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

Aug 8, 2025

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4 min read

🐎 Huns in the House

Pro-Bolsonaro mutiny reveals deep rifts in Congress. Calls grow to impeach US-sanctioned Justice Alexandre de Moraes. The inflation bite reaches wealthy Brazilians.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

Brazil Daily

Aug 7, 2025

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4 min read

🪧 Raucous caucus

The far right stormed Congress and may get its way. Can the BRICS coordinate a response to Trump? Brazil tries to fast-track regulations on critical minerals.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Aug 6, 2025

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4 min read

⚠️ The Magnitsky risk

The pro-Bolsonaro caucus escalates institutional tensions. How will Brazil react to the Trump tariffs? Brazil’s flagship scholarship program is losing STEM.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Aug 5, 2025

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4 min read

🏠 Bolsonaro under house arrest

Supreme Court places Bolsonaro under house arrest. A timeline of the Bolsonaro case: from the January 8 riots to now. BP strikes oil in the pre-salt layer.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

Brazil Daily

Aug 4, 2025

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5 min read

⛽ The axis of diesel

Diesel imports from Russia could create more tariff problems for Brazil. Bolsonarism is weakened, but Lula’s position is not exactly comfortable. Governors try to get more power over security issues.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

Brazil Daily

Aug 1, 2025

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5 min read

🦕 The dragon fights the dinosaurs

BYD sparks clash with Brazilian legacy carmakers. Lula believes dialogue with Washington is possible. Lula continues to ride “Trump bump.”

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Jul 31, 2025

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5 min read

🌮 Not exactly a TACO

Trump confirms 50% tariffs, but with exceptions. US sanctions a Brazilian Supreme Court justice. Is Trump forcing a Brazilian alignment with China?

Gustavo Ribeiro, +2

Brazil Daily

Jul 30, 2025

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5 min read

☎️ Busy signal

No progress has been made in US-Brazil trade negotiations (if you can call them that). Opera sues Microsoft in Brazil. Brazilian congresswoman arrested in Italy.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Jul 29, 2025

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6 min read

😰 Big tensions for the Big Center

The Big Center’s Bolsonaro dilemma ahead of the 2026 election. Lula administration still hopes for a long-shot deal with the US, but hopes are not high. Brazil manages to get out of the UN Hunger Map.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Jul 28, 2025

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5 min read

😐 Et tu, Maduro?

Brazil becomes less adamant on rare earth issue. Venezuela slapping surprise tariffs on Brazilian goods. Lula to leave International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Jul 25, 2025

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5 min read

⛏️ Mine your own business

Rare earths emerge as a potential motivation behind the US trade onslaught against Brazil. The country is almost entirely (but not quite) online. Brazil’s latest violent death figures can be read from several different viewpoints.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Jul 24, 2025

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4 min read

⚠️ A ‘shortcut to war’

Brazil seeks to step up its efforts to avoid economic chaos before August 1. The country to join the ICJ case decrying genocide in Gaza. The risks of self-dealing and personal enrichment inherent in Brazil’s budgetary grant system.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

Brazil Daily

Jul 23, 2025

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5 min read

🤐 Bolsonaro zips it

Jair Bolsonaro backed down yesterday, after testing the limits of the Supreme Court’s restrictive measures. Brazil will open a new customs office in China. Raízen closed one of its most famous mills.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

Brazil Daily

Jul 22, 2025

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4 min read

⚖️ Bolsonaro breaks the rules, again

Jair Bolsonaro defies the Supreme Court’s social media ban. There’s no sign of a national data center policy yet, but the government issues a related decree. Brazil’s workforce is getting older and older.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Jul 21, 2025

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4 min read

🧯 No room for de-escalation

Trump cancels the visas of Brazilian Supreme Court justices. Is the US laying the groundwork for even harsher penalties? And who stands to lose the most from the US tariffs?

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Jul 18, 2025

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4 min read

🚨 Bolsonaro deemed a flight risk

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

Euan Marshall, +1

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