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Brazil Daily

Sep 18, 2026

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9 min read

🧰 The incumbent's toolkit

Lula squeezes more from his electoral toolkit. Washington's surrender terms for Brazil. Petrobras bets on Africa.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Sep 17, 2026

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9 min read

📝 Power to the palace

Lula creates a critical minerals council. Washington uses a drug report to jab at Brazil. Gig-work regulation becomes urgent.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Sep 16, 2026

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9 min read

💥 Supreme schism

Brazil's Supreme Court resists investigating itself, and makes the case for why it should. Tax breaks for data centers become law. The South feels the pinch of a diesel squeeze.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Sep 15, 2026

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8 min read

⚖️ The crisis will be televised

Pivotal Supreme Court session comes as justices sling mud at one another. How Alexandre de Moraes is defending himself.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Sep 14, 2026

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11 min read

🇺🇸 A Manchurian candidate?

Has Flávio Bolsonaro received US funding for his campaign? Tension mounts in the Supreme Court before a pivotal session. The institutional crisis and the polls.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Sep 11, 2026

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10 min read

📂 Master case unsealed

Master files go public. The last inflation reading before the first round. The federal government edges toward a natural gas auction.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Sep 10, 2026

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9 min read

🦑 Unleash the Kraken

Jair Bolsonaro's biopic is back in the headlines for the wrong reasons. Chief justice tries to restore order to the Supreme Court. How Lula hopes to revive his campaign.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Sep 9, 2026

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9 min read

⚖️ A new Supreme Court plot twist

The Supreme Court sinks deeper into crisis. Flávio Bolsonaro's Supreme Court boomerang. Can Embraer profit from Trump's Bombardier feud?

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Sep 8, 2026

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10 min read

💥 Past the firebreak

Federal Police chief removed from office. Independence Day rallies turn into protests against Justice Moraes. What has worried the Lula campaign.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Sep 4, 2026

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9 min read

🏛️ From bad to worse

Supreme Court feud sets off an unusually vicious wave of leaks. Electoral court lands on a deepfake definition. The upcoming fracking trial.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Sep 3, 2026

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10 min read

🗳️ The winner takes all

The feud between Supreme Court justices is getting dirtier. Lula's pre-election giveaway. What to look for in the latest poll.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Sep 2, 2026

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10 min read

💣 Justice vs. justice

The Supreme Court's latest institutional crisis is unprecedented. What to make of Augusto Cury's shocking rise in the polls. The Senate picks a new member of the Federal Accounts Court.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

Brazil Daily

Sep 1, 2026

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9 min read

⚙️ Narrow economic engines

Brazil's latest GDP reading. Lula's 2027 budget bill. A controversial electoral court ruling.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Aug 31, 2026

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9 min read

🇦🇷 Two presidents, one pipeline

Brazil and Argentina share more than presidential sniping. Two shocking polls. Inside Brazil's ailing postal service.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

Brazil Daily

Aug 28, 2026

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9 min read

💰 The taxman's big win

Brazil-Argentina is bigger than Lula-Milei. The Supreme Court case Brazilian multinationals stand to lose. How Lula fared in his first grilling of 2026.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Aug 27, 2026

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9 min read

🧲 Too late to stop?

The US gets closer to controlling Brazil's only rare-earth mine. Lula gets an important win in Congress. Downfall of popular brands a 'vibe economy' problem.

Gustavo Ribeiro

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