The Brazilian Report - News from Brazil in English

SocietyFeb 22, 2020

Brazil’s 2020 Carnival in numbers

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

TechFeb 21, 2020

Tech Roundup, Feb. 21, 2020 | Brazil a hot spot for unicorns

Brazil a hub for unicorns; the race for digital...

PowerFeb 21, 2020

New decree facilitates foreign financing in Brazilian agriculture

Brazil is one of the largest agricultural producers in...

Understanding the crisis of Brazilian police forces

Brazil Daily Feb 21, 2020

Why are the Ceará police on strike?

We shed light on the creeping police...

Tesla assembly plant in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Photo: Nadezda Murmakova/Shutterstock

Tech Feb 20, 2020

Is Brazil ready for Tesla? And is Tesla ready for Brazil?

Reports that the electric vehicle manufacturer is...

Power Feb 20, 2020

After senator is shot, police strike could spread across Brazil

On Wednesday afternoon, Senator Cid Gomes was shot twice...

Brazilian municipalities enter election season strapped for funds

Power Feb 20, 2020

Brazilian municipalities enter election season strapped for funds

Brazilians head to the polls in October 2020 to...

Congress takes the first step toward tax reform

Brazil Daily Feb 20, 2020

Congress takes the first step toward tax reform

The advances of the tax reform in Brazil. Bolsonaro...

Opinion Feb 19, 2020

The downside to Brazil being the Country of Carnival

The annual celebrations to be held this...

Brazil Daily Feb 21, 2020

Why are the Ceará police on strike?

We shed light on the creeping police crisis in Brazil. The rise of Brazil's deepwater oil in international markets. And Vale's billion-dollar losses in 2019

Brazil DailyFeb 20, 2020

Congress takes the first step toward tax reform

The advances of the tax reform in Brazil. Bolsonaro...

Central Bank chairman Roberto Campos Neto

Brazil DailyFeb 19, 2020

Brazil’s Central Bank nears independence

The bill to protect the Brazilian Central Bank from...

Brazil DailyFeb 18, 2020

Bolsonaro’s war on states could backfire

The president's war with state governors might...

This week, how Brazil plans to rely more on solar power plants. The names on Bolsonaro's shortlist for incoming vacancies at the Supreme Court.

Brazil WeeklyFeb 17, 2020

Solar power set for a boost in Brazil

How Brazil plans to rely more on...

economy minister paulo guedes currency brazilian real

Brazil DailyFeb 14, 2020

Central Bank currency intervention to have short-lived effects

We’re covering today what is happening to the Brazilian...

Brazil DailyFeb 13, 2020

Analysts unfazed as Brazilian Real hits record lows

The positive impacts of the devaluation of the Brazilian...

Congress to get unprecedented powers over Brazil's budget

Brazil DailyFeb 12, 2020

Budget changes give Congress rule of the roost

Congress' latest win over the Bolsonaro administration....

POWER

Chief Justice eyeing up a legacy with unfinished works program

Feb 22, 2020

Every president, at the end of his or her term, thinks about the legacy they will leave behind. In the case of the presidency of the Judiciary, it is...