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😢 Brazilian wallets weep

😢 Brazilian wallets weep

Fresh inflation data. The impact of Trump’s tariffs. And the rise of mental health issues among Brazilian workers

Gustavo Ribeiro

Mar 12, 2025

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12 min read

Keep Reading

May 11, 2026

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5 min read

🚜 Rage against the (foreign) machine

Brazilian farmers are buying fewer homegrown machines as shrinking margins and a wave of cheaper imports from India and China reshape the market

Letícia Arcoverde

May 11, 2026

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7 min read

🤳 Different feeds, different countries

How Brazilians of varying political views consume information. Why a cleaning products scare became a political battleground. Police violence at Brazil’s most prestigious university.

Gustavo Ribeiro

May 10, 2026

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7 min read

🎖️ A new defense push

Amid changing geopolitical conditions, Brazil has altered its approach to the defense industry. We explain how.

Gustavo Ribeiro

May 9, 2026

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8 min read

🎲 The betting lobby in Brasília

Congressional aides describe how betting companies used a years-long regulatory gray area to get Brazil “addicted” to gambling — and its sponsorship money.

Euan Marshall