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Explaining Brazil #291: Lula’s farming feuds

The relationship between farmers and the Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva administration is by no means a warm one. The…

2 days ago

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…

4 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…

1 week 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.

2 weeks ago

Love It or Leave It, Ep. 3: Cross-border persecution in South America

In this third episode, our special miniseries on the Brazilian military dictatorship flies over the Southern Cone, telling how the…

3 weeks ago

Explaining Brazil #288: Elon Musk has beef in Brazil

Musk has stated that Brazil is on the verge of becoming an Orwellian dystopia in which one man — Supreme…

3 weeks ago

Love It or Leave It, Ep. 2: Brazilian patriots with an American flag

In its second episode, the special mini-series on the Brazilian military dictatorship dives into its relations with the U.S., starting…

4 weeks ago

Explaining Brazil #287: Election hopes dashed in Venezuela

Negotiations with the U.S. and the opposition had led to hopes that Venezuela would hold clean elections in 2024. But…

4 weeks ago

Love It or Leave It, Ep. 1: 60 years of Brazil’s 1964 coup d’état

March 31 marks the 60th anniversary of Brazil's 1964 coup d'état. We've prepared a special podcast series about one of…

1 month ago

Explaining Brazil #286: How Brazil’s far-right operates

A new report maps and details the activities and ideologies of more than 20 far-right extremist groups operating in Brazil

1 month ago