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The Brazilian people v. big mining

Mining giants have been let off scot-free from the consequences of environmental disasters....

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Bolsonaro's hand is not invisible

Markets backed Bolsonaro in 2018 hoping for a libertarian president. Facing a sluggish economy...

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Flawed democracies

In Latin America, only three countries qualified as “full democracies.” As many as those...

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Trading 5G for coronavirus vaccines

Our podcast is back! This week, how the Brazilian government is using the country's upcoming 5G...

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Neither to the left, the right, or in the center

Brazil's "Big Center" were the big winners of this year's municipal elections, despite being...

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Has Brazil's second wave already begun?

Just as Brazilians were starting to get used to their so-called new normal, a second wave appears...

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Who tried to hack the Brazilian election?

After weeks of gloating about its fast and efficient vote count  system, Brazil's election...

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#134: Who tried to hack the Brazilian election?

After weeks of gloating about its fast and efficient vote count  system, Brazil's election...

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What Brazil can teach the U.S. about elections

The U.S. election process took days to confirm a winner. Were it to have taken place in Brazil,...

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Banking transformation PIX up steam

Brazil's Central Bank has launched PIX, its new instant payment system. We analyze what changes...

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Throwing Pinochet's legacy on the fire

In a huge majority, Chile voted to scrap its 1980 constitution, the last remaining legacy of the...

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Electoral calculations around Covid-19 vaccines

Jair Bolsonaro and São Paulo Governor João Doria are using the race for a vaccine as a sparring...

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Bolsonaro steering away from Bolsonarism

Almost two years since his election, President Jair Bolsonaro has cozied up to the establishment...

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Elections in the Time of Covid-19

Municipal elections have a significant impact on national politics. And what happens in November...

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When protection becomes repression

Some Latin American countries have been called out for not enacting social distancing rules...

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You give Brazil a bad name

Jair Bolsonaro addressed the United Nations General Assembly for the second time on Tuesday — we...

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Brazil's Supreme Court at a crossroads

A new Chief Justice takes the reins of Brazil's Supreme Court in a moment when it faces a crisis...

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Rio's descent into political hell

Every single living former governor of Rio has been jailed at some point, and the incumbent...

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Reducing business complexity in Brazil

Brazil's second-quarter GDP results have been released and it's official: the country is back in...

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Six months of the coronavirus in Latin America

Latin America had its first confirmed Covid-19 case on February 26. Six months later, the region...

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