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Brazil Daily

Aug 5, 2026

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9 min read

🇺🇸 The next escalation

Washington's spat against Brazil continues. Brazil downgrades relations with Argentina. Lula calls Russia.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Aug 4, 2026

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10 min read

🧲 Joining the queue

Brazil makes another move on rare earths. The far right picks a fight it is likely to lose. The Supreme Court weighs whether to go around the electoral courts.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Aug 3, 2026

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10 min read

⚔️ The retaliation dilemma

The outlook for Brazil-US relations. Lula lays out his campaign blueprint. A new poll suggests a tightening race.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

Brazil Daily

Jul 31, 2026

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9 min read

🇸🇬 First stop: Singapore

A trade deal takes effect. What to expect from next week's central bank meeting. Volatility defines the 2026 race.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Jul 30, 2026

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10 min read

📝✨ Big Tech's wish list

Big Tech gets a looser rulebook on election disinformation. What the latest polls show. Lula angers Paraguay.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Jul 29, 2026

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8 min read

📣 The Bolsonaro who wasn't there

An AI Bolsonaro tests Brazil's campaign rules. ICTSI buys into a Bahia port terminal. The IMF's assessment of Pix.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Jul 28, 2026

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9 min read

☎️ That's what Xi said

The Lula-Xi call. Lula meets South Korea's president. Brazil challenges US tariffs at the WTO.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Jul 27, 2026

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10 min read

🌎 One convention, two crises

Flávio Bolsonaro sparks crises with the US and Argentina. What to make of Bolsonaro's party convention. Ronaldo Caiado launches his candidacy, too.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Jul 24, 2026

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8 min read

😖 Another brick in the tariff wall

The US slaps new tariffs on Brazil. Flávio and Michelle Bolsonaro call a truce. Fuel subsidies stay on as the war in Iran drags on.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Jul 23, 2026

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9 min read

🛡️ Cushioning the blow

How Brazil plans to protect exporters. Lula might skip first-round debates. Flávio is again mired in scandal.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Jul 22, 2026

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9 min read

🌐 Déjà vu in Brasília

Flávio Bolsonaro meets foreign ambassadors. His Jekyll-and-Hyde problem.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Jul 21, 2026

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9 min read

🗳️ Meet the Brazilian voter

The makeup of the Brazilian electorate. Self-dealing at Brazil's institutions fuels distrust. A shake-up at a top court.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Jul 20, 2026

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9 min read

🚫 An offer you can't accept

Why Brazil couldn't do a deal with the US. The party convention calendar begins. Why the Bolsonaros will keep taunting the Supreme Court.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Jul 17, 2026

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8 min read

👊 An eye for an eye?

What Brazil's Reciprocity Law contains. What the incoming US ambassador to Brazil told the Senate. The controversy over how to handle pollsters.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Jul 16, 2026

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9 min read

🧱 Trump's wall against Brazil

USTR confirms 25% tariffs on Brazil. An embarrassing photo of Flávio Bolsonaro. Lula's last resort in Minas Gerais.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Jul 15, 2026

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11 min read

🌊 Lula comes up for air

The state of the presidential election. A push for a South American "single sky." A talk with the Kenyan ambassador to Brasília.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

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