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🤯 Brazil slams US strikes

Brazil speaks out against US aggression in Iran. Formal contracts and labor protections are becoming less coveted. The country’s level of English proficiency dropped in 2024.

Gustavo Ribeiro

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Jun 20, 2025

💰 A new fiscal paradigm

The budget no longer depends solely on the federal government, as shifting forces give states, municipalities and Congress a major role. The mid-year festivities that grind Congress to a halt. Rains in Rio Grande do Sul raise alarms once more.

Gustavo Ribeiro

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Jun 18, 2025

🏦 Rate expectations

There’s no consensus ahead of today’s Central Bank rate decision. Carlos Bolsonaro is facing criminal charges after the feds issue an investigation report. Brazil has been bird flu-free for a month

Isabela Cruz, +2

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Jun 17, 2025

🛢️ Black gold, green irony

Brazil’s oil auction exposes the contradictions in the country’s green agenda. Social media cement their place as Brazil’s top news sources. The government gets another congressional dressing-down

Gustavo Ribeiro

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Jun 16, 2025

😰 Tough week ahead

As Lula leaves for the G7 Summit, his government faces tough votes in Congress. The administration announces a major waterway project. And another call to arms from the Bolsonaro family.

Gustavo Ribeiro

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Jun 13, 2025

🥊 No (political) pain, no (capital) gain

The government proposed a new package of tax hikes. The latest opinion poll data is not positive for Lula and his administration. The financial fallout from the INSS scandal.

Gustavo Ribeiro

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Jun 12, 2025

💳 Will Brazil retire credit cards?

What’s the use of a credit card, when you have Pix? The Supreme Court rules to hold social media platforms accountable for content they allow to spread. The pro-gun caucus in Congress.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +2

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Jun 11, 2025

🎖️ Plot at the Palace

We analyze Jair Bolsonaro’s interrogation in the Supreme Court’s coup-plotting case. Antitrust authorities are set to weigh in on the media’s fight with Google. Hugo Motta learns more about his power as speaker of the House.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

Brazil DailyBrazil Daily

Jun 10, 2025

📉 Inflation U-turn or brief detour?

Inflation defies expectations, coming in below estimates. The PT’s head remains in the sand when it comes to social media messaging. Brazil’s employment paradox.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

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Jun 09, 2025

💸 Give a little, tax a little

Haddad and Congress agree on an alternative to revise a controversial tax hike. The long-awaited 2022 census data on religion in Brazil. And the strings attached to an important auction at the Port of Santos.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

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Jun 06, 2025

🐼 The name’s bond ... Panda bond

Brazil is eyeing so-called ‘panda bonds’ to diversify its debt profile. The IOF debacle has offered the government a chance to improve the fiscal outlook, but not without a significant dose of pain. We look back at 20 years of the ‘mensalão’ scandal.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

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Jun 05, 2025

📦 Stuck in customs

A customs strike is resulting in losses of billions for the cash-strapped federal government. Conservative politicians are one-upping each other for Bolsonaro’s favor. And a major logistics deal goes through.

Gustavo Ribeiro