LatAm Report

Apr 10, 2026

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13 min read

🃏 Outsiders could win in Peru

The late-rising candidates vying for a place in Peru’s presidential runoff. And the World Bank’s 2026 growth outlook for the region.

Latest

Apr 10, 2026

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13 min read

🃏 Outsiders could win in Peru

The late-rising candidates vying for a place in Peru’s presidential runoff. And the World Bank’s 2026 growth outlook for the region.

Apr 10, 2026

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14 min read

🍯 Honey pot capitalism

The latest Banco Master revelations verge on the salacious. Electoral court leadership will change hands earlier than expected. The Iran war’s effect on inflation.

Apr 9, 2026

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11 min read

🌿 A lasting legacy

Marina Silva leaves the Environment Ministry, after managing to rebuild the country’s governance and oversight apparatus after years of Bolsonaro-era dismantling.

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Brazil Daily

Concise, insightful briefings on Brazil’s top developments

Brazil Daily

Apr 10, 2026

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14 min read

🍯 Honey pot capitalism

The latest Banco Master revelations verge on the salacious. Electoral court leadership will change hands earlier than expected. The Iran war’s effect on inflation.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Apr 9, 2026

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16 min read

🚂 Keeping it rail

The latest on the Ferrogrão railway dispute. Markets dream of a Lula-less election. Foreign airlines could get a look-in in Brazil’s Amazon.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Apr 8, 2026

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14 min read

🍿 Keeping up with the Bolsonaros

Right-wing fault lines lead to Bolsonaro-on-Bolsonaro tensions. Brazil’s latest trade figures. The launch of a new elections observatory.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Apr 7, 2026

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14 min read

🥴 Energy shock treatment

With the war in Iran ongoing and elections nearing, the Lula government is trying to keep fuel prices down. Brazil’s relationship with Cuba amid the island’s current crises.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Bolsonaro Trial

A curated breakdown of the key moments and must-see perspectives from the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro

Bolsonaro Trial

🪖 Untouchables no more

Bolsonaro and co-conspirators begin serving their prison sentences as the coup trial ends. The Lula government has fallen out with Congress, again. Projections for Black Friday leave retailers giddy.

Bolsonaro Trial

🦶 Bolsonaro arrested after violating ankle monitor

Jair Bolsonaro was arrested after trying to remove his ankle monitor. Brazil celebrates more US tariff cuts. Final COP30 decision viewed as a dud.

Bolsonaro Trial

⌛ Bolsonaro’s final countdown

Bolsonaro submits last appeal before coup conviction becomes final. More questions around a major data center project in Brazil’s Northeast. MBRF’s major halal meat deal.

Bolsonaro Trial

⚖️ Another coup trial

The next wave of coup trials. Brazil experiences a brief power outage. In Brasília, Lula’s next Supreme Court pick is the hot topic.

Brazil Business

Your essential guide to the largest economy in Latin America.

Brazil Business

Apr 8, 2026

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9 min read

👑 Succession woes

B3, the São Paulo stock exchange, is undergoing a leadership change with the departure of Gilson Finkelsztain. But the succession path has not been straightforward.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Apr 1, 2026

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11 min read

💳 Credit card craze

Brazil now has more active credit cards than people, thanks in part to surges in financial inclusion and online shopping.

Letícia Arcoverde

Mar 25, 2026

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10 min read

👋 New blood

Brazil has a new, little-known finance minister. He comes into the job amid inflationary pressures, fiscal concerns and the tensions raised by the upcoming elections.

Letícia Arcoverde

Mar 18, 2026

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10 min read

💊 Pharma retail shifts

Brazilian pharma retail is undergoing a transformation, amid regulatory changes and the continuous growth of e-commerce drug sales.

Letícia Arcoverde

LatAm Report

A twice-weekly look into Latin America’s evolving landscape

LatAm Report

Apr 10, 2026

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13 min read

🃏 Outsiders could win in Peru

The late-rising candidates vying for a place in Peru’s presidential runoff. And the World Bank’s 2026 growth outlook for the region.

Ignacio Portes

Apr 7, 2026

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12 min read

🥊 Chinese blowback in Uruguay

Uruguay’s China overtures find resistance at home and abroad. And the suspension against Rafael Correa’s Citizen Revolution party in Ecuador.

Ignacio Portes, Jorge C. Carrasco

Apr 3, 2026

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8 min read

🍰 No right-wing cakewalk

Peru’s right-wingers Rafael López Aliaga and Keiko Fujimori lead the race for the presidency, but they are far from its obvious winners.

Ignacio Portes, Jorge C. Carrasco

Apr 1, 2026

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12 min read

🛢️ Mexico’s oil leak, Argentina’s oil victory

The disputed origins of a Gulf of Mexico oil spill. And how Argentina overturned a historic lawsuit over the nationalization of YPF.

Ignacio Portes, Jorge C. Carrasco

Brazil Climate

Updates on Brazil's environmental impact

Brazil Climate

🌿 A lasting legacy

Marina Silva leaves the Environment Ministry, after managing to rebuild the country’s governance and oversight apparatus after years of Bolsonaro-era dismantling.

Brazil Climate

🌎 Brazil’s new path for migration

Brazil held the COP15 conference on migratory species this past week, managing to deliver on several international accords to protect migrating birds, fish and mammals.

Brazil Climate

🦜 Filling an ‘empty’ forest

In Rio de Janeiro’s Tijuca National Park, organizations have embarked on bold (and successful) animal reintroduction projects, seeking to bring back long-lost species.

Brazil Climate

🫧 The burping crisis

Cutting methane emissions is deemed to be one of the fastest ways for the world to slow down global warming, but the challenge in Brazil is not straightforward.

Brazil Agro

For all things agriculture

Brazil Agro

Apr 6, 2026

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9 min read

🚢 Race to the top

The US is the world's largest agricultural exporter, but Brazil is ready to snatch pole position. However, the two countries’ export baskets differ greatly.

Letícia Arcoverde

Mar 30, 2026

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9 min read

🧪 Replacing chemicals

A regulatory overhaul is reshaping Brazil's bioinputs market, and the numbers are beginning to show it.

Letícia Arcoverde

Mar 23, 2026

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10 min read

🥛 Crying over imported milk

Brazilian milk producers have gone sour on imports, as more and more of the powdered stuff is being bought from abroad.

Letícia Arcoverde

Mar 16, 2026

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11 min read

🚜 Brazilian agro and the Iran war

Rising fuel prices are worrying Brazilian farmers. Fertilizer purchases could become a new pressure point in the coming months.

Letícia Arcoverde

🃏 Outsiders could win in Peru

Ignacio Portes

LatAm Report

🍯 Honey pot capitalism

Gustavo Ribeiro

Banco Master

🌿 A lasting legacy

Euan Marshall

Brazil Climate

🚂 Keeping it rail

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Daily

👑 Succession woes

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Business

🇧🇷 Watching Brazil so the world doesn't look away

The Brazilian Report

Election Observatory

Brazil Sports

More than scores.

Brazil Sports

🤦🏽‍♂️ Brazil’s canary in the coal mine

Criticism of Brazil’s new kits uncovers a deeper question of the national football team’s brand marketing ahead of the 2026 World Cup

Brazil Sports

🏏 Cricket hits Brazil for six

Perhaps without realizing it, millions of Brazilian kids have played cricket, and the sport’s Olympic status is giving it increased visibility.

Brazil Sports

🏆 The South American ‘obsession’

The Copa Libertadores is one of the most idiosyncratic tournaments in world football, and holds huge importance for South American clubs. But it wasn’t always that way.

Brazil Sports

🤔 Neymar’s last stand

Brazil boss Ancelotti came to see Neymar play in midweek, but the 34-year-old was absent. Monday’s squad selection for upcoming friendlies is Neymar’s last chance for a World Cup spot.

Guide to Brazil

Go beyond the surface and dive into Brazilian culture, news and societal trends.

Guide to Brazil

🫠 Data delays

Brazil’s statistics agency built one of the world's finest statistical bureaucracies. Now, under a polarizing president and years of neglect, it is struggling to do its most basic job.

Guide to Brazil

💰 Tax reckoning?

Beginning to generate its first effects for the middle class, the 2025 income tax reform is modest — but it breaks with decades of negligence with tax fairness.

Guide to Brazil

⚛️ The nuclear option

Brazil joined a global push for increased reliance on nuclear power. At home, the construction of its third nuclear plant hangs in the balance.

Guide to Brazil

🇨🇺 Caribbean wave

With the US closing its doors, Brazil renews its appeal for Cubans — this time drawing a different profile of migrants.