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#134: Who tried to hack the Brazilian election?

After weeks of gloating about its fast and efficient vote count  system, Brazil's election...

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What Brazil can teach the U.S. about elections

The U.S. election process took days to confirm a winner. Were it to have taken place in Brazil,...

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Banking transformation PIX up steam

Brazil's Central Bank has launched PIX, its new instant payment system. We analyze what changes...

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Throwing Pinochet's legacy on the fire

In a huge majority, Chile voted to scrap its 1980 constitution, the last remaining legacy of the...

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Electoral calculations around Covid-19 vaccines

Jair Bolsonaro and São Paulo Governor João Doria are using the race for a vaccine as a sparring...

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Bolsonaro steering away from Bolsonarism

Almost two years since his election, President Jair Bolsonaro has cozied up to the establishment...

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Elections in the Time of Covid-19

Municipal elections have a significant impact on national politics. And what happens in November...

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When protection becomes repression

Some Latin American countries have been called out for not enacting social distancing rules...

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You give Brazil a bad name

Jair Bolsonaro addressed the United Nations General Assembly for the second time on Tuesday — we...

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Brazil's Supreme Court at a crossroads

A new Chief Justice takes the reins of Brazil's Supreme Court in a moment when it faces a crisis...

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Rio's descent into political hell

Every single living former governor of Rio has been jailed at some point, and the incumbent...

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Reducing business complexity in Brazil

Brazil's second-quarter GDP results have been released and it's official: the country is back in...

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Six months of the coronavirus in Latin America

Latin America had its first confirmed Covid-19 case on February 26. Six months later, the region...

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The Al Capone of Colombia

Álvaro Uribe is arguably the most powerful politician in Colombia, but he has been placed under...

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Brazilian football hits fever pitch, literally

Brazil has rushed its national football championship into a hasty return, and already there are...

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Brazil's place in the race for a Covid-19 vaccine

Ironically, Brazil's mismanagement of the coronavirus crisis may lead to the country cutting the...

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Bolsonaro's ticket to re-election

Everyone predicted that the pandemic would plummet Jair Bolsonaro's approval rates. It hasn't....

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Biden or Trump, what changes for Brazil?

Few elections worldwide influence Brazil as much as the U.S. presidential race. Joe Biden seems...

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Deforestation is bad for business

Deforestation is on the rise during the Covid-19 pandemic, and now international investors have...

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Bolsonaro is one in a 1.6 million

After months of reckless behavior, President Jair Bolsonaro has been infected with the...

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