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Podcast: Carnival, cabinet and crisis

Podcast: Carnival, cabinet and crisis

Carnival is here, and it’s big business. Lula pulls the trigger and sacks his health minister. And STEM degrees are becoming less and less common in Brazil.

The Brazilian Report

Feb 28, 2025

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1 min read

Adventuring through the Canadian Rockies

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Jan 7, 2026

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16 min read

🪣 Lula’s bucket list for 2026

The bills the Lula administration wants to pass before the election. A leak grinds Petrobras oil drilling to a halt off the Amazon coast. How Brazil’s trade figures measured up in 2025.

Gustavo Ribeiro

🪖 Maduro’s ousting is not like Noriega’s

Jan 6, 2026

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14 min read

🪖 Maduro’s ousting is not like Noriega’s

Why has Trump replaced one hardline Chavista for another? And concern about US interventionism spreads regionally after the attack on Venezuela.

Ignacio Portes

Jan 6, 2026

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20 min read

⚠️ Master concerns

The far-reaching tentacles of the Banco Master case. Unemployment has never been lower, but hiring is slowing. Brazil is walking on eggshells in Venezuela.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Jan 5, 2026

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5 min read

🎙️ Podcast: How Trump’s Venezuela play reshapes South America’s risk map

The US has captured Nicolás Maduro and put him on trial in an American court. We analyze the impact of this move on politics, economics and diplomacy.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1