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🤑 Show me the money
Brazil Daily

🤑 Show me the money

Brazil keeps its spot among top FDI destinations. An emergency plan to guard against summer blackouts. The Brazilian people supported last week’s violent police op in Rio.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Nov 3, 2025
🔫 Law and disorder
Brazil Daily

🔫 Law and disorder

In the fallout after Tuesday, politicians fight over public safety proposals. In an unrelated case, Rio’s governor could face impeachment. Feds bring in hacker gang behind major June cyber heist.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Oct 31, 2025
⚰️ Necro-politics
Brazil Daily

⚰️ Necro-politics

The political project behind Tuesday’s bloody police operation in Rio. Brazil is facing a shortage of truck drivers. New defense budget gives Embraer more reasons to smile.

Letícia Arcoverde
Gustavo Ribeiro
Letícia Arcoverde, +1
Oct 30, 2025
💥 Scenes of urban war
Brazil Daily

💥 Scenes of urban war

Rio witnesses scenes of war after a brutal police operation to the north of the city.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Oct 29, 2025
⌛ Bolsonaro’s final countdown
Brazil Daily

⌛ Bolsonaro’s final countdown

Bolsonaro submits last appeal before coup conviction becomes final. More questions around a major data center project in Brazil’s Northeast. MBRF’s major halal meat deal.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Oct 28, 2025
📄 Turning the page?
Brazil Daily

📄 Turning the page?

Lula and Trump meet in Malaysia. Lula’s polling recovery and where he goes from here. A vast operation to crack down on illegal gold mining in the Amazon.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Oct 27, 2025
🤷‍♂️ Will they, won't they?
Brazil Daily

🤷‍♂️ Will they, won't they?

What to expect (and not to expect) from Lula’s meeting with Trump. Brazilian auto industry caught in the geopolitical crossfire. The government is to have its own betting company.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Oct 24, 2025
🤳 Like, share ... vote
Brazil Daily

🤳 Like, share ... vote

How social media is changing Congress. Brazil’s tax system hurt Netflix’s bottom line. Despite ESG claims, banks continue to fund oil ventures in the Amazon.

Letícia Arcoverde
Gustavo Ribeiro
Letícia Arcoverde, +1
Oct 23, 2025
↩️ Criminal do-over
Brazil Daily

↩️ Criminal do-over

Supreme Court wants another go at Bolsonaro ally. Lula is facing unprecedented pressure over his next Supreme Court nomination. The fate of the income tax reform.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Oct 22, 2025
🛢️ Amazon prime oil
Brazil Daily

🛢️ Amazon prime oil

Petrobras to drill for oil off the Amazon coast. Lula heads to Asia, where he could meet with Trump. Lula names a new cabinet member.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Oct 21, 2025
⚖️ Bench pressed
Brazil Daily

⚖️ Bench pressed

A higher court faces a corruption scandal. A vote for decriminalizing abortions. Telenovelas have lost their cultural clout — but are still money-printing machines.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Letícia Arcoverde
Gustavo Ribeiro, +1
Oct 20, 2025
🤝 Laying the groundwork
Brazil Daily

🤝 Laying the groundwork

Vieira-Rubio meeting lays the groundwork for a Lula-Trump summit. An orbital satellite launch from Brazilian soil. Government hopes for a favorable decision on payroll tax breaks.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Oct 17, 2025
🇧🇷🤖 Brazil-GPT
Brazil Daily

🇧🇷🤖 Brazil-GPT

State-run IT firm Serpro is developing an AI model for government use. The Batista brothers buy up a stake in nuclear power. New Saab facility strengthens Brazil’s defense aviation chops.

Letícia Arcoverde
Gustavo Ribeiro
Euan Marshall
Letícia Arcoverde, +2
Oct 16, 2025
🇮🇳 Alckmin’s Road to India
Brazil Daily

🇮🇳 Alckmin’s Road to India

The vice president arrives in India for a crucial trip. Globo announces next year’s presidential debate will unseat famous soaps. Climate fears becoming stronger in Brazil.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Oct 15, 2025
⚖️ Another coup trial
Brazil Daily

⚖️ Another coup trial

The next wave of coup trials. Brazil experiences a brief power outage. In Brasília, Lula’s next Supreme Court pick is the hot topic.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Oct 14, 2025
🥊 Lula gets into the ring
Brazil Daily

🥊 Lula gets into the ring

It’s the Lula government against the Big Center in Brasília. How manufacturers are being affected by Trump’s tariffs. BYD steps up Brazil plans with Rio center.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Oct 13, 2025
📊 Brazil’s uneven shape
Brazil Daily

📊 Brazil’s uneven shape

New census data portrays Brazil’s inequality. Belém takes to the streets for one of the world’s biggest religious events. The latest on Brazil’s Covid vaccine development.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Euan Marshall
Gustavo Ribeiro, +1
Oct 10, 2025
🤔 Legal limbo
Brazil Daily

🤔 Legal limbo

Lack of a court decision on social media content creates legal limbo. The government’s positive streak in Congress could never last. Figures of unsolved murders in Brazil.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Letícia Arcoverde
Gustavo Ribeiro, +1
Oct 9, 2025
💪 Make Lula strong again
Brazil Daily

💪 Make Lula strong again

The reasons behind Lula’s significant recovery in popularity. A possible early retirement on the Supreme Court would send shockwaves through Brasília.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Isabela Cruz
Gustavo Ribeiro, +1
Oct 8, 2025
☎️ Dial D for Détente
Brazil Daily

☎️ Dial D for Détente

Lula and Trump chat, exchange phone numbers. Congress only has one more day to approve a bill key to the 2026 Budget. Brazilian steel has more complaints about Chinese competitors.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Oct 7, 2025
✈️ Tailwinds for Embraer
Brazil Daily

✈️ Tailwinds for Embraer

Embraer is flying high. Brazil’s right wing is locked in internal feuds. Petrobras is offering contracts to build another offshore gas platform.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Oct 6, 2025
📍 Lula seeks a safe space
Brazil Daily

📍 Lula seeks a safe space

Lula wants to meet Trump on neutral ground. Oi is staring bankruptcy in the face. Brewer seeks Netflix partnership to bolster beer sales.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Oct 3, 2025
🏛️ Unanimous income tax reform
Brazil Daily

🏛️ Unanimous income tax reform

Lower house gives green light to income tax bill. The importance of the Mercosur-EFTA deal. An adulterated alcohol panic in São Paulo.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Letícia Arcoverde
Euan Marshall
Gustavo Ribeiro, +2
Oct 2, 2025
💜 Nu kid on the block
Brazil Daily

💜 Nu kid on the block

Nubank plans US expansion. Brazil lays out a massive natural gas expansion strategy. US guns in Brazilian gangs’ hands.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Isabela Cruz
Gustavo Ribeiro, +1
Oct 1, 2025
📄 No clean slate for Bolsonaro
Brazil Daily

📄 No clean slate for Bolsonaro

Lula blocks pro-Bolsonaro changes to the Clean Slate Law. Brazil’s latest job figures. The country’s shifting coffee habits.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Sep 30, 2025
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