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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.
Lula shows the tools that incumbents have at their disposal. A shock meat ban from the European Union. Breaking down the latest inflation figures.
Justice Nunes Marques to be sworn in as head of the electoral court. A tax credits probe slaps a billion-real fine on retailer Fast Shop. China goes visa-free until the end of the year.
The lowdown from Lula’s meeting with Trump. And Brazil attracted big Chinese investment in 2025.
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.
Why it is premature to announce the death of “coalitional presidentialism” in Brazil, and what are the problems really facing the Lula government.
The government has another go at untying the debt knot. The postponed Lula-Trump meeting is set to go ahead this week.
More progress for Brazil’s tax reform. The Mercosur-EU trade deal goes online. Congress to benefit Bolsonaro by cutting his coup sentence.
The Senate rejects Lula's Supreme Court appointment. What will happen to Brazil's interest rates from here on out?
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.
Flávio Bolsonaro tries to sand the sharpest edges of his family's brand. And the new Workers’ Party manifesto ahead of the elections.
Prediction markets have been banned in Brazil. The government is fine-tuning its new debt relief program. How JBS could benefit from a new rule on EU meat quotas.
Brazil’s antitrust regulator will take Google to task over its AI Overviews feature. More proposals to tame the fuel price pinch.
Major TikTok data center project gets Chinese state funding. Flávio Bolsonaro inducted into the austerity/welfare debate. New gold mining rules make progress in Congress.
USA Rare Earth announces the takeover of Serra Verde. Spymaster arrest sparks US-Brazil tit-for-tat. Even the Supreme Court is talking about judicial reform.
Analyzing AI’s effects on employment among Brazil’s young adults. The Rio governorship chaos continues.
What’s on the agenda for Lula’s visit to Spain, Germany and Portugal. A push to make Pix a part of the Constitution.
Proposals to create a state-owned firm for critical minerals. Brazil issues euro-denominated bonds. Lula tests talking points with friendly interviews.
Brazil’s growth forecasts are up, even with the oil shock. Flávio Bolsonaro faces heat for libel. Inquiry votes down report calling for justice indictments.
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.
An intelligence-sharing deal with the US. What Brazil can learn from elections in Hungary. Key takeaways from the latest polling numbers.
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 latest on the Ferrogrão railway dispute. Markets dream of a Lula-less election. Foreign airlines could get a look-in in Brazil’s Amazon.
Right-wing fault lines lead to Bolsonaro-on-Bolsonaro tensions. Brazil’s latest trade figures. The launch of a new elections observatory.
