Euan Marshall

Brazil missing the target with its match-fixing drama

With the rise of betting in Brazil, match-fixing is in the spotlight. But debates are bogged down by self-interest and…

7 days ago

Explaining Brazil #290: Ban the beef bros?

Credited with turning JBS into the world's largest meat-packing company, billionaire brothers Joesley and Wesley Batista are now seeking a…

2 weeks ago

All but two São Paulo districts facing dengue epidemic

Having already recorded more than 1,600 deaths from dengue fever in the first three and a half months of 2024,…

2 weeks ago

Explaining Brazil #289: Lira’s latest Lula feud

House Speaker Arthur Lira and the Lula government's Congress liaison Alexandre Padilha are engaged in a public disagreement.

3 weeks ago

Crime costs hundreds of billions to Brazil’s public and private sectors

According to data from the Violence Atlas study, Brazil spends 5.9 percent of its gross domestic product (around USD 120…

4 weeks ago