Good morning! Today, the problems with the jobs Brazil is creating. What is driving Jair Bolsonaro’s rage. And the latest blow on Sergio Moro.
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🚨 Developing story: Police in Amazonas questioned a lead suspect in the disappearance of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira — missing since Sunday. Authorities, however, gave no further detail. The longer time passes, the slimmer the hopes are of finding them alive.
- The two were reporting from Vale do Javari, an indigenous reserve close to the Peruvian border and highly coveted by illegal fishermen, wildcat miners, and drug smugglers.
- The Brazilian government has been accused of not taking the case seriously enough. President Bolsonaro appeared to blame the two men for their own disappearance, saying they had gone on a “non-recommendable adventure.”
There are more jobs in Brazil, but not more good jobs
After a massive downturn during the pandemic, the Brazilian job market has recovered and the unemployment rate is at its lowest point since early-2016. But the jobs Brazil is creating...