth announces the takeover of Serra Verde. Spymaster arrest sparks US-Brazil tit-for-tat. Even the Supreme Court is talking about judicial reform.
Proposals to create a state-owned firm for critical minerals. Brazil issues euro-denominated bonds. Lula tests talking points with friendly interviews.
Brazil’s growth forecasts are up, even with the oil shock. Flávio Bolsonaro faces heat for libel. Inquiry votes down report calling for justice indictments.
Russia’s network of media narratives in Brazil and Latin America. Senate inquiry takes aim at the Supreme Court. We speak to Ireland’s ambassador to Brazil.
The latest Banco Master revelations verge on the salacious. Electoral court leadership will change hands earlier than expected. The Iran war’s effect on inflation.
B3, the São Paulo stock exchange, is undergoing a leadership change with the departure of Gilson Finkelsztain. But the succession path has not been straightforward.
With the war in Iran ongoing and elections nearing, the Lula government is trying to keep fuel prices down. Brazil’s relationship with Cuba amid the island’s current crises.
Brazil’s statistics agency built one of the world's finest statistical bureaucracies. Now, under a polarizing president and years of neglect, it is struggling to do its most basic job.
