The Brazilian Report

Start your weekdays informed with concise, insightful briefings on Brazil’s top developments — perfect for decision-makers on the go.

Brazil Daily

Sep 18, 2025

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4 min read

⏩ Amnesty gets a push

The far right flexes its muscles in the House. The Central Bank’s latest rate decision. Who gets your social media after you die?

Gustavo Ribeiro, +2

Brazil Daily

Sep 17, 2025

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3 min read

🛡️ Get Out of Jail Free card

Coup amnesty talk heats up, as Congress pushes immunity bill. Local politics influencing major income tax reform. Cracks show despite Brazil’s record low jobless rate.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Sep 16, 2025

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4 min read

📦 Make Trade Great Again

How Trump’s tariffs affected each Brazilian state. São Paulo killing draws fears of return to PCC's ‘bad old days.’ Brazil decides on its Oscar submission.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Sep 15, 2025

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4 min read

💪 Bigger, faster, stronger tax system

The digital platform to prop up Brazil’s tax reform. What’s next for Bolsonaro? Modern slavery more widespread than once thought.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Sep 12, 2025

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3 min read

⚖️ Bolsonaro sentenced to 27+ years

The Supreme Court votes 4-1 to convict Bolsonaro. Lula sees a popularity bump. A new warship for the Brazilian Navy.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Sep 11, 2025

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4 min read

😳 For Fux’s sake

Fux votes to acquit, making it 2-1 on the Bolsonaro scoreboard. Brazil’s northernmost state is linked to the national power grid. Itaú faces heat for remote worker sackings.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +2

Brazil Daily

Sep 10, 2025

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4 min read

⚖️ One vote shy of a conviction

Bolsonaro is one vote shy of a conviction. Words from the White House cause further alarm in Brazil. The latest inflation figures.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

Brazil Daily

Sep 9, 2025

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2 min read

🧱 BRICS and stones

Lula and Xi denounce US tariffs and “blackmail” at virtual BRICS summit. Bolsonaro's coup trial enters the final stretch. A US flag unfurled at a Bolsonaro rally has sparked calls for a Federal Police probe.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

Brazil Daily

Sep 8, 2025

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3 min read

🤷 No more Mr. Moderate

Tarcísio Freitas goes full radical at Bolsonarista rally. The Central Bank wants to shore up Pix security. Senators approve a bill targeting “chronic” tax debtors.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Sep 5, 2025

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2 min read

🚢 Tariff-ied

The first post-tariff export figures don’t look good for Brazil. An outlandish new amnesty bill won’t stand up to legal scrutiny. Brazil wants to be a full IEA member.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Sep 4, 2025

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2 min read

🚫 Too big to bail

The Central Bank vetoes the BRB-Banco Master deal. The latest from the EU-Mercosur trade agreement. The Bolsonaro trial completes its second day.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +2

Brazil Daily

Sep 3, 2025

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3 min read

🦥 Growth on slow mode

Taking apart the latest GDP figures. Day one of the Bolsonaro trial is in the books. The Big Center launches an amnesty push, with Bolsonaro in the dock.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

Brazil Daily

Sep 2, 2025

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2 min read

🔥⚖️ Trial of the century

Bolsonaro on trial: What’s at stake for Brazil. How the trial will unfold. The political shockwaves.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

Brazil Daily

Sep 1, 2025

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4 min read

💰 Wishful budgeting

The 2026 budget proposal contains many ifs and buts. Goiás wants the lead on critical minerals. Brazil loses domestic connectivity, while air travel demand rises.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Aug 29, 2025

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3 min read

🔫 Bringing a gun to a gunfight

Brazil looks to put its ‘Reciprocity Law’ into action. Yesterday’s organized crime raids reflected terribly on Brazil’s Wall Street. Why a census update is not quite all it’s cracked up to be.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

Brazil Daily

Aug 28, 2025

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4 min read

👔 Organized crime is going corporate

Police try to dismantle a massive illegal network entangling organized crime and the fuel sector. H&M lands in Brazil, launching in a São Paulo shopping mall. Brazil lays out its plans for the next generation of broadcast television.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +2

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