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🩻 Anatomy of a coup attempt

🩻 Anatomy of a coup attempt

The plan by Bolsonaro loyalists to overthrow democracy. How the right has turned a blind eye to Bolsonaro

Gustavo Ribeiro & Isabela Cruz

Nov 25, 2024

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14 min read

Keep Reading

Jun 30, 2026

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9 min read

💰 Feel-good economy

Lula again takes aim at boosting purchasing power. The race in Minas Gerais remains unsettled. The latest on Brazil's October oil auction.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Jun 29, 2026

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5 min read

❄️ Snowball's chance

A debt-relief package cleared the Senate, but producers who stall on payments and inputs while they wait may be making the wrong wager.

The Brazilian Report

Jun 29, 2026

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9 min read

🇬🇧 London calling

Is the UK Mercosur's next trade deal? Flávio Bolsonaro renews pledge of allegiance to Trump. Federal investigators turn to Brazil's mining regulator.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Jun 28, 2026

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6 min read

🤔 How people misread Brazil's gangs

The US has branded Brazil's largest criminal organizations as terrorist groups. A former investigator cautions against drawing a straight line from them to Mexico's cartels or Italy's mafia — the comparison, he says, is far from perfect.

Isabela Cruz