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💦 Pouring cash on dry fields

💦 Pouring cash on dry fields

Drought leads to spike in credit for irrigation. Pro-Bolsonaro caucus wants amnesty for rioters. Environmental crime pays in municipal elections

Gustavo Ribeiro & Cedê Silva

Oct 8, 2024

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10 min read

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🇨🇳 Trumpian leaders, Chinese alternatives

Jun 2, 2026

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6 min read

🇨🇳 Trumpian leaders, Chinese alternatives

De la Espriella’s first round win signals a likely right-wing turn for Colombia. And a growing number of Latin Americans want to copy China’s development model.

Ignacio Portes, +1

Jun 2, 2026

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1 min read

🎙️ Podcast: Brazil's crime syndicates are terrorist organizations, says Washington

We explain the effects of the move on Brazil.

The Brazilian Report

Jun 2, 2026

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9 min read

🇺🇸 25% tariffs on the way?

The USTR proposes a 25% tariff on Brazilian exports. Petrobras talks up mining amid Brazil’s rare earth frenzy. Police raid “Dark Horse” producer over suspicious contract.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Jun 1, 2026

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6 min read

🍺 Hop crops

Brazil is one of the world's largest beer producers, but it needs to import nearly all of the hops used in the process. Researchers want to change that

Letícia Arcoverde