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🤐 Lula talks, money walks

🤐 Lula talks, money walks

How Lula continues to scare off investors. The Federal Police act on the biggest corporate scandal in Brazilian history. And a challenge to a Braskem deal in Maceió is tossed out.

Gustavo Ribeiro & Cedê Silva

Jun 27, 2024

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11 min read

Keep Reading

Jun 11, 2026

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8 min read

💣 Senate arms fiscal bombs

The Senate progressed a trio of expensive proposals. Calls resurface to lower Brazil’s age of criminal responsibility. Linking “Dark Horse” to organized crime.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Jun 10, 2026

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7 min read

⚽ The World Cup effect

Economists project Brazilian retail could generate BRL 4.32 billion because of this year’s FIFA World Cup, a 6.5% increase from the 2022 tournament

Letícia Arcoverde

Jun 10, 2026

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8 min read

🪨 Brazil has reserves, not regulators

Budget cuts for regulators raise concerns amid rare-earth push. The latest polls are going in Lula’s favor. The Banco Master investigations reach the Bahamas.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Jun 9, 2026

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7 min read

🤏 Fine margins in Peru

Keiko Fujimori projected to win by a hair after Peru’s runoff. And Panama reforms its tax code to clear its reputation as an offshore haven.

Ignacio Portes, +1