Brazil’s efforts to control its digital infrastructure. Child protection could reshape the content moderation debate. A major tax scam sends shockwaves through the retail sector.
Lula’s call to Xi Jinping shows Brazil’s delicate US-China balancing act. Aide-turned-foe threatens “revelations” about Moraes. Electricity bills the villain in Brazil’s latest inflation reading.
Brazil slams “unacceptable US threats.” Investors sour on Petrobras. How to make small towns more efficient.
Pro-Bolsonaro mutiny reveals deep rifts in Congress. Calls grow to impeach US-sanctioned Justice Alexandre de Moraes. The inflation bite reaches wealthy Brazilians.
The far right stormed Congress and may get its way. Can the BRICS coordinate a response to Trump? Brazil tries to fast-track regulations on critical minerals.
The pro-Bolsonaro caucus escalates institutional tensions. How will Brazil react to the Trump tariffs? Brazil’s flagship scholarship program is losing STEM.
Supreme Court places Bolsonaro under house arrest. A timeline of the Bolsonaro case: from the January 8 riots to now. BP strikes oil in the pre-salt layer.
Diesel imports from Russia could create more tariff problems for Brazil. Bolsonarism is weakened, but Lula’s position is not exactly comfortable. Governors try to get more power over security issues.
BYD sparks clash with Brazilian legacy carmakers. Lula believes dialogue with Washington is possible. Lula continues to ride “Trump bump.”
Trump confirms 50% tariffs, but with exceptions. US sanctions a Brazilian Supreme Court justice. Is Trump forcing a Brazilian alignment with China?
No progress has been made in US-Brazil trade negotiations (if you can call them that). Opera sues Microsoft in Brazil. Brazilian congresswoman arrested in Italy.
The Big Center’s Bolsonaro dilemma ahead of the 2026 election. Lula administration still hopes for a long-shot deal with the US, but hopes are not high. Brazil manages to get out of the UN Hunger Map.
Brazil becomes less adamant on rare earth issue. Venezuela slapping surprise tariffs on Brazilian goods. Lula to leave International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.
Rare earths emerge as a potential motivation behind the US trade onslaught against Brazil. The country is almost entirely (but not quite) online. Brazil’s latest violent death figures can be read from several different viewpoints.
Brazil seeks to step up its efforts to avoid economic chaos before August 1. The country to join the ICJ case decrying genocide in Gaza. The risks of self-dealing and personal enrichment inherent in Brazil’s budgetary grant system.
Jair Bolsonaro backed down yesterday, after testing the limits of the Supreme Court’s restrictive measures. Brazil will open a new customs office in China. Raízen closed one of its most famous mills.
Jair Bolsonaro defies the Supreme Court’s social media ban. There’s no sign of a national data center policy yet, but the government issues a related decree. Brazil’s workforce is getting older and older.
Trump cancels the visas of Brazilian Supreme Court justices. Is the US laying the groundwork for even harsher penalties? And who stands to lose the most from the US tariffs?
Bolsonaro to wear an ankle monitor — while the Lula-Trump feud rages on. The latest debt forecasts from the National Treasury make for grim reading. Ibama and Petrobras open the latest chapter in their tense relationship
The US touches a nerve by targeting Pix. Brazil is looking to boost its transport of goods via cabotage with a new decree. The Lula government is enjoying a positive spell, amid threats from Trump.
Latest polls show Lula is gaining popularity by standing up to Trump. US launches investigation into alleged “unfair trade practices” by Brazil. In the Supreme Court, the IOF conciliation hearing ends without an agreement.
Bolsonaro’s criminal trial nears as the prosecutor general issues his closing arguments. Lula lays the foundations for potential Trump trade retaliations. The São Paulo governor is torn between defending his state’s interests and cozying up to Bolsonaro.
Brazil is developing its Trump tariff strategy. Changes in income tax exemptions could reveal a skewed view of who is “rich” in Brazil. Fiscal watchdogs are finding their own way to skirt spending rules.
Lula says he will hold off on any Trump retaliation, for now. Inflation remained above target in June, the sixth month in a row. Brazil’s new energy plan shows the risk of the system not being able to supply electricity during peak times.
Donald Trump issues threats of new tariffs against Brazil — which stand to have seismic effects on the country’s economic and political landscapes.
