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Brazil Daily

Aug 14, 2026

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10 min read

🐢 Firing back, eventually

Brazil opens retaliation case against US tariffs. Another mess for Flávio Bolsonaro. Savers hit by the 1990 asset freeze are still chasing their money.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Aug 13, 2026

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10 min read

🧠 Splitting the AI baby

Lula wants Brazil in the AI race. A fuel bill mutates into a budgetary monster. Small electricity consumers win the right to choose their supplier.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Aug 12, 2026

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10 min read

🍌 The Lulameter goes bananas

Markets fall on a new presidential poll. Supreme Court draws fresh controversy. Extremist group planned attacks to disrupt the election.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Aug 11, 2026

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8 min read

🕺 Political mating dance

House Speaker endorses Lula's re-election, and the Senate president edges closer. China asks to join Brazil's WTO consultations against the US. Inflation data hands the government a win.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Aug 10, 2026

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11 min read

🏛️ Lula's gatekeeper problem

A scandal one door from the president's desk. The Supreme Court presses its inquiry into congressional budgetary grants. An interview with Australia's ambassador to Brazil.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Aug 7, 2026

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10 min read

🥊 The badge and the robe

The Federal Police's feud with a Supreme Court justice. The government's move to block Discord. Petrobras's blockbuster quarter.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

Aug 6, 2026

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9 min read

🎫 Flying solo

Flávio Bolsonaro unveils an underwhelming running mate. New polls point in different directions. Federal probes rattle Lula and Alcolumbre.

Gustavo Ribeiro

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