Explaining Brazil

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War coming to South America?

In Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro seems hell-bent on annexing a large (and oil-rich) part of Guyana....

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A highly political Supreme Court pick

Lula's choice of Justice Minister Flávio Dino to sit on the Supreme Court has attracted...

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Hezbollah in Brazil?

The Federal Police have arrested three men suspected of links to Hezbollah. They would be...

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Why São Paulo was left without power

São Paulo faced a massive power outage in recent days. The shortcomings of a private electricity...

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Curb your tax reform enthusiasm

The Senate finally has a draft tax reform, but it includes several changes to the version...

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The Milei risk for Brazil

If Javier Milei were to win the presidential race in Argentina, his government is bound to be...

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The end of the January 8 hearings

Congress decided to investigate the January 8 riots in Brasília. The investigation promised to...

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Brazil's approach to Israel-Palestine conflict

The latest intensification of violence between Israel and Palestine poses a threat to...

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Milei knocking on the neighbor's door

After the primary win of Javier Milei, Argentina's final presidential elections are coming...

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Amazon faces risk of worst-ever drought

In the largest Amazon state, officials expect all but one municipality to declare a full state of...

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Lula's return to the UN General Assembly

While Jair Bolsonaro's UN speeches were aimed at a domestic audience, Lula brought his...

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Pinochet's Brazil

On September 11, Chile remembered the 50-year anniversary of the military coup that ushered in...

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Bolsonaristas say "stay at home"

Bolsonaro's supporters are calling for their own #stayathome campaign for this year's...

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Erasing indigenous land claims

Brazil's Supreme Court and Congress are separately debating a legal argument that could...

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Time to add more BRICS?

This week's BRICS summit in Johannesburg could see the bloc expand for the first time since...

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Amazon oil drilling overlooks mangroves

The government and Petrobras want to drill near the Amazon estuary. But an unprecedented...

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Brazilian separatism?

Separatist tensions in Brazil more often than not come from fringe and ridiculed groups, but...

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Will justice be served for Mariana?

Almost eight years ago, Brazil suffered its biggest environmental disaster in history, when the...

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Bonus Episode: Brazil's shot at World Cup glory

We speak with Ivi Casagrande, head of performance at Brazil's national women's football...

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