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Lucas Berti
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Lucas Berti covers international affairs — specialized in Latin American politics and markets. He has been published by Opera Mundi, Revista VIP, and The Intercept Brasil, among others.
Latin America
Outlaw or revolutionary? Meet Haiti’s Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Chérizier
Inspired by Che Guevara and former Haitian dictator “Papa Doc” Duvalier, the former policeman turned gang leader is rising to the top amid a power vacuum in the country
4 days ago • Lucas Berti
Cartoons
B is for Bukele and Bolsonaro
1 month ago • Lucas Berti and Jika
Society
Supercup reignites debates on football violence and away fan ban
Away fan ban lifted for Palmeiras v. São Paulo showdown prompts debate on safety and fan experience at football
1 month ago • Lucas Berti
Latin America
Tourist town in Chile’s Atacama Desert besieged by packs of feral dogs
San Pedro de Atacama is on alert after several attacks on tourists and residents. It now wants to euthanize thousands of animals
2 months ago • Lucas Berti
Cartoons
Welcome to Brumadinho, where justice is still missing
2 months ago • Jika and Lucas Berti
Latin America
Prosecutors seek 34-year sentence for Peru’s Pedro Castillo
Ousted and arrested after a failed ‘self-coup’ in 2022, the left-wing former president went from surprise outsider to political has-been in just two years
2 months ago • Lucas Berti
Cartoons
Dengue: Vaccines to the rescue
2 months ago • Jika and Lucas Berti
Latin America
Crime now a concern across Latin America’s political spectrum
The popularity of tough-on-crime policies in a continent plagued by violence has forced the issue onto the agenda of politicians from right to left
2 months ago • Lucas Berti
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Politics
He murdered an Amazon defender, then became a political leader
2 days ago • Euan Marshall
Politics
Military top brass throws Bolsonaro to the wolves
4 days ago • Isabela Cruz
Politics
Anti-vaccine discourse growing in Brazil’s far-right rhetoric
5 days ago • Cedê Silva
Politics
Standing committees pose more challenges for Lula in Congress
6 days ago • Isabela Cruz
Politics
Re-election scapegoated for Brazil’s political woes
1 week ago • Isabela Cruz
Insider
TBR up for Best News Website at Digital Media Americas Awards
11 hours ago • TBR Newsroom
Insider
Lula: Brazil faced serious coup risk under Bolsonaro
14 hours ago • Cedê Silva
Insider
Brazilian economy slow to kick off 2024
17 hours ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Insider
U.S. imposes sanctions on Brazilian gang leader
4 days ago • Cedê Silva
Insider
Inter-American court convicts Brazil for human rights violations
4 days ago • Cedê Silva
Economy
Market Roundup: Brazil’s cash-and-carry phenomenon thrives in 2023
3 days ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Economy
School tuition fees, food prices stall Brazil’s inflation progress
7 days ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Economy
Market Roundup: Brazil’s stock exchange could have competition
1 week ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Economy
Brazilian iron ore could be key to China’s decarbonization targets
2 weeks ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Economy
Lula splits the baby on gig economy regulation bill
2 weeks ago • Cedê Silva
Tech
Tech Roundup: Latin American funds raised USD 2.1 billion for startups in 2023
11 hours ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Tech
Cases of violence put Rio delivery workers on edge
7 days ago • Leonardo Coelho
Tech
Tech Roundup: TikTok beaten by Brazilian government apps
1 week ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Tech
Tech Roundup: Brazil gaming industry booms
2 weeks ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Tech
Tech Roundup: Illegal cell phones make up 19 percent of Brazilian market
3 weeks ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Society
Brazil records Covid spike, and coronavirus still kills plenty
2 weeks ago • TBR Newsroom
Society
Brazil’s slow struggle for sewage coverage
3 weeks ago • Cedê Silva
Society
Brazil’s prison system under scrutiny after high-profile escape
4 weeks ago • Euan Marshall
Society
São Paulo samba school faces backlash over “demonizing” police
1 month ago • Cedê Silva
Society
Surge in dengue cases leaves Brazilian health officials rattled
1 month ago • Cedê Silva
Environment
Amazon climate crisis continues with Acre floods and Roraima fires
18 hours ago • Cedê Silva
Environment
After 2023 highs, Cerrado deforestation drops in January
3 weeks ago • Gustavo Ribeiro and Cedê Silva
Environment
Brazil-Bolivia dam reignites debates on power in the Amazon
3 weeks ago • Kevin Damasio
Environment
Ibama walkout sparks fears of environmental decline once fire season returns
1 month ago • André Borges
Environment
Singapore’s ACX partners with Brazil’s B3 to create a carbon credit exchange
1 month ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Latin America
Outlaw or revolutionary? Meet Haiti’s Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Chérizier
4 days ago • Lucas Berti
Latin America
What has Javier Milei been up to?
2 weeks ago • Ignacio Portes
Latin America
Petro’s coal ban in Colombia, explained
2 weeks ago • David Feliba
Latin America
Pope Francis’s reconciliation with Milei not a first
3 weeks ago • Ignacio Portes
Latin America
Mexico is suing U.S. gun-makers for arming its gangs
4 weeks ago • Timothy D. Lytton
Opinion
Balancing Supreme Court critique amid political polarization in Brazil
5 days ago • Andre Pagliarini
Opinion
The imminent future of digital regulation in Brazil
3 weeks ago • Marcela Mattiuzzo
Opinion
Lula makes a blunder as Bolsonaro goes all-in on Sunday rally
4 weeks ago • Mario Sergio Lima
Opinion
Budget earmarks challenge Brazil’s historic institutional balance
1 month ago • Leonardo Barreto
Opinion
Bolsonaro’s desperate play echoes Collor’s last stand
1 month ago • Andre Pagliarini