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Podcast: Tariffs, loans and spy games

Podcast: Tariffs, loans and spy games

Brazil learns its tariff fate amid Trump’s Liberation Day announcement. Major demand for a new loan program offers hope for Lula’s popularity. Brazil and Paraguay get into a tangle over espionage revelations

The Brazilian Report

Apr 4, 2025

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1 min read

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Dec 21, 2025

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10 min read

🇪🇺 Failure loop

Thursday’s last-minute Italian reversal resulted in yet another delay to the trade deal between the two blocs, with January cited as the new deadline.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Dec 20, 2025

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8 min read

⛷️ No snow, no problem

After decades of fighting just to take part in the Winter Olympics, Brazil’s team is now going into Milan-Cortina with a genuine shot at a medal.

Euan Marshall

Dec 19, 2025

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11 min read

📜 The Don-roe Doctrine

Trump’s National Security Strategy sees Latin America as a buffer zone to protect US interests. And rhetoric for military escalation in Venezuela shifts from drugs to oil.