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Coronavirus mutates much more regularly in Brazil
Brazil has long been a hotbed for coronavirus mutations and variants, but a new study shows just how quick the virus is changing and adapting around the country, making worrying reading for health experts
8 hours ago • Janaína Camelo
Business
Is Brazil’s so-called ‘rent inflation’ on its last legs?
Rental contracts in Brazil are not adjusted each year by the official inflation rate — instead, they follow another index, which has ballooned due to increased commodities prices around the world
11 hours ago • Ana Ferraz
Number of the week
Brazilian labor market finally shows signs of improvement
Devastated by the pandemic, effective income is finally starting to creep upwards, with the hardest-hit categories – informal and self-employed workers – now starting to earn again
1 day ago • Ana Ferraz
Business
Higher interest rates alone won’t protect Brazil from stagflation
Experts say the Central Bank's decision to increase the Selic rate will not have the desired effect on inflation — and that the country's problems are far deeper
1 day ago • Ana Ferraz
Opinion
A return to “caution, serenity, and perseverance” in Brazil?
Inflation in Brazil seems out of control, but the government has one sliver of good news ahead: prices are set to slow down before the end of the year
2 days ago • Luciano Sobral
Latin America
Peronism is in crisis. But what exactly is it?
Peronism has long troubled foreign commentators looking for an easy way to describe it. Ideologically amorphous, it has been home equally to left nationalists and right-wing neoliberals
2 days ago • Ignacio Portes
Tech
Tech Roundup: Brazil’s 5G auction scheduled for November
The most important news about tech and innovation in Brazil
3 days ago • Ana Ferraz and Janaína Camelo
Business
Agribusiness firms suspected of using public funds to influence politics
Major agribusiness firms are able to offset their tax bills and see money funneled back into their coffers. One Supreme Court justice believes these funds were used to fund anti-democratic protests
3 days ago • Amanda Audi
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Bolsonaro off-script speech leaves Brazilian diplomats fuming
By depicting an unreal Brazilian reality, Jair Bolsonaro undermined diplomatic efforts to restore Brazil’s credibility at the United Nations
6 days ago • André Spigariol
Power
Mr. Impeachment
Former Justice Minister Miguel Reale Jr. has penned impeachment requests which ousted two presidents. He’s now aiming at a third
6 days ago • Gustavo Ribeiro and Janaína Camelo
Power
Supreme Court seat remains vacant amid political tug-of-war
Jair Bolsonaro appointed André Mendonça to a Supreme Court vacancy in July, but the Senate is stalling his confirmation hearing for as long as possible — a move led by Brazil's answer to Mitch McConnell
1 week ago • André Spigariol
Power
Brazilian Health Minister sows distrust in vaccines for teenagers
In a surprise move, Marcelo Queiroga announced that the government has removed teenagers without prior health conditions from the national vaccination plan. Some states, however, plan to ignore the directive and continue as normal
2 weeks ago • Janaína Camelo
Power
Bolsonaro wants a fresh start at UN General Assembly
Brazilian diplomats work to convince Jair Bolsonaro to bury the hatchet with the global community at next week's UN General Assembly
2 weeks ago • André Spigariol
Insider
Government launches new mobile loan scheme for low-income citizens
7 hours ago • Janaína Camelo
Insider
Supreme Court unlikely to intervene in justice confirmation process in the Senate
11 hours ago • André Spigariol
Insider
What Boris really asked of Bolsonaro in New York
3 days ago • André Spigariol
Insider
Feds arrest Bolivian flight safety expert involved in Chapecoense air disaster
3 days ago • Euan Marshall
Insider
Brazilian diplomacy keeps mum on Chile’s “virus of populism” remarks
3 days ago • André Spigariol
Business
Is Brazil’s so-called ‘rent inflation’ on its last legs?
Rental contracts in Brazil are not adjusted each year by the official inflation rate — instead, they follow another index, which has ballooned due to increased commodities prices around the world
11 hours ago • Ana Ferraz
Business
Higher interest rates alone won’t protect Brazil from stagflation
Experts say the Central Bank's decision to increase the Selic rate will not have the desired effect on inflation — and that the country's problems are far deeper
1 day ago • Ana Ferraz
Business
Agribusiness firms suspected of using public funds to influence politics
Major agribusiness firms are able to offset their tax bills and see money funneled back into their coffers. One Supreme Court justice believes these funds were used to fund anti-democratic protests
3 days ago • Amanda Audi
Business
The ‘Chloroquine Brothers’ behind government-backed trials on unproven Covid drugs
Evidence shows that two major HMOs are continuing to distribute unproven coronavirus treatments to patients, often putting pressure on doctors to prescribe ineffective drugs
5 days ago • Amanda Audi
Business
Labor inspectors fine Nespresso and Starbucks supplier
Labor inspectors found cases of wage theft on the family farm of Carlos Augusto Rodrigues de Melo — president of a billionaire coffee cooperative
1 week ago • Daniel Camargos
Tech
Tech Roundup: Brazil’s 5G auction scheduled for November
The most important news about tech and innovation in Brazil
3 days ago • Ana Ferraz and Janaína Camelo
Tech
Privatization of Brazilian data holders faces snags and widespread criticism
The Brazilian government's plans to privatize massive data handlers Dataprev and Serpro was criticized from the get-go, and now the process is set to face lengthy delays
5 days ago • Ana Ferraz
Tech
Tech Roundup: Asian giants invade Brazilian e-commerce
The most important news about tech and innovation in Brazil this week
1 week ago • Ana Ferraz
Tech
Communications Minister promises 5G in São Paulo before year-end, even with delays
Brazil is finally on the home stretch in its long wait to auction off 5G frequencies. New delays have cropped up, but the government is confident that 5G implementation will begin before the end of the year
1 week ago • Janaína Camelo
Tech
Brazilian researchers working on combined Covid-19 and flu vaccine
Researchers in Minas Gerais and São Paulo plan to use the influenza virus as a vector to provide immune responses against flu and Covid-19. Added funding will be needed to take the project to clinical trials
2 weeks ago • Janaína Camelo
Podcast
Explaining Brazil #170: Peronism facing an existential crisis
Last week's midterm primaries in Argentina delivered what was arguably the worst electoral defeat Peronism has ever suffered. But the problem goes beyond short-term woes
5 days ago • Gustavo Ribeiro
Podcast
Explaining Brazil #169: Bolsonomics
The government has delivered very little and has been a source of instability for the Brazilian economy. So what keeps market agents from turning on Bolsonaro?
2 weeks ago • Gustavo Ribeiro
Podcast
Explaining Brazil #168: How to react to Bolsonaro?
Bolsonaro is threatening to disregard Supreme Court rulings from now on. So how should the political system react to a president who doesn't want to play by the rules?
3 weeks ago • Gustavo Ribeiro
Podcast
Explaining Brazil #167: A nation holding its breath
In six days, pro-Bolsonaro supporters will stage demonstrations in multiple cities. The unfolding of Brazil's political crisis depends on how big the turnout will be
4 weeks ago • Gustavo Ribeiro
Podcast
Explaining Brazil #166: Will Brazil have its own January 6 riots?
Many fear September 7 could be Brazil's own version of the U.S. Capitol riots. Given the local scenario, a similar movement could be bloodier
1 month ago • Gustavo Ribeiro
Coronavirus
Chile and Uruguay sign public health collaboration deal
5 hours ago • Natália Scalzaretto
Coronavirus
Germany makes CoronaVac U-turn after loosening travel restrictions
8 hours ago • Euan Marshall
Coronavirus
Covid deaths rise in 12 Brazilian states
11 hours ago • Ana Ferraz
Coronavirus
80 percent of Brazilians say coronavirus pandemic is under control
3 days ago • Euan Marshall
Coronavirus
Bolsonaro’s son and his Agriculture Minister test positive for coronavirus
4 days ago • Janaína Camelo
Society
Coronavirus mutates much more regularly in Brazil
Brazil has long been a hotbed for coronavirus mutations and variants, but a new study shows just how quick the virus is changing and adapting around the country, making worrying reading for health experts
8 hours ago • Janaína Camelo
Society
Border blockage in northern Brazil causes shortages in Guyana
In protest against Covid restrictions on crossing into Guyana, residents of a Brazilian border town are blocking roads — and creating havoc
4 days ago • André Spigariol
Society
The story of Paraisópolis: a living example of Brazil’s inequality
While undergoing drastic transformations over the years, Paraisópolis serves as a living reminder of the country's dramatic inequality
2 weeks ago • Renato Alves
Society
Jean-Paul Belmondo: That Man From Brasília
Legendary French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, who died this week at the age of 88, played an important role in showing off Brazil's brand-new capital city in the 1960s
2 weeks ago • Renato Alves
Society
A day in the life of a military interventionist
Amanda Audi spent Independence Day shadowing a notorious far-right influencer, who believes military intervention is the only way to improve Brazil
2 weeks ago • Amanda Audi
Environment
Abandoned Amazon land can advance decarbonization plan
Forest regrowth can help compensate for carbon emissions from deforestation. But one new study argues Brazil isn’t doing nearly enough of it
1 month ago • Charlotte Smith, Erika Berenguer and Jos Barlow
Environment
Brazil set to be devastated by climate change
A new IPCC report shows how rising sea levels, floods, and droughts will impact the country if emissions continue to rise
2 months ago • TBR Newsroom
Environment
Brazil’s Atlantic Forest will change more in next 50 years than any time since last ice age
Using data from the past 21,000 years, researchers have tried to predict the immediate effects of climate change on parts of Brazil's Atlantic Forest — the results are startling and a reason for concern
2 months ago • Oliver Wilson
Environment
Big Agro continues its anti-regulation charge
Congress is leading the charge to lift environmental regulations in the Amazon rainforest, continuing the work started by President Bolsonaro
2 months ago • Renato Alves
Environment
Restoring pastures could be a boost to cattle farming in Brazil
The expansion of cattle farming in Brazil is often linked to deforestation, but a recent study shows that environmentally responsible practices could be a way to increase the sector further
2 months ago • Renato Alves
Latin America
Peronism is in crisis. But what exactly is it?
Peronism has long troubled foreign commentators looking for an easy way to describe it. Ideologically amorphous, it has been home equally to left nationalists and right-wing neoliberals
2 days ago • Ignacio Portes
Latin America
Unions up the pressure on Uruguayan President Lacalle Pou
Anger over hastily passed reforms has driven workers to the streets, with the president’s previously high approval ratings – driven by a good pandemic performance – taking a hit
1 week ago • Ignacio Portes
Latin America
In Argentina, Peronism humbled by shock primaries
Tough primaries were on the cards for President Fernández, but unprecedented defeat leaves him close to losing Congress
2 weeks ago • Ignacio Portes
Latin America
Watered down tax reform brings only temporary relief to Colombia
After mass protests four months ago, new reform shifts the tax burden onto other groups, but opposition remains unsettled
2 weeks ago • Ignacio Portes
Latin America
Spanish far-right dives into Mexican politics
Opposition to President López Obrador rattled the political landscape by co-signing a letter warning of “communist advance” with Spanish right-wing splinter Vox
3 weeks ago • Ignacio Portes
Opinion
A return to “caution, serenity, and perseverance” in Brazil?
Inflation in Brazil seems out of control, but the government has one sliver of good news ahead: prices are set to slow down before the end of the year
2 days ago • Luciano Sobral
Opinion
Conspiracy theories about Bolsonaro’s stabbing unite left- and right-wing politicians
Bolsonaro's 2018 stabbing is back in the public debate, thanks to a left-wing documentary making wild claims that the entire incident was fake
1 week ago • Beatriz Rey
Opinion
Michel Temer: Reloaded?
The former president left office under a cloud of unpopularity and corruption allegations but has made his way back into the public eye after helping President Bolsonaro smooth over his relationship with the political class. What's next for Mr. Temer?
2 weeks ago • Gustavo Ribeiro
Opinion
Bolsonaro sets new lows for aggression against Brazil’s Supreme Court
Brazilians still don't know much about how the Supreme Court works — making it an ideal target for a president like Jair Bolsonaro
2 weeks ago • Andre Pagliarini
Opinion
Counteraction to Bolsonaro embedded with political risks
With President Bolsonaro's firm anti-democratic messaging during the September 7 protests, it is imperative for the opposition to find solutions to stymie Brazil's autocratic slide
3 weeks ago • Beatriz Rey
Tourism
The never-ending taxiing of Brazil’s tourism sector
Tourism was one of the areas hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Now, even with vaccination coverage improving, a series of factors are standing in the way of any meaningful recovery
2 months ago • Ana Ferraz
Tourism
Recife’s shark problem: too many questions and too few answers
The northeastern city of Recife is famous for its beaches, but locals and tourists are warned to stay away from the water, due to the risk of shark attacks
2 months ago • Renato Alves
Tourism
Meet the Arrudatitan: São Paulo’s very own dinosaur
First discovered in 1997, the specimen was originally believed to be a relative of the Aeolosaurus, but new research shows it came from a completely different genus, exclusive to São Paulo
5 months ago • Renato Alves
Tourism
When Hollywood royalty traded it all for a Brazilian farm
In the mid-20th century, a group of Hollywood movie stars gave up the glitz and glamor to become farmers in the Brazilian state of Goiás
6 months ago • Renato Alves
Tourism
The ancient stone city of Pireneus: Brazil’s best-kept secret
The city of Pirenópolis attracts tourists from all over for its lavish vegetation. But its most stunning attraction is remains unknown
6 months ago • Renato Alves
Guide to Brazil
Paulo Mendes da Rocha leaves behind incomparable legacy in Brazilian architecture
Among the most influential modernists in Brazilian history, Paulo Mendes da Rocha designed many of São Paulo's most famous tourist attractions and left a legacy of devoted followers
4 months ago • Renato Alves
Guide to Brazil
The forced immigration of the slave trade in Brazil
Brazil took in more African slaves than any other country during the Atlantic slave trade, and the effects of this brutal period can still be felt today
4 months ago • Euan Marshall
Guide to Brazil
The real story behind Portugal’s “discovery” of Brazil
School books will tell you that Brazil was discovered by Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500. Records show the country had visited the new land years before
5 months ago • Renato Alves
Business
How to get a Brazilian investor visa
Brazil offers indefinite residence permits for foreigners who invest in Brazilian companies, or set up their own enterprise
6 months ago • Iure Pontes Vieira
Guide to Brazil
How to become a Brazilian citizen
Migratory processes in Brazil are notoriously cumbersome and time-consuming, but the country's requirements for naturalization are fairly liberal
8 months ago • Iure Pontes Vieira
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