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Investors get excited as Lula goes back under the knife. The Central Bank’s aggressive rate hike. And a conservative presidential hopeful is convicted of electoral transgressions

Gustavo Ribeiro,Isabela Cruz&Letícia Arcoverde

Dec 12, 2024

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12 min read

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Aug 18, 2025

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🍔 A beefed-up merger

Two of Brazil’s largest meat producers, BRF and Marfrig, are close to a merger that will further consolidate the country’s protein market.

Letícia Arcoverde

Aug 18, 2025

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⛏️ Mining miracle?

An inexperienced company underlines a regulation crisis in Brazil’s mining sector. Revelations regarding Hugo Motta’s staffers show the speaker is in the crosshairs. Lula hasn’t yet enjoyed a major public opinion boost after the Trump tariffs.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Aug 17, 2025

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3 min read

🪤 Brazil and the middle-income trap

Brazil has been an upper-middle income country for almost 20 years. Why can’t it take the next step?

Gabriel Terra

Aug 16, 2025

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4 min read

🤔 Does Brazil actually like football?

A major study on Brazilian football fan preferences and behaviors gives fascinating insight about supporters of the beautiful game in the “land of football.”

Euan Marshall

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🍔 A beefed-up merger

⛏️ Mining miracle?

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