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Budget cuts for regulators raise concerns amid rare-earth push. The latest polls are going in Lula’s favor. The Banco Master investigations reach the Bahamas.
The US’s sword of Damocles over Brazil's economy. Vorcaro’s plea deal negotiations continue. Our interview with the Dutch ambassador to Brazil.
The agreement to scrap the six-day workweek. Brazilian oil amid the Middle East crisis. Police search Rio ex-governor’s home for the second time in two weeks.
The latest self-preservation measures from Brazil’s Congress. The Vorcaro leaks have affected Flávio’s polling, but he’s not out of contention. Outside capital on the cards for flailing Correios?
What Brazilians really want when it comes to public security. Flávio Bolsonaro must answer to his own party in today’s showdown meeting.
Joaquim Barbosa set for an outsider presidential run. What’s next for Flávio Bolsonaro after the compromising Banco Master leaks? Airlines try to save fuel while the Iran conflict continues.
What the Vorcaro leaks could mean for Flávio Bolsonaro’s candidacy going forward. Out of office for a matter of weeks, Rio’s ex-governor already faces police trouble.
Flávio Bolsonaro gets roped into the Banco Master scandal. Lula’s latest fuel prices measure. Brazil’s first IPO in half a decade.
Lawmakers seek to create a critical minerals policy. A prominent senator is targeted by a Banco Master police operation. A step closer to a Chikungunya vaccine on Brazil's public system.
The Brasília government wants Lula to bail out BRB. A flight from Sint Maarten encapsulates Brazil’s problem with lobbying. A customs scandal in Rio de Janeiro.
Russia’s network of media narratives in Brazil and Latin America. Senate inquiry takes aim at the Supreme Court. We speak to Ireland’s ambassador to Brazil.
The latest Banco Master revelations verge on the salacious. Electoral court leadership will change hands earlier than expected. The Iran war’s effect on inflation.
The good and the bad of Haddad’s term as finance minister. As Vorcaro edges closer to entering plea negotiations, the Supreme Court closes ranks.
The Banco Master suspicions have shed unprecedented light on a court long undermined by a culture of tolerance toward conflicts of interest and lobbying by justices’ relatives
Three new deals between Brazil and Bolivia. Dino rules to end mandatory retirement farce for judges. Banco Master rapporteur wants leaks to stop.
Sugar and ethanol producer Raízen reaches a debt reorganization deal. A new payment system for BRICS? The opposition wants to force a congressional inquiry into the Master scandal.
Prediction markets have gained ground in Brazil, and betting companies aren’t pleased. Our early take on the 2026 elections. Chaos of Will Bank’s collapse highlight the need for better fintech oversight.
Brazilian politics opens its transfer window. Lula can’t help himself with Ukraine quip. The Banco Master scandal could spell bad news for the president.
Vorcaro arrested again in the latest Banco Master development. BRICS (unsurprisingly) remains silent on the Iran conflict. The public health system’s counseling program for gambling addicts.
A Senate inquiry wants to take Master investigations into its own hands. Bad news for Lula with the latest Atlas Intel poll. The masterminds of Marielle Franco’s assassination are finally convicted.
The sprawling Banco Master scandal has wide-reaching effects on major figures from the worlds of Brazilian politics, finance and the judiciary. And, as it turns out, not even Brazil’s football clubs are immune.
Brazil’s deposit insurance fund is feeling the strain as another Master link falls. São Paulo appeals court fines X amid sexualized images scandal. Lula vetoed a push for public-sector pay add-ons.
Justice Dias Toffoli has decided to leave the Banco Master case. Lula’s trip to India and South Korea. Prosecutors investigating Epstein’s potential Brazil ties.
Data from Vorcaro’s phone. Polls bring good news for Flávio. Car Wash-targets seek to rebuild.
Power plays, legal risks and why timing matters more than ever
