Explaining Brazil

LIVE: Bolsonaro pushes Brazilian democracy to its limits

Just a month shy of the elections, pro-Bolsonaro protesters will hit the streets on Independence...

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1822, Ep. 4: Pomp under circumstance

SPECIAL SERIES: In this fourth and final episode, we shed light on the multiple "Independence...

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1822, Ep. 3: The pacifist myth

SPECIAL SERIES: In the third episode of our series, we look at Brazil's wars of...

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1822, Ep. 2: Independence or Death

SPECIAL SERIES: In this second episode, we look at the real story of what happened on September 7...

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1822: And Brazil was no longer a colony

SPECIAL SERIES: In this special mini-series, we walk you through the eccentricities and myths of...

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Do presidential debates still matter?

The much-anticipated confrontation between Lula and Jair Bolsonaro ended up being underwhelming....

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Did the internet kill the TV and radio political ads?

The election four years ago led many to believe that TV and radio ads had become a thing of the...

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Deflation for whom?

Brazil registered 0.68-percent deflation in July, suggesting that prices are easing. But a look...

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Pro-democracy pushback

As President Jair Bolsonaro's anti-democratic antics grow in volume, banks and tycoons...

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The state of monkeypox in Brazil

Brazil has over 1,300 confirmed cases of monkeypox. With the exception of Peru’s 275 confirmed...

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Electoral gears start to heat up

The main candidacies in Brazil's presidential election in October have been made official by...

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Anitta enters the presidential race

Arguably Brazil's biggest pop star of the moment, singer Anitta has endorsed former...

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Fears of political violence grow

The murder of a Workers' Party official spells a bad omen for Brazil's upcoming general...

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Bolsonaro is throwing money at his problems

The Brazilian president wants to sidestep election laws to jack up spending ahead of the...

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A second swing at Bolsonaro

The opposition failed to remove Bolsonaro from office with last year's Covid hearings. They...

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The president v. Petrobras

While the price of gas isn't exactly the best metric to understand the economy at large, the...

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Where are Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira?

It has been 11 days since journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were...

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Is the Monroe doctrine dead?

A deflated Summit of the Americas won't bring many noteworthy resolutions, though it will be...

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Hunger haunts Brazil again

Brazil thought the economic growth of the 2000s had rid the country of hunger. But this ghost of...

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Who will face off against Petro in Colombia?

The final spot in the presidential runoff in Colombia remains up for grabs. The dispute between...

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