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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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Nov 5, 2025

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🧑‍🏭 Jobs rise, Central Bank sighs

Central Bank set to keep rates unchanged. Brazil’s digital currency project has been put on the back burner. Controversial “umbrella accounts” hit by tighter regulations.

Gustavo Ribeiro

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🙏 Not even the pope likes Maduro

Is Venezuela’s opposition offering oil to convince Trump of regime change? And the Vatican toughens its stance against President Nicolás Maduro.

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🎪 Congressional hearings, political circus

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16 min read

🎪 Congressional hearings, political circus

Senate launches organized crime hearings committee. A look at Brazil’s illegal cigarette trade. The Armed Forces are given charge of security at COP30.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

Nov 3, 2025

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9 min read

🌾 Soybean wars are back

China and the US have struck a trade truce that includes ending the Chinese boycott of American soybeans. What does the new outlook mean for Brazilian farmers?

Letícia Arcoverde