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Supreme Court places Bolsonaro under house arrest (Preview)

In this edition of #InsiderTalks, we’ve invited experts on law, democracy and electoral trends to analyze the trial of Bolsonaro and his allies for an alleged coup plot. Subscribe to Explaining Brazi…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

US tariffs: Brazil is negotiating with an “elected autocracy” (Preview)

Professor Felipe Campante of Johns Hopkins sees little room for success in negotiations between Brazil and the US, as only the former is following the rule of law. Subscribe to Explaining Brazil Plus…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump declares (trade) war on Brazil (Preview)

In this episode of Explaining Brazil Plus, we analyzed Donald Trump’s threat of a 50% tariff on Brazil and its possible impacts on the country's economy and politics. Subscribe to Explaining Brazil P…

Published on 4 months ago

Social security scandals, Brazil's emissions beef and a papal funeral

A major social security scandal causes a government headache. Brazil’s beef sector needs major changes to hit emissions goals. And Lula is off to Rome for the pope’s funeral, but who’s going with him…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

COP 30: are locals ready to shape policies? (Preview)

In this Explaining Brazil Plus episode, Lise Tupiassu of the Federal University of Pará gives us her on-the-ground perspective on what should be in the spotlight regarding COP30 in the Amazon

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Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Penal populism, agro jobs and Bolsonaro under the knife

Rio’s mayor looks to El Salvador for inspiration on public security. Brazil’s agro jobs are less and less done on farms. And Bolsonaro goes under the knife again in a 12-hour surgery.

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Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump’s decline, Embraer’s rise, and Lula in a gun fight

Trump and the US become less popular in Brazil. Embraer wades into the aerial arms race. And the pro-gun caucus wants to take firearms away from Lula’s security team

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Published on 7 months ago

Tariffs, loans and spy games

Brazil learns its tariff fate amid Trump’s Liberation Day announcement. Major demand for a new loan program offers hope for Lula’s popularity. Brazil and Paraguay get into a tangle over espionage rev…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Brazil braces for Trump's tariffs (Preview)

US President Donald Trump promises a significant tariff announcement on April 2. We gathered a team of experts to discuss how the looming threats of tariffs from the Trump administration may affect B…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Bolsonaro charged, egg exports rise, Brazil rethinks defense ties

The Supreme Court decides that Jair Bolsonaro will face trial over coup-plotting allegations. Brazilian producers are exporting eggs to the bird flu-hit US. And Brazil wants to chart its own course i…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago