Explaining Brazil

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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.

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    Trade wars, health alerts, and oil

    As Trump's trade threats reshape global commerce, Brazil grapples with a mounting yellow fever outbreak ahead of Carnival. Meanwhile, controversial Amazon oil drilling plans gain momentum under new Senate leadership, testing the country's environmental commitments. Support the show

    13 min

  2. JAN 31

    Brazil's Congress elects new leaders

    Our podcast is back! For our first episode of 2025, we bring you a crucial topic for Brazil’s political landscape: the upcoming elections for the leadership positions in Congress and how they will affect Brazil’s political landscape, the tensions between the Lula administration and the far right, as well as how the new congressional outlook will affect landmark projects such as the tax reform.Support the show

    1h 22m

  3. 12/11/2024

    Delaying the EUDR?

    The EU had approved a law demanding that products exported to the bloc would have to prove they are deforestation-free. After much adaptation and preparation, the implementation of that law has been delayed for an extra year, which will benefit Brazilian commodity exporters. Support the show

    23 min

  4. 12/04/2024

    Lula in a currency chokehold

    The Brazilian real is plummeting, borrowing costs are climbing, and market confidence has been in free fall. Support the show

    34 min

  5. 11/27/2024

    The tax reform gridlock

    Many thought the tax reform regulations would clear Congress before the October elections. With just a few weeks left in the 2024 calendar, many wonder if it will pass at all this year. Support the show

    28 min

  6. 11/20/2024

    Taking stock of the G20 Summit in Rio

    With the G20 Summit and Brazil’s presidency of the group now at an end, we look back at the results of the major international gathering in Rio de Janeiro, and Lula’s date with Xi Support the show

    11 min

  7. 11/13/2024

    The Amazon at war - To Be Read: Where authors translate Brazil

    In our book club, journalist Marcos Colón talks about the existential crisis that criminals, multinational companies and also the State have historically imposed to the Amazon Support the show

    43 min

  8. 11/05/2024

    How the U.S. election influences Latin America

    As the U.S. selects its next leader, the choice will reverberate through Latin America, influencing political and economic landscapes across the region. Support the show

    21 min
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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 - 2025
  • Episodes
    346
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2025 The Brazilian Report
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