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PowerMay 24, 2020

Will Brazil’s prosecutor general kill Bolsonaro’s probe?

Prosecutor General Augusto Aras has operated more...

CoronavirusMay 24, 2020

Covid-19 and inequality: For whom the bells don’t toll

Jair Bolsonaro once famously declared that in...

OpinionMay 23, 2020

Favela Lives Don’t Matter in Brazil

The killing of a 14-year-old boy is...

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President Jair Bolsonaro (right) and VP Hamilton Mourão, in the background. Photo: Carolina Antunes/PR

Power May 23, 2020

There’s a way to oust Bolsonaro. But it’s not an impeachment

The "Mourão Risk" makes impeachment an unlikely...

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Society May 23, 2020

Numbers of the week: May 23, 2020

This is Brazil by the Numbers, a weekly digest...

The much-anticipated footage of a Bolsonaro cabinet meeting has been made public. What can be made of this raw display of Bolsonarism?

Power May 22, 2020

Much-awaited video exposes gross mismanagement in Bolsonaro government

The much-anticipated footage of a Bolsonaro cabinet...

What does the post-pandemic future hold for Brazilian startups

Tech May 22, 2020

Tech Roundup, May 22, 2020 | Startups in the post-pandemic Brazil

A digest of the most important news on technology...

How the Covid-19 emergency aid impacts Brazil's finances

Coronavirus May 22, 2020

How the Covid-19 emergency aid impacts Brazil’s finances

Covid-19 emergency aid has kept Bolsonaro's approval...

Brazilian researchers make Covid-19 testing breakthrough

Brazil Daily May 22, 2020

Brazilian researchers make Covid-19 testing breakthrough

Brazilian researchers have developed a scalable, highly...

Escalating radicalism in Bolsonaro's Brazil civil war President Jair Bolsonaro. Photo: Marcello Casal Jr./ABr

Brazil Weekly May 25, 2020

Escalating radicalism in Bolsonaro’s Brazil

Pro-Bolsonaro officers talk about a possible "civil war" in Brazil. The Supreme Court trial that will settle land ownership issues in Brazil. And São Paulo's failed "mega holiday"

Brazil DailyMay 22, 2020

Brazilian researchers make Covid-19 testing breakthrough

Brazilian researchers have developed a scalable, highly...

The Economy Ministry's new attempt to save jobs. The standoff between Jair Bolsonaro and state governors. And the worrisome trend of Covid-19 in Brazil

Brazil DailyMay 21, 2020

Brazil’s plan to save jobs by taking away labor rights

The Economy Ministry's new attempt to save jobs. The...

Emergency salary is giving Jair Bolsonaro extended life

Brazil DailyMay 20, 2020

Emergency salary is giving Jair Bolsonaro extended life

An interesting shift in Bolsonaro's support base....

Woman walks in São Paulo. Photo: Nelson Antoine/Shutterstock

Brazil DailyMay 19, 2020

São Paulo not working for a lockdown

Why São Paulo has avoided a full-scale...

Jair Bolsonaro and his son Flávio in the background. Photo: Carolina Antunes/PR

Brazil WeeklyMay 18, 2020

Former ally dishes more dirt on the Bolsonaros

More evidence of wrongdoing by the Bolsonaro family. The...

Bolsonaro: I won't wait for the Feds to f*** over my family

Brazil DailyMay 15, 2020

Bolsonaro: I won’t wait for the Feds to f*** over my family

The investigation against Jair Bolsonaro. A decree...

High debt levels prevent V-shaped recovery for Brazil

Brazil DailyMay 14, 2020

Brazil’s recovery won’t be V-shaped

Depression, not recession, might be on the...

POWER

Will Brazil’s prosecutor general kill Bolsonaro’s probe?

May 24, 2020

Prosecutor General Augusto Aras has operated more like the president's counsel than a true prosecutor

PowerMay 23, 2020

There’s a way to oust Bolsonaro. But it’s not an impeachment

The "Mourão Risk" makes impeachment an unlikely...

PowerMay 22, 2020

Much-awaited video exposes gross mismanagement in Bolsonaro government

The much-anticipated footage of a Bolsonaro cabinet...

PowerMay 20, 2020

The lawyers who could put the Bolsonaros in hot water

Two Rio de Janeiro lawyers could be...

Power May 18, 2020

Youngest Bolsonaro son a chip off the old block

Jair Renan Bolsonaro, 22, is the youngest...

Power May 16, 2020

Called out on its bullshit, Minas Gerais hides Covid-19 data

Minas Gerais gloats about low Covid-19 numbers....

Cemetery in Manaus, capital city of Amazonas. Photo: Fernando Crispim/Amazônia Real

Coronavirus May 16, 2020

Politics and pseudoscience making Amazonas Covid-19 crisis even worse

Amazonas' healthcare system has collapsed. To make...

BUSINESS

How the Covid-19 emergency aid impacts Brazil’s finances

May 22, 2020

Covid-19 emergency aid has kept Bolsonaro's approval ratings stable, but does the government have the firepower to sustain it?

CoronavirusMay 21, 2020

Could Covid-19 spark a rebirth of Brazil’s development bank?

Brazil's National Development Bank has lain dormant...

BusinessMay 17, 2020

Delivery is the future for fine dining in Brazil

Even the swankiest restaurants have turned their...

BusinessMay 15, 2020

Parking operator is Brazil’s first ‘online’ IPO

Amid the pandemic parking operator Allpark goes...

Business May 11, 2020

Is printing money the solution for the Brazilian crisis?

Coronavirus May 04, 2020

Gol earnings report a glimpse of dire times for Brazilian airlines

Business May 04, 2020

The challenges Brazilian antitrust watchdog will face after the pandemic

WHO declares South America as new Covid-19 epicenter

The World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Director for Emergency Programs Michael Ryan said on Friday that South America has...

May 22, 2020

Brazil breaks into Covid-19 top 3, but could already be number 1

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Brazil have taken the country above the UK in overall rankings, but low testing means the actual to...

May 19, 2020

There’s a way to oust Bolsonaro. But it’s not an impeachment

The "Mourão Risk" makes impeachment an unlikely scenario. For some insiders, the Electoral Court might be the only way to remove B...

May 23, 2020

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