Isabela Cruz

Isabela Cruz holds a law degree from the State University of Rio de Janeiro and a master's degree in social sciences from the Fundação Getulio Vargas. Prior to The Brazilian Report, she covered politics and the judicial system for Nexo.

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Argentina cyclone threatens Rio Grande do Sul with more rain

Weather forecasts from the south indicate that the climate emergency in Rio Grande do Sul may continue for longer

3 hours ago • Isabela Cruz

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Brazil’s public accounts record slim Q1 surplus

1 day ago • Isabela Cruz

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How to donate to Rio Grande do Sul flood victims from outside Brazil

For those who live abroad and want to help, well-known NGOs are making their channels available for donations in foreign currency

1 day ago • Isabela Cruz

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Alexandre de Moraes: between criticism and justification

Justice Moraes' decisions are the topic of much debate in Brazil, but criticism or defense of the judge is often based on shallow arguments

2 days ago • Isabela Cruz

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Lula, Congress swap places in fiscal responsibility debate

Once critical of high public spending, the Senate president and opposition have backed measures such as increased pay for elite civil servants

6 days ago • Isabela Cruz

The Brazilian Report shortlisted for four Digiday Media Awards

The Brazilian Report shortlisted for four Digiday Media Awards

Other finalists include the Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Condé Nast, and the NFL

6 days ago • Isabela Cruz

Coup praisers, coup plotters

Love It or Leave It, Ep. 4: Coup praisers, coup plotters

In its final episode, our special miniseries on the Brazilian military revisits how the country dealt with its authoritarian past and returned to the brink of a coup under Jair Bolsonaro

1 week ago • Isabela Cruz and André Chiavassa

IBGE President Marcio Pochmann presents President Lula with Brazil's new world map. Photo: Ricardo Stuckert/PR

Brazilians’ polarization hits cartography, in new world map

With Brazil in the center, a new official world map raised debates about didacticism, foreign policy, and even patriotism

2 weeks ago • Isabela Cruz