Operation Car Wash’s public enemy number one
On Sunday afternoon, various cities around Brazil saw demonstrations of pro-Jair Bolsonaro groups calling for the impeachment of Supreme (...) READ MORE
Lula November 20, 2019
The true situation of Brazil’s public service, in charts
Good morning! This week, we explain the state of Brazilian public service. What will become of the president’s party, (...) READ MORE
Can Congress send Lula back to prison?
Earlier this month, Brazil’s Supreme Court concluded a trial on the possibility of executing prison sentences after a single (...) READ MORE
#85: How Lula’s story explains Brazil
580 days after being arrested for corruption and money laundering, former Brazilian President Lula is out of prison. And (...) READ MORE
Generals remain ultimate power brokers in Latin America
Good morning! We’re covering the aftermath of Lula being released from prison. Evo Morales’s resignation shows how much civilian (...) READ MORE
Lula is free. What happens now in Brazil?
After 580 days, Lula is free. The former president who left office in 2010 as the most popular politician (...) READ MORE
Lula released after Supreme Court ruling. What changes in Brazilian politics?
In an unsurprising finish, the Brazilian Supreme Court decided—by a narrow 6-5 vote—that prison sentences in the country may (...) READ MORE
Lula set for release after Supreme Court ruling
Good morning! Today we’re looking at the Supreme Court ruling now set to release Lula from jail. Also, U.S. (...) READ MORE
Dias Toffoli: the head of Brazil’s Supreme Court in the spotlight
Upon leaving an event in São Paulo on Wednesday, José Antonio Dias Toffoli, Brazil’s Supreme Court chief justice, had (...) READ MORE
What is the Forum of São Paulo? And why is the far-right so obsessed with it?
A few years removed from the commodities boom that elevated local economies and lifted millions out of poverty, Latin (...) READ MORE
