#80: Odebrecht’s Peruvian wrecking ball
Peru is in turmoil. The country’s president, Martín Vizcarra, has shut down Congress—and in retaliation, Congressmen have tried to (...) READ MORE
Podcast October 14, 2019
Explaining Brazil #79: Bolsonaro flips off the world
Speaking before representatives of 193 nations—and millions watching at home—Jair Bolsonaro talked at the UN about issues that only (...) READ MORE
Explaining Brazil #78: How will Amazon Inc disrupt Brazilian retail?
Launched in February 2005, the Amazon Prime membership plan came like a wrecking ball to American retailers. It single-handedly (...) READ MORE
Explaining Brazil #77: Rio’s war on a gay kiss
Is a gay kiss obscene? Rio de Janeiro Mayor Marcelo Crivella believes so. He used his administration to try (...) READ MORE
Explaining Brazil #76: How Napoleon invented Brazil
Brazil is an improbable country. It is an immense mass of land, bound by a single language and a (...) READ MORE
Explaining Brazil #75: WhatsApp-induced fires
Throughout 2018, we at The Brazilian Report have written numerous articles on the power of social media in Brazil. (...) READ MORE
Explaining Brazil #74: Brazil’s role on the global stage
Since President Jair Bolsonaro took office on January 1, Brazil has made its way back into global headlines, albeit (...) READ MORE
Explaining Brazil #73: Is Brazil capable of protecting the Amazon on its own?
Jair Bolsonaro’s laissez-faire environmental policy could have irreversible consequences not only for Brazil—but for the entire world. And one (...) READ MORE
Explaining Brazil #72: Can Brazil approve a tax reform in 2019?
The Brazilian Congress is back from vacation. And the country’s lawmakers have a lot on their plates. After six (...) READ MORE
Explaining Brazil #71: How Brazil’s prisons became war zones
Since the turn of the year of 2016 to 2017, over 200 inmates were killed within government-run prisons. In (...) READ MORE
