Why does Brazil have so few retail investors?
Financial markets are already calling 2019 “the year of stocks in Brazil”. So far, the Bovespa benchmark index is (...) READ MORE
Articles February 17, 2019
How safe is it to fly a helicopter in Brazil?
On February 11, Brazilians were shocked when news broke that journalist Ricardo Boechat —one of the country’s most-famous radio (...) READ MORE
At the center of a huge government crisis, who is Gustavo Bebianno?
The first genuine political crisis of the still-incipient Jair Bolsonaro government has a face and a name: Secretary-General of (...) READ MORE
Legaltech battles Brazilian bureaucracy to streamline industry
Startups pursuing technology-centered approaches to legal work are blossoming in some of the world’s most lawsuit-heavy countries, but the (...) READ MORE
Yellow fever threat haunts Brazil once more
Once again, fears loom in Brazil of a possible comeback of yellow fever. What’s worse: urban outbreaks could occur (...) READ MORE
The wicked plan to free Brazil’s deadliest drug gang leaders
On February 13, São Paulo state authorities decided to move against the PCC (The First Command of the Capital)—Brazil’s (...) READ MORE
Dummy candidate scandal could lead to cabinet firings
A new wave of scandal has arrived at the doorstep of the Jair Bolsonaro government, potentially resulting in the (...) READ MORE
Explaining Brazil #47: Brazil’s war on drugs failed. What next?
Our podcast is also available on: Brazil’s war on drugs failed. What next? The world’s so-called war on drugs (...) READ MORE
How Brazil’s Congress uses investigation committees as political tools
News that Alessandro Vieira, a first-time Senator from the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, managed to gather (...) READ MORE
Colombia’s tax reform saga: a cautionary tale for Brazil?
Brazilian investors seem confident that the Jair Bolsonaro administration will be able to pull off a successful reform of (...) READ MORE
