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⏩ Amnesty gets a push
Brazil Daily

⏩ Amnesty gets a push

The far right flexes its muscles in the House. The Central Bank’s latest rate decision. Who gets your social media after you die?

Letícia Arcoverde
Isabela Cruz
Gustavo Ribeiro
Letícia Arcoverde, +2
Sep 18, 2025
🛡️ Get Out of Jail Free card
Brazil Daily

🛡️ Get Out of Jail Free card

Coup amnesty talk heats up, as Congress pushes immunity bill. Local politics influencing major income tax reform. Cracks show despite Brazil’s record low jobless rate.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Sep 17, 2025
📦 Make Trade Great Again
Brazil Daily

📦 Make Trade Great Again

How Trump’s tariffs affected each Brazilian state. São Paulo killing draws fears of return to PCC's ‘bad old days.’ Brazil decides on its Oscar submission.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Sep 16, 2025
💪 Bigger, faster, stronger tax system
Brazil Daily

💪 Bigger, faster, stronger tax system

The digital platform to prop up Brazil’s tax reform. What’s next for Bolsonaro? Modern slavery more widespread than once thought.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Sep 15, 2025
⚖️ Bolsonaro sentenced to 27+ years
Brazil Daily

⚖️ Bolsonaro sentenced to 27+ years

The Supreme Court votes 4-1 to convict Bolsonaro. Lula sees a popularity bump. A new warship for the Brazilian Navy.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Sep 12, 2025
😳 For Fux’s sake
Brazil Daily

😳 For Fux’s sake

Fux votes to acquit, making it 2-1 on the Bolsonaro scoreboard. Brazil’s northernmost state is linked to the national power grid. Itaú faces heat for remote worker sackings.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Isabela Cruz
Letícia Arcoverde
Gustavo Ribeiro, +2
Sep 11, 2025
⚖️ One vote shy of a conviction
Brazil Daily

⚖️ One vote shy of a conviction

Bolsonaro is one vote shy of a conviction. Words from the White House cause further alarm in Brazil. The latest inflation figures.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Isabela Cruz
Gustavo Ribeiro, +1
Sep 10, 2025
🧱 BRICS and stones
Brazil Daily

🧱 BRICS and stones

Lula and Xi denounce US tariffs and “blackmail” at virtual BRICS summit. Bolsonaro's coup trial enters the final stretch. A US flag unfurled at a Bolsonaro rally has sparked calls for a Federal Police probe.

Isabela Cruz
Gustavo Ribeiro
Isabela Cruz, +1
Sep 9, 2025
🤷 No more Mr. Moderate
Brazil Daily

🤷 No more Mr. Moderate

Tarcísio Freitas goes full radical at Bolsonarista rally. The Central Bank wants to shore up Pix security. Senators approve a bill targeting “chronic” tax debtors.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Sep 8, 2025
🚢 Tariff-ied
Brazil Daily

🚢 Tariff-ied

The first post-tariff export figures don’t look good for Brazil. An outlandish new amnesty bill won’t stand up to legal scrutiny. Brazil wants to be a full IEA member.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Sep 5, 2025
🚫 Too big to bail
Brazil Daily

🚫 Too big to bail

The Central Bank vetoes the BRB-Banco Master deal. The latest from the EU-Mercosur trade agreement. The Bolsonaro trial completes its second day.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Isabela Cruz
Letícia Arcoverde
Gustavo Ribeiro, +2
Sep 4, 2025
🦥 Growth on slow mode
Brazil Daily

🦥 Growth on slow mode

Taking apart the latest GDP figures. Day one of the Bolsonaro trial is in the books. The Big Center launches an amnesty push, with Bolsonaro in the dock.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Letícia Arcoverde
Gustavo Ribeiro, +1
Sep 3, 2025
🔥⚖️ Trial of the century
Brazil Daily

🔥⚖️ Trial of the century

Bolsonaro on trial: What’s at stake for Brazil. How the trial will unfold. The political shockwaves.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Isabela Cruz
Gustavo Ribeiro, +1
Sep 2, 2025
💰 Wishful budgeting
Brazil Daily

💰 Wishful budgeting

The 2026 budget proposal contains many ifs and buts. Goiás wants the lead on critical minerals. Brazil loses domestic connectivity, while air travel demand rises.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Sep 1, 2025
🔫 Bringing a gun to a gunfight
Brazil Daily

🔫 Bringing a gun to a gunfight

Brazil looks to put its ‘Reciprocity Law’ into action. Yesterday’s organized crime raids reflected terribly on Brazil’s Wall Street. Why a census update is not quite all it’s cracked up to be.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Letícia Arcoverde
Gustavo Ribeiro, +1
Aug 29, 2025
👔 Organized crime is going corporate
Brazil Daily

👔 Organized crime is going corporate

Police try to dismantle a massive illegal network entangling organized crime and the fuel sector. H&M lands in Brazil, launching in a São Paulo shopping mall. Brazil lays out its plans for the next generation of broadcast television.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Isabela Cruz
Letícia Arcoverde
Gustavo Ribeiro, +2
Aug 28, 2025
🧢 Trump’s new terms and conditions
Brazil Daily

🧢 Trump’s new terms and conditions

Lula’s Big Tech push could draw further ire from Trump. Bolsonaro will be put under round-the-clock surveillance. Brazil’s regulatory agencies are on their knees amid a budget crunch.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Aug 27, 2025
🇲🇽🇨🇦 Seeking new partners
Brazil Daily

🇲🇽🇨🇦 Seeking new partners

Mexico and Canada could become Brazil’s trade cushions amid tariffs. Regional cooperation is always at a premium in Latin America. Congress begins its pension fraud inquiry today.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Lucas Berti
Gustavo Ribeiro, +1
Aug 26, 2025
🇺🇳 COP out?
Brazil Daily

🇺🇳 COP out?

Logistics in Belém risk turning COP30 into a diplomatic embarrassment for Brazil. The Supreme Court orders a sweeping investigation into parliamentary earmarks. Calls for Bitcoin reserves are being boosted by the far right, and opposed by the Central Bank.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Aug 25, 2025
🏷️ Terrorist label?
Brazil Daily

🏷️ Terrorist label?

A bill on terrorism poses a law-and-order test for President Lula. The EU and Mercosur continue their will-they-won’t-they relationship. An intra-BRICS payment system could be ready in September.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Aug 22, 2025
🇦🇷 Bolsonaro’s Buenos Aires Plan
Brazil Daily

🇦🇷 Bolsonaro’s Buenos Aires Plan

Feds find a draft request for asylum in Argentina on Bolsonaro’s phone. Brazilian companies are focusing more on lobbying in the US. The opposition is left in charge of a potentially painful inquiry in Congress.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Letícia Arcoverde
Gustavo Ribeiro, +1
Aug 21, 2025
🦾 A right-wing Megazord
Brazil Daily

🦾 A right-wing Megazord

Two right-wing parties form the largest bench in Congress. Boeing can continue snapping up engineers from Embraer. Lula’s popularity is on the rise as food prices cool off.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Euan Marshall
Gustavo Ribeiro, +1
Aug 20, 2025
✋ Foreign affairs, domestic rulings
Brazil Daily

✋ Foreign affairs, domestic rulings

Is the Supreme Court putting limits on the Magnitsky Act in Brazil? A study shows a widening wage gap in the country. And inflation forecasts drop below 5% for the first time in months.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Isabela Cruz
Gustavo Ribeiro, +1
Aug 19, 2025
⛏️ Mining miracle?
Brazil Daily

⛏️ Mining miracle?

An inexperienced company underlines a regulation crisis in Brazil’s mining sector. Revelations regarding Hugo Motta’s staffers show the speaker is in the crosshairs. Lula hasn’t yet enjoyed a major public opinion boost after the Trump tariffs.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Aug 18, 2025
⚖️ No backing down
Brazil Daily

⚖️ No backing down

The Supreme Court is on the verge of scheduling Bolsonaro’s criminal trial. Banco do Brasil’s poor profit results. The violence faced by human rights defenders in Brazil.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Isabela Cruz
Euan Marshall
Gustavo Ribeiro, +2
Aug 15, 2025
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