Podcast
Oct 16, 2025
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4 min read
Justice Luís Roberto Barroso is retiring. We unpack how factors such as trust, political ties, and electoral considerations may guide President Lula’s next choice for the court.
Oct 14, 2025
3 min read
President Lula’s popularity has risen. We examine how this might impact the political landscape ahead of the next presidential election.
Oct 1, 2025
Congress could advance an income tax reform seeking to make the notoriously complex Brazilian system more progressive. But just how unequal are taxes in Brazil?
Sep 24, 2025
Self-serving bills in Brazil’s Congress sparked a wave of street protests in major cities. How can we explain the disconnect between the population and its elected representatives?
Sep 17, 2025
A massive police operation exposed how deep Brazil’s largest criminal organization has penetrated the legitimate economy
Sep 11, 2025
2 min read
Brazil's former president rose politically as a defender of the military dictatorship. Now he is facing decades in prison for crimes against democracy
Sep 4, 2025
The final stage of Jair Bolsonaro’s coup trial kicked off on September 2 in Brasília. How will the justices rule, and what will it mean for Brazil’s fragile democracy — and its powerful military?
Aug 26, 2025
US President Donald Trump's pressure on Brazil lays bare the importance of the country debating its safeguards for independence — not only in trade, but also in tech.
Aug 19, 2025
Brazil’s House Speaker Hugo Motta is facing pressure from all sides, and is alienating nearly everyone in the process
Jul 23, 2025
Professor Filipe Campante of Johns Hopkins sees little room for success in negotiations between Brazil and the US, as only the former is following the rule of law.
Apr 23, 2025
In this Explaining Brazil Plus episode, Lise Tupiassu of the Federal University of Pará gives us her on-the-ground perspective on what should be in the spotlight regarding COP30 in the Amazon
Apr 18, 2025
1 min read
Rio’s mayor looks to El Salvador for inspiration on public security. Brazil’s agro jobs are less and less done on farms. And Bolsonaro goes under the knife again in a 12-hour surgery
Apr 11, 2025
Trump and the US become less popular in Brazil. Embraer wades into the aerial arms race. And the pro-gun caucus wants to take firearms away from Lula’s security team
Apr 4, 2025
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
Mar 28, 2025
The Supreme Court decides that Jair Bolsonaro will face trial over coup-plotting allegations. Brazilian producers are exporting eggs to the bird flu-hit US. And Brazil wants to chart its own course in purchasing defense tech
Mar 21, 2025
Lula announces major income tax exemptions. The Central Bank hikes interest rates once more. And one of Bolsonaro’s sons flees to the US
