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Even with Middle East concerns, Brazil cuts interest rates. A massive new energy auction. Brazil’s new rules for children and teenagers online.
Eyes from around the world are fixed on a Santos port terminal auction. Brazil overtakes the US on an annual democracy monitor. Previewing the Central Bank’s upcoming rate decision.
Three new deals between Brazil and Bolivia. Dino rules to end mandatory retirement farce for judges. Banco Master rapporteur wants leaks to stop.
The motivations (and ramifications) of Lula revoking the visa of a Trump envoy. Jair Bolsonaro is in the ICU. Vorcaro moves closer to a plea deal after his detention is upheld.
Lula moves to temporarily cut taxes on diesel. A change in soybean inspections causes panic during Brazil’s peak export season.
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.
The risks of the US designating Brazilian crime gangs as terrorists. A Supreme Court justice’s wife responds to controversial Master links. Much of Brasília will be paying attention to a Supreme Court trial on earmarks.
How Brazil’s fuel prices have responded to war in the Middle East. The latest election poll shows there is no escape from consolidation. Brazil’s lack of mutual trust.
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.
Congress ratifies the EU-Mercosur deal. Reports say Vorcaro’s enforcer, “Sicário,” has died in custody. Nubank wants to conquer America with an MLS stadium rights deal.
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.
Economic slowdown continues with Q4 GDP result. Brazil is still home to dozens of dangerous dams, even after Mariana and Brumadinho. An ideological dilemma for small left-wing parties.
Brazil’s official response to strikes on Iran. The real could come away stronger from the Middle East conflict. Quiet far-right demos highlight splits in conservative camp.
Lula’s son is to have his tax and banking record scrutinized in the INSS probe. Haddad caves, and is set to run for São Paulo governor. Nuclear power’s short-term future in Brazil is one of delays.
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.
What went well and not so well on Lula’s Asia visit. Indigenous protesters scored a huge victory, getting the waterway decree revoked. Our chat with Ukraine’s chargé d’affaires in Brazil.
Motta reverts to type despite vows to the government. The bar association wants to wind down the Fake News Inquiry. Disappointment from the AI Impact Summit in India.
US Supreme Court decision gives Brazil (temporary?) tariff triumph. Meanwhile, Brazil is putting up its own trade walls. Lula’s trip to South Korea.
Lula could broach the subject of Venezuelan oil in his meeting with Trump. Lula and Modi show different (but not opposing) AI approaches. A Freitas-Kassab rift in São Paulo risks more than bruising egos.
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.
Supreme Court orders raids on alleged leaks of justices’ tax records. The AI Impact Summit heads to India. We speak to Uruguay’s ambassador to Brazil.
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.
Questions are raised about a new opinion poll. Who will be Lula’s running mate? Can Brazil absorb the costs of trimming the workweek?
