Podcast Episodes

Brazil's Congress elects new leaders

Our podcast is back! For our first episode of 2025, we bring you a crucial topic for Brazil’s political landscape: the upcoming elections for the leadership positions in Congress and how they will af…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Delaying the EUDR?

The EU had approved a law demanding that products exported to the bloc would have to prove they are deforestation-free. After much adaptation and preparation, the implementation of that law has been …

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lula in a currency chokehold

The Brazilian real is plummeting, borrowing costs are climbing, and market confidence has been in free fall.

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Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

The tax reform gridlock

Many thought the tax reform regulations would clear Congress before the October elections. With just a few weeks left in the 2024 calendar, many wonder if it will pass at all this year.

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Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Taking stock of the G20 Summit in Rio

With the G20 Summit and Brazil’s presidency of the group now at an end, we look back at the results of the major international gathering in Rio de Janeiro, and Lula’s date with Xi

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Published on 9 months ago

The Amazon at war - To Be Read: Where authors translate Brazil

In our book club, journalist Marcos Colón talks about the existential crisis that criminals, multinational companies and also the State have historically imposed to the Amazon

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Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

How the U.S. election influences Latin America

As the U.S. selects its next leader, the choice will reverberate through Latin America, influencing political and economic landscapes across the region.

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Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

A Brazilian MAGA?

Jair Bolsonaro is working to reshape Brazil’s Liberal Party into a political vehicle firmly under his influence — much like Donald Trump has redefined the Republican Party in the U.S. as his MAGA par…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

The Pantanal's jaguars

A particularly harsh wildfire season in Brazil's Pantanal has caused major impacts on the population of jaguars, the biome's most emblematic species. We speak to a big cat expert to find out more

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Published on 10 months ago

Brazil has a gambling problem

Seemingly from nowhere, the online sports betting market has swept across Brazil like a tsunami, and the pernicious effects of gambling addiction are already having clear signs on society. 

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Published on 10 months, 1 week ago