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🏥 Morbid markets

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

Keep Reading

Apr 16, 2026

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9 min read

🪨 A Petrobras for rare earths?

Proposals to create a state-owned firm for critical minerals. Brazil issues euro-denominated bonds. Lula tests talking points with friendly interviews.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

Apr 15, 2026

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5 min read

🧽 Scrubbing out the dirty list

Chinese EV titan BYD was included on Brazil’s registry of employers found to have used slave-like labor. Its prompt removal has raised eyebrows.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Apr 15, 2026

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13 min read

📊 Improved growth projections

Brazil’s growth forecasts are up, even with the oil shock. Flávio Bolsonaro faces heat for libel. Inquiry votes down report calling for justice indictments.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Apr 14, 2026

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12 min read

🧟 Fujimorismo alive, ICE challenged

The late dictator’s daughter awaits a rival in Peru’s runoff. And Mexico joins a court case against Trump’s immigration enforcement unit in California.

Ignacio Portes, +1