X marks the spat
After months of feuding between tech mogul Elon Musk and Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the billionaire announced the closure of X's Brazil operations Send us your feedback Support the show
Aug 21, 2024•33 min
Explaining Brazil
News from Brazil, by The Brazilian Report — an independent media outlet uniquely positioned to offer an insider’s view of current affairs in Brazil.
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50 years of Brazil-China relations
Over the past five decades, Brazil and China have forged a complex and dynamic partnership, evolving from cautious diplomatic ties to becoming key economic and political allies on the global stage. Send us your feedback Support the show
Aug 14, 2024•34 min
Brazil's Olympic fever
A look at Brazil's big medal wins, prospects for the final days of the Games, and how Brazilian athletes are funded. Send us your feedback Support the show
Aug 07, 2024•35 min
Venezuela's vexed vote
Nicolás Maduro claimed victory in Venezuela's presidential election on Sunday, but the opposition and a long list of observers find the announced results difficult to believe. Read show notes Send us your feedback Support the show
Jul 31, 2024•31 min
Brazilian democracy: stronger than we thought? - To Be Read: Where authors translate Brazil
In our book club, professor Carlos Pereira argues that certain institutional features ensured that Bolsonaro's authoritarian initiatives never became a credible threat Send us your feedback Support the show
Jul 24, 2024•42 min
Can Lula fix his relationship with Congress?
Despite strategic moves to distribute cabinet positions to center and center-right parties, this has not guaranteed Lula a stable coalition. Some in the president's camp are calling for a reset in negotiations with Congress — but is that possible? Read show notes Send us your feedback Support the show...
Jul 17, 2024•21 min
Gun debate becoming ubiquitous in Brazil's Congress
Debates about gun rights and regulations are becoming more and more common in 21st century Brazil, and we explore the forces behind the most prominent arguments. Read show notes Send us your feedback Support the show
Jul 03, 2024•42 min
Markets give Lula a Real reality check
The Brazilian real turns 30 next week. But the currency is reaching the landmark amid an incredible rout, caused by fiscal concerns. Read show notes Send us your feedback Support the show
Jun 26, 2024•38 min
Global ambitions, domestic neglect?
Since returning to the Brazilian presidency, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has shown something of a preference for foreign policy, potentially to the detriment of domestic politics. He's traveled the world, appearing at almost every international summit that will have him, with the articulated goal of "repositioning" Brazil on the world stage. Read show notes Send us your feedback Support the show...
Jun 19, 2024•16 min
Strike as an environmental risk
Why disgruntled civil servants are a risk to Brazil's environmental goals. Read show notes Send us your feedback Support the show
Jun 11, 2024•18 min
The Brazilians evangelizing the Middle East - To Be Read: Where authors translate Brazil
A family left Brazil for Afghanistan in the 2000s, aiming to convert Muslims to Christianity. Adriana Carranca talks to Isabela Cruz about this story and the political dynamics surrounding it, as she explained in her work "Soul By Soul." Watch the full interview on Patreon for free! Send us your feedback Support the show...
Jun 07, 2024•36 min
Privatizing Brazil's beaches?
A bill pending in the Senate proposes transferring control of coastal land to state governments, municipal authorities, or private interests, raising fear about the future of Brazil's beaches. Read show notes Send us your feedback Support the show...
Jun 05, 2024•18 min
Taxing the tops
Shein, AliExpress, and Shopee have become ubiquitous in Brazil, causing much controversy along the way. Now, a bid from domestic retailers to bump up taxes on these platforms seems to have taken hold. Read show notes Send us your feedback Support the show
May 29, 2024•19 min
Lula switches on intervention mode
Swapping out the head of state-controlled oil firm Petrobras, it seems that the Lula government is going full steam on intervention to push through its developmentalist goals. Read show notes LINKS: New series - To be Read - video interview Send us your feedback Support the show...
May 22, 2024•18 min
When tragedy becomes a culture war
While rainfall continues to ravage Brazil's southernmost state, authorities warn about the plague of disinformation — which they say is hindering rescue operations. Read show notes Send us your feedback Support the show
May 15, 2024•28 min
Brazil, Britain and the slave trade - To Be Read: Where authors translate Brazil
A new series featuring authors talking about Brazil. The Brazilian Report's To Be Read will be a space for conversations about books that translate the country's history and contemporary political life. In its first meeting, " The Brazilian Report's To Be Read" book club will talk to Adriane Sanctis about the slave trade in the Atlantic, based on her work "Seeking Capture, Resisting Seizure." Read show notes Send us your feedback Support the show...
May 12, 2024•25 min
The Rio Grande do Sul floods
Brazil's southernmost state is underwater after days of severe heavy rains, with the human and material tolls mounting by the hour. We examine the extent of the crisis in Rio Grande do Sul. Read show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show...
May 08, 2024•22 min
Lula's farming feuds
The relationship between farmers and the Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva administration is by no means a warm one. The government is trying to change that with shedloads of credit Send us your feedback Support the show
May 01, 2024•27 min
Love It or Leave It, Ep. 4: Coup praisers, coup plotters
In the last episode of our special series about the Brazilian military dictatorship, we tell the story of how the country dealt with its authoritarian past and recently returned to the brink of a coup d'état. Send us your feedback Support the show
Apr 28, 2024•36 min
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 return to the firm's board of directors after years of legal troubles. An international advocacy group seeks to stop that. Read show notes . Send us your feedback Support the show...
Apr 24, 2024•16 min
Lira's latest Lula feud
House Speaker Arthur Lira and the Lula government's Congress liaison Alexandre Padilha are engaged in a very public disagreement. But what does that mean for the administration going forward? And for Lira's 2025 succession plans? Read show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show...
Apr 17, 2024•24 min
Love it or Leave it, Ep. 3: Cross-border persecution in South America
In the third episode of our special series about the Brazilian military dictatorship, we fly over South America, dominated by authoritarian rule in the 1960s and 1970s. We tell the story of how Brazil supported coups in the region and how it operated internationally to persecute exiles. While you're at it, we have prepared a special playlist with songs that defined the resistance against the dictatorships in Brazil and the other countries mentioned in this episode. Read show notes. Send us your ...
Apr 14, 2024•30 min
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 Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes — decides what can be said online. Read show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show
Apr 10, 2024•25 min
Love It or Leave It, Ep. 2: Brazilian patriots with an American flag
In the second episode of the special series about the Brazilian military dictatorship, from within to abroad, we are starting our dive into the international connections of the regime, beginning with the U.S. We tell the story of how it participated in the coup, as well as how bilateral relations were conducted from then on. Read show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show...
Apr 07, 2024•20 min
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 the Maduro administration stopping adversaries from competing has put that optimism to rest. Read show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show
Apr 03, 2024•28 min
Love It or Leave It, Ep. 1: The dictatorship at a glance
In 1964, in the midst of Cold War tensions, Brazil's President João Goulart was overthrown under pressure from both civil society and the Armed Forces, leading to 21 years of authoritarian rule in Brazil. In this episode, we'll explore the Brazilian military dictatorship in its social, economic, and institutional aspects. Read show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show...
Mar 31, 2024•20 min
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. Read show notes Send us your feedback Support the show
Mar 26, 2024•33 min
Lula's approval red flags
President Lula's approval ratings have fallen sharply in recent months. We asked a senior Brazil analyst whether it is already time for him to hit the panic button. Show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show
Mar 20, 2024•43 min
Far-right committees in Congress
Radical far-right politicians were chosen to be the heads of some of the most important standing committees in Brazil's House, showing some frailties in the Lula government's position in Congress. Read show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show...
Mar 13, 2024•12 min
Why you should care about Brazil's Cerrado
The Cerrado has a strategic significance beyond Brazil: no other biome has such a key role to play in furthering food security while continuing to protect such rich biodiversity. Read show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show
Mar 06, 2024•31 min
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