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📬 Lula’s got mail

Donald Trump issues threats of new tariffs against Brazil — which stand to have seismic effects on the country’s economic and political landscapes.

Gustavo Ribeiro

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Jul 09, 2025

🚂 Track to the future

Brazil and China take a formal step toward a long-discussed railway to Peru. Supreme Court Justice Moraes has been subpoenaed by a US court. Edinho Silva’s election as the new Workers’ Party chair could signal a pragmatic shift.

Gustavo Ribeiro

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Jul 08, 2025

🧨 America First, Brazil Next?

Trump defends Bolsonaro, but his words could backfire for the Brazilian right. Congress is taking a PR gamble by moving forward with casino legalization. Persistent rains and damage return to Rio Grande do Sul.

Gustavo Ribeiro

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Jul 07, 2025

🥱 A summit that could’ve been an email

Rio’s BRICS summit summed up the bloc’s challenges. Moraes seeks to split the baby in the IOF decree debacle. An elite Congress doesn’t see eye to eye with its voters.

Gustavo Ribeiro

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Jul 04, 2025

🛠️ Seizing means of AI production

At long last, the Workers’ Party adopts a more social media-savvy communications strategy. The Brazilian real was a major currency success story in the first half of this year.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

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Jul 03, 2025

💸 Supersalaries become super-headache

Who are receiving Brazil’s “supersalaries”? Brazil takes over the presidency of Mercosur. And Uruguay seeks to revisit old border disputes

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Jul 02, 2025

🤝 Mercosur to sign new trade deal

While the free-trade agreement with the EU stalls, Mercosur finds a new partner. A massive hacker attack rocks the financial system. And the details of a new credit program for farmers

Gustavo Ribeiro, +2

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Jul 01, 2025

👊 Gloves off

The government decides to enter the ring with Congress. An unprecedented deal between prosecutors and Starlink. And Brazil’s Eve inks a contract to supply Costa Rica with flying cars.

Gustavo Ribeiro

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Jun 30, 2025

🚨 Risky business

Organized crime is becoming ever more present in Brazil’s formal economy. Wealth migration continues, and the country is set to lose more millionaires this year. New census data shows Brazilians are increasingly turning away from São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

Gustavo Ribeiro

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