Carlos Nobre, head of the Planetary Science Pavilion at COP30 in the Amazon, talks to us about the conference’s results, the climate emergency we are living through, and what Brazil can still do.
Five years ago, Brazil launched a public digital payment infrastructure — and its impact on the financial market and society has been immense.
After lawmakers repeatedly dodged court rulings on budget transparency, the Supreme Court now wants the public to know how to track congressional grants.
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.
President Lula’s popularity has risen. We examine how this might impact the political landscape ahead of the next presidential election.
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?
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?
A massive police operation exposed how deep Brazil’s largest criminal organization has penetrated the legitimate economy
Brazil's former president rose politically as a defender of the military dictatorship. Now he is facing decades in prison for crimes against democracy
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?
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.
Brazil’s House Speaker Hugo Motta is facing pressure from all sides, and is alienating nearly everyone in the process
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.
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
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
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
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 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
Lula announces major income tax exemptions. The Central Bank hikes interest rates once more. And one of Bolsonaro’s sons flees to the US
Inflation data shows little in the way of good news for Brazil. The country’s planned digital currency moves through testing phases. And Trump’s metal tariffs kick in — how is Brazil going to respond?
This week, The Brazilian Report launches Explaining Brazil Plus, a new monthly video and podcast series featuring in-depth conversations with influential figures from Brazil and beyond
Brazil bags its Carnival Oscar glory with “I’m Still Here.” Consumers get rattled as “fake coffee” makes its way onto supermarket shelves. And a court precedent could spell trouble for Big Four auditors in Brazil
Carnival is here, and it’s big business. Lula pulls the trigger and sacks his health minister. And STEM degrees are becoming less and less common in Brazil.
Bolsonaro faces criminal charges for coup plotting. Trump’s media group is suing a Brazilian Supreme Court justice. And Brazil’s organized crime groups are expanding far beyond the drug trade
How Trump’s steel tariffs are expected to affect Brazil. A year after historic floods, Rio Grande do Sul now suffers from drought. And how Brazil’s evangelical shift is changing national politics
