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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
Just after a historic trial, justices have pulled the court into the swirling scandal involving Banco Master. Now the Chief Justice's push for ethical standards is being put to the test
Since the Banco Master case first broke, we warned that it wouldn’t be long before it reached high-profile politicians. It has now.
What Lula and Trump discussed on Monday. Alleged conflict of interest in Brazil’s top courts. The Banco Master web extends to former Lula cabinet ministers.
The Supreme Court justice in the Banco Master spotlight. Why do clothes cost more in Brazil? Nikolas Ferreira marches to the capital
Will the Banco Master case result in a plea deal? Tarcísio de Freitas’s plan of ambiguity comes apart. Charges in the Americanas fraud case.
No political or criminal story is making as much noise in Brasília. And we’re still only scratching the surface
Brazil is dealing with what is arguably its largest banking fraud case ever, prompting the government to propose changes to the country's oversight framework.
More twists in the Banco Master tale. A new Quaest poll gives Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro food for thought. Questions surround the brief visit of a Chinese hospital ship.
The questions around a Supreme Court justice in the Banco Master case. The contradictions of Brazil’s silence on Iran. Feds carry out more raids in budgetary grant investigations.
The far-reaching tentacles of the Banco Master case. Unemployment has never been lower, but hiring is slowing. Brazil is walking on eggshells in Venezuela.
Raids in Congress over embezzlement cases. Another delay for the EU-Mercosur deal. Calls for a code of conduct for Supreme Court justices.
Jair Bolsonaro picks his heir. Or does he? Lula’s standing after three years in office. Influential people in Brasília are less concerned.
Brazil’s Central Bank wants to rid itself of all political pressure. The government has a plan to bring back railways. Brazil approves a one-shot dengue fever vaccine.
Large-scale investigations into organized crime’s money-laundering schemes gave momentum to a bill targeting companies that use tax delinquency as a business strategy.
