Bolsonomics
The government has delivered very little and has been a source of instability for the Brazilian economy. So what keeps market agents from turning on Bolsonaro? Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Sep 15, 2021•29 min
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How to react to Bolsonaro?
Bolsonaro is threatening to disregard Supreme Court rulings from now on. So how should the political system react to a president who doesn't want to play by the rules? (This episode was recorded live on Tuesday, Sep 7.) Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr
A nation holding its breath
In six days, pro-Bolsonaro supporters will stage demonstrations in multiple cities. The unfolding of Brazil's political crisis depends on how big the turnout will be. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Sep 01, 2021•24 min
Will Brazil have its own January 6 riots?
Many fear September 7 could be Brazil's own version of the January 6 U.S. Capitol riots. Given the scenario in Brazil, a similar movement could have much bloodier consequences. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Aug 25, 2021•27 min
Should Brazil reengage in Haiti?
While President Jair Bolsonaro seems to have very little interest in foreign affairs, serving in peacekeeping missions is a badge of honor for the Brazilian military — which holds enormous influence with Bolsonaro. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Aug 18, 2021•24 min
Companies face fines for data protection misdeeds
Brazilian data protection watchdog ANPD, the National Data Protection Authority, is now able to punish companies who mishandle customer data. But many questions around regulators still linger. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Aug 11, 2021•21 min
Getting vaccines to the heart of the Amazon
With sparse transport infrastructure and precarious health services, getting medical supplies to Brazil's Amazon population is a huge challenge — something laid bare by Brazil's coronavirus vaccination push. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Aug 03, 2021•20 min
Coup or No Coup
Struggling in the polls, President Jair Bolsonaro has threatened to ignore next year's election results. But is the risk of democratic rupture real? Or is the far-right simply crying coup? Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Jul 28, 2021•30 min
Little transparency around presidents' health
President Bolsonaro has recently been discharged from the hospital. While he was in, however, conflicting reports about his health made the Brazilian public suspicious. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Jul 21, 2021•19 min
Bolsonaro's Evangelical justice
Jair Bolsonaro is using a Supreme Court nomination to rally his base. We explain the effects of his appointment on Brazilian justice and politics. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Jul 14, 2021•30 min
Leite is no Milk
Governor Eduardo Leite of Rio Grande do Sul came out as gay. But don't expect him to be a Brazilian Harvey Milk. Instead, he might be closer to Pete Buttigieg. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Jul 07, 2021•24 min
Cash for jabs
I n an ironic twist, the Jair Bolsonaro administration is facing its most severe crisis — not over the vaccines it did not pursue, but over the ones it did. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Jun 30, 2021•20 min
The Anti-Bolsonaro dilemma
Detractors of President Jair Bolsonaro are now taking to the streets to pressure him, but doing so means creating massive gatherings that are health hazards in themselves. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Jun 23, 2021•20 min
The future of work in Brazil
In Brazil, the remote work solution was never easy, as the country has an extremely informal economy. This week, we discuss the future of work in Brazil. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Jun 16, 2021•23 min
Bolsonaro opens a military Pandora's box
Under pressure from President Bolsonaro, the Army refused to punish active general Eduardo Pazuello for taking part in a political demonstration, causing uproar and stoking fears of military interference in the 2022 election. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show...
Jun 09, 2021•25 min
A crisis in Angola threatens Bolsonaro
President Jair Bolsonaro is battling multiple domestic crises — but one dispute across the Atlantic could cost him the support of a valuable ally. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Jun 02, 2021•22 min
More variants, fewer vaccines
As vaccine rollouts stumble in multiple Brazilian regions, health officials confirm the country's first cases of the Indian variant. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
May 26, 2021•16 min
A president without a party
Jair Bolsonaro has seen his popularity dip in recent months, now polling behind Lula. But he has an even more immediate concern: the president needs to find a party. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
May 18, 2021•27 min
Testing Bolsonaro's endurance
The Covid hearings have exposed a laundry list of malfeasance by the Bolsonaro administration during the pandemic. Will that be enough to bring him down, though? Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
May 11, 2021•23 min
Vaccine diplomacy in Latin America
When Latin American countries received their first vaccines, they didn't get them from Western powers — but from China and Russia instead. But these deals often came with strings attached. Guests: Flávio da Fonseca (Brazilian Virology Society) and David Fidler (Council on Foreign Relations). Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show...
May 05, 2021•28 min
The Brazilian Epstein?
A new exposé shows how one of Brazil's biggest business success stories may have covered a child sexual abuse ring, in a case with eerie parallels to that of notorious American pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Apr 27, 2021•20 min
Bolsonaro fighting on multiple fronts
The next few weeks are packed with the definition of the 2021 budget, the start of the Covid hearings, and Biden's climate summit. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Apr 21, 2021•21 min
What to make of South America's Super Sunday
Elections in Ecuador and Peru were filled with surprises. Latin America correspondent Lucas Berti breaks down what they mean for the region. Read show notes. — // Music in this podcast: Infados by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0 license), Fall of the Solar King by Twin Musicom (CC BY 4.0 license). Send us your feedback Support the show...
Apr 14, 2021•21 min
A Brazilian vaccine on the way?
With coronavirus deaths on the rise, a massive vaccination campaign seems to be Brazil's only way out of the pandemic crisis. President Jair Bolsonaro and São Paulo Governor João Doria are in a race toward the first coronavirus vaccine fully produced in Brazil. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show...
Apr 07, 2021•23 min
When political crisis becomes military crisis
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro carried out a massive cabinet reshuffle on Monday, raising fears that his administration could take an undemocratic turn. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Mar 31, 2021•31 min
RIP Car Wash, Part 2: Clash of titans
Lula has regained his political rights and is set to face off against Bolsonaro next year. What can we expect from this clash of titans? Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Mar 25, 2021•18 min
RIP Car Wash, Part 1: A tarnished legacy
The Supreme Court ruled that Sérgio Moro — the former judge who led Op. Car Wash — was biased in his trial of former President Lula. The judicial achievements of the anti-corruption task force are being undone, but what legacy does it leave behind? Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show...
Mar 24, 2021•31 min
Four ministers and 280,000 funerals
President Jair Bolsonaro has changed Health Ministers for the third time since the start of the pandemic. Army General Eduardo Pazuello is out, cardiologist and ally Marcelo Queiroga is in. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show...
Mar 17, 2021•18 min
Brazil's pandemic nadir yet to come
Brazil has become something of an open-air laboratory, showing how new variants can develop when left to spread unchecked. Most, if not all states are inching closer to a health collapse, but far-right President Jair Bolsonaro continues to speak out against lockdowns and vaccines. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show...
Mar 10, 2021•27 min
The Brazilian people v. big mining
Mining giants have been let off scot-free from the consequences of environmental disasters. Brazilians are going after them on their own turf. Guest: Pedro Martins, partner at law firm PGMBM Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show...
Mar 03, 2021•21 min
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