Defense & Security | The Brazilian Report

Tracking the hard-power questions — military modernization, public security and the criminal networks testing the state.

Brazil's 2026 Elections

Jul 14, 2026

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9 min read

🛢️ The bargain runs dry

What Russia's fuel export ban means for Brazil. Flávio Bolsonaro barred from visiting his father. Freight pricing bill expected to clear the Senate.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Podcast

Jul 13, 2026

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1 min read

🎙️ Podcast: Flávio Bolsonaro has a few problems to deal with

Family feuds, defections and missteps are plaguing the far-right campaign

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Brazil Agro

Jul 13, 2026

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6 min read

🌾 Soy can't buy me love

An unprecedented in-person survey of farmers in Brazil's grain belt finds that economic dependence on China does not buy political trust.

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Brazil Daily

Jul 13, 2026

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10 min read

✉️ Dad to the rescue

Jair Bolsonaro's new letter anointing Flávio. The Bolsonaros' Rio problem. The Supreme Court moves on earmarks.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Society

Jul 12, 2026

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4 min read

🗿 Where memory outlasts stone

In Latin America, heritage is as likely to be sung, spoken or remembered as it is to be carved — and that fragility is the point.

Clara Brum

Brazil Sports

Jul 11, 2026

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5 min read

🤔 What is Neymar's legacy?

The 2026 World Cup was supposed to crown Brazil's most prolific scorer. Instead, it delivered a quiet, ill-tempered exit.

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LatAm Report

Jul 10, 2026

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5 min read

💥 Running on fumes

The region's new consensus is more brittle than its map of victories would suggest.

Clara Brum

Banco Master

Jul 10, 2026

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9 min read

⛽ Crude timing

Middle East war forces a fuel-subsidy U-turn. Brazil's fresh inflation reading. A fresh operation closes in on Banco Master.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Climate

Jul 9, 2026

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4 min read

♻️ Green job mirage

A new study finds green activities have been stuck since 2014 — and the workers most exposed to decarbonization are the least prepared for it.

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Brazil's 2026 Elections

Jul 9, 2026

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8 min read

👑 All in the family

The most powerful woman in Brazil, according to voters. Central Bank could restrict access to Pix. Russian spy will be able to return home.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Business

Jul 8, 2026

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5 min read

⚡ Power-hungry

Brazil's data center demand could jump elevenfold by 2030. A surplus of clean power is the selling point — delivering it is the problem.

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Brazil Daily

Jul 8, 2026

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8 min read

🇨🇳 Looking East

The USTR hearing on Brazil's trade practices. Workers' Party commits to a race to the bottom. EBC blackout: electoral caution, or censorship?

Gustavo Ribeiro

Election Observatory

Jul 8, 2026

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4 min read

🗳 Election Observatory: Jul. 7

The center of gravity of Brazil's 2026 election temporarily shifts to the US.

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LatAm Report

Jul 7, 2026

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6 min read

🇨🇴 Dropping the torch

A troubled transition in Colombia. No transition in sight for El Salvador.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

Brazil Daily

Jul 7, 2026

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8 min read

💸 Tax and trim

Growing fiscal concerns. Brazil makes its fears over US military action official. A never-ending nuclear soap opera.

Gustavo Ribeiro