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  1. 1d ago

    Brazilian trade: Life after Washington

    The US now takes less than 10% of Brazil's exports — the smallest share in decades — and Washington's tariff wall is accelerating a realignment that was already underway. Gustavo Ribeiro speaks with trade consultant Welber Barral, a former Brazilian fo...

    Brazilian trade: Life after Washington

  2. Jul 24

    An imported playbook for Brazil's elections

    Senator Flávio Bolsonaro used his turn at Debating Brazil — an event series in which Brazilian presidential candidates present their vision of the country to foreign ambassadors — to revive discredited claims about electronic voting fraud and to promis...

    An imported playbook for Brazil's elections

  3. Jul 13

    Flávio Bolsonaro has a few problems to deal with

    On this episode of Explaining Brazil, Gustavo Ribeiro, editor-in-chief of The Brazilian Report, talks with James Green, a historian at Brown University, about the fracturing landscape of Brazil's 2026 presidential race. Much of the conversation turns o...

    Flávio Bolsonaro has a few problems to deal with

  4. Jun 2

    Brazil's crime syndicates are now terrorist organizations

    US Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated the Comando Vermelho (Red Command, or CV) and the Primeiro Comando da Capital (First Command of the Capital, or PCC) as foreign terrorist organizations. The Brazilian Report's editor-in-chief, Gustavo Ribeir...

    Brazil's crime syndicates are now terrorist organizations

  5. May 8

    Lula meets Trump in Washington

    Editor-in-chief Gustavo Ribeiro sat down with historian James N. Green to unpack Lula's recent meeting with Donald Trump. While the visit yielded no concrete trade breakthroughs, it has been cast as a diplomatic victory, bolstering Lula's domestic stan...

    Lula meets Trump in Washington

  6. Apr 23

    Trouble ahead for Brazil-US relations?

    What role will the United States play in Brazil's high-stakes 2026 elections? Join editor-in-chief Gustavo Ribeiro and historian James N. Green of the Brazil Office Alliance as they unpack the escalating tensions and potential for US interference in Br...

    Trouble ahead for Brazil-US relations?

  7. Mar 19

    Time to investigate Brazil's Supreme Court justices? (preview)

    Amid deepening polarization and the judiciary’s growing role in the country’s political life, Brazil’s Supreme Court has become accustomed to being rated poorly by a significant share of the population. In recent years, most of that opposition has come...

    Time to investigate Brazil's Supreme Court justices? (preview)

  8. Mar 19 • Subscribers Only

    Time to investigate Supreme Court justices over Banco Master?

    Amid deepening polarization and the judiciary’s growing role in the country’s political life, Brazil’s Supreme Court has become accustomed to being rated poorly by a significant share of the population. In recent years, most of that opposition has come from the far right, which saw the court as a barrier to its onslaught on democracy — including the attempted coup following the 2022 election. The problem now is that the dissatisfaction has become widespread — and is being driven precisely by a justice who was central to preserving democracy during the coup attempt saga: Alexandre de Moraes. According to polling institute Quaest, 66% of Brazilians said that, come October’s elections, they would consider voting for Senate candidates who promise to seek the impeachment of Supreme Court justices. That survey was conducted amid the ongoing Banco Master scandal, which has raised corruption suspicions involving a wide range of Brazilian authorities across all branches of government, particularly members of the judiciary and right-wing politicians.

    Time to investigate Supreme Court justices over Banco Master?
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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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  • Creator
    The Brazilian Report
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    424
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 The Brazilian Report
  • Show Website
    Explaining Brazil
  • Provider
    THE BRAZILIAN REPORT INC

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