Brenno Grillo

Brenno has worked as a journalist since 2012, specializing in coverage related to law and the justice system. He has worked for O Estado de S. Paulo, Portal Brasil, ConJur, and has experience in political campaigns.

Environment Minister is really "running the cattle herd" through Amazon

Environment Minister is really “running the cattle herd” through Amazon

Ricardo Salles promised to change environmental protections while the press is distracted by Covid-19 — we look at what he has done so far

4 years ago • Euan Marshall and Brenno Grillo

From left to right: Senate President Davi Alcolumbre, President Jair Bolsonaro, and Supreme Court Chief Justice Dias Toffoli. Photo: Marcos Corrêa/PR

Bolsonaro says the Supreme Court is out to get him. He’s not wrong

The Brazilian Supreme Court is cracking down on the president's inner circle — doing so through highly questionable legal methods

4 years ago • Brenno Grillo

live health workers ppe

Doctors hold live concert to raise money for PPE

4 years ago • Brenno Grillo

Brazil's post-pandemic economy a dog-eat-dog world

Brazil’s post-pandemic economy: a dog-eat-dog world

A survival-of-the-fittest scenario may be on the cards for companies once the coronavirus crisis passes

4 years ago • Brenno Grillo

House Speaker Rodrigo Maia

House Speaker asks for political peace in Brazil

4 years ago • Brenno Grillo

election Justices Luís Roberto Barroso and Rosa Weber

Changes to Brazil’s voting system only “in the future”

4 years ago • Brenno Grillo

Brazil's Prosecutor General Augusto Aras has operated more like the president's counsel than a true prosecutor.

Will Brazil’s prosecutor general kill Bolsonaro’s probe?

Prosecutor General Augusto Aras has operated more like the president's counsel than a true prosecutor

4 years ago • Gustavo Ribeiro and Brenno Grillo

President Jair Bolsonaro (right) and VP Hamilton Mourão, in the background. Photo: Carolina Antunes/PR

There’s a way to oust Bolsonaro. But it’s not an impeachment

The "Mourão Risk" makes impeachment an unlikely scenario. For some insiders, the Electoral Court might be the only way to remove Bolsonaro

4 years ago • Brenno Grillo