Election Observatory
Banco Master
Brazil’s 2026 Elections
Diplomatic Brief
Climate
Business
Agro
Sports
Guide to Brazil
Archive
Videos
About Us
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.
Right-wing fault lines lead to Bolsonaro-on-Bolsonaro tensions. Brazil’s latest trade figures. The launch of a new elections observatory.
An X-ray of Brazil’s political party transfer window. Ins and outs of the Lula cabinet. State governors and capital mayors get in on the act.
Important electoral shifts in Brazil’s biggest bellwether state. TikTok wants to offer financial services in Brazil.
A WTO impasse between Brazil and the US. Ronaldo Caiado gets the nod to be the PSD’s presidential candidate. The war in Iran worsens Brazil’s inflation expectations.
Flávio Bolsonaro’s controversial CPAC speech. The end of the INSS inquiry in Congress. Rio de Janeiro’s governor debacle.
Ratinho Junior’s short-lived (or nonexistent) presidential bid. Bolsonaro’s chances of moving to house arrest improve. The social security saga is set to continue in Congress.
Ratinho Júnior set to be 2026’s first “third-way” candidate. Debt is stifling any chance of economic improvements. Lula’s trip to the CELAC meeting in Colombia.
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.
Religious voters have become increasingly decisive in Brazilian politics — as well as a chronic challenge for the left.
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.
In our next edition of #InsiderTalks, experts in public opinion polling and voting trends will discuss the key factors to navigate an electoral year and prepare for October
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.
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.
A samba school’s adoring tribute to Brazil’s president has the political class watching — and conservatives fuming.
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?
Power plays, legal risks and why timing matters more than ever
Brazil-Russia commission to meet for the first time since 2015. More back and forth over the EU-Mercosur deal. A look at the PSD power project.
Lula’s to-do list for his meeting with Trump. Are markets right to complain about the government’s likely Central Bank pick? Brazil is still vastly unequal, despite advances.
Brazilian politics has always been a family business. But the Bolsonaros have taken that to another level.
No rate cuts yet, but soon? A Brazilian business delegation embarks on an Africa roadshow. Haddad is accused of not being a team player.
How Lula plans to see eye to eye with ideologically opposed leaders in South America. A presidential hopeful changes parties. A data adequacy deal increases cooperation between Brazil and the EU.
