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Political Scrutiny Intensifies Over Banco Master Amid Probe into High-Level Connections
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Politics• Sep 23

Political Scrutiny Intensifies Over Banco Master Amid Probe into High-Level Connections

An ongoing Federal Police investigation into Banco Master and its former head, Daniel Vorcaro, is causing political fallout in Brasília as reports emerge of his ties to top judicial and political figures.

Brazil Mines Rare Earths to Challenge China’s Global Grip, Targeting EU Supply Chain
Politics• Sep 23

Brazil Mines Rare Earths to Challenge China’s Global Grip, Targeting EU Supply Chain

By Eleanor Shaw
Brazil’s Centrão Bloc Quietly Signals Support for Flávio Bolsonaro in Runoff Against Lula
Politics• Sep 23

Brazil’s Centrão Bloc Quietly Signals Support for Flávio Bolsonaro in Runoff Against Lula

By Eleanor Shaw
Lula Attacks UN Credibility, Demands Security Council Reform and Warns Against Foreign Interference
Politics• Sep 23

Lula Attacks UN Credibility, Demands Security Council Reform and Warns Against Foreign Interference

By Eleanor Shaw
Brazil’s Green Energy Push Faces Social Risk as Farmers Sue French Wind Operator Voltalia in Northeast
PROPolitics• Sep 23

Brazil’s Green Energy Push Faces Social Risk as Farmers Sue French Wind Operator Voltalia in Northeast

By Eleanor Shaw
Brazil Releases R$64 Million Emergency Aid to Combat El Niño Drought in Amazon
Politics• Sep 23

Brazil Releases R$64 Million Emergency Aid to Combat El Niño Drought in Amazon

By Eleanor Shaw
Brazil’s Election Campaign Derailed by Unprecedented Judicial Crisis and Supreme Court Feud
PROPolitics• Sep 23

Brazil’s Election Campaign Derailed by Unprecedented Judicial Crisis and Supreme Court Feud

By Eleanor Shaw
Lula Government Hikes Flagship Welfare Program by 15% Weeks Before Brazil Presidential Election
PROPolitics• Sep 23

Lula Government Hikes Flagship Welfare Program by 15% Weeks Before Brazil Presidential Election

By Eleanor Shaw
Brazil Market Rallies as Flávio Bolsonaro Narrows Gap With Lula, Signaling Fiscal Hopes
Politics• Sep 23

Brazil Market Rallies as Flávio Bolsonaro Narrows Gap With Lula, Signaling Fiscal Hopes

By Eleanor Shaw
Brazil’s Election: TSE Orders Lula Campaign to Remove Video, Flávio Bolsonaro Cites Precedent to Bar UN Speech Use
Politics• Sep 23

Brazil’s Election: TSE Orders Lula Campaign to Remove Video, Flávio Bolsonaro Cites Precedent to Bar UN Speech Use

By Eleanor Shaw
Gender-Based Political Violence Cases Skyrocket Eleven-Fold in Brazil as 2026 Election Approaches
Politics• Sep 23

Gender-Based Political Violence Cases Skyrocket Eleven-Fold in Brazil as 2026 Election Approaches

By Eleanor Shaw
Brazil Supreme Court Moves to Impose Binding Fiscal Discipline on All Government Spending
PROPolitics• Sep 22

Brazil Supreme Court Moves to Impose Binding Fiscal Discipline on All Government Spending

By Eleanor Shaw
Brazil’s PPSA Schedules First Auction to Break Petrobras Gas Monopoly, Targeting 50% Price Cut for Industry
PROPolitics• Sep 22

Brazil’s PPSA Schedules First Auction to Break Petrobras Gas Monopoly, Targeting 50% Price Cut for Industry

By Eleanor Shaw
Brazil’s Election Defined by Stark Fiscal Divide Over High Debt and 13.75% Interest Rate
PROPolitics• Sep 22

Brazil’s Election Defined by Stark Fiscal Divide Over High Debt and 13.75% Interest Rate

By Eleanor Shaw
Lula Challenges US With Sovereignty Defense and Warning on Election Interference in UN Speech
PROPolitics• Sep 22

Lula Challenges US With Sovereignty Defense and Warning on Election Interference in UN Speech

By Eleanor Shaw
Brazil’s Political Divide Crystallizes Around Lula’s Fiscal Rule Versus Debt-Ceiling Alternative
Politics• Sep 22

Brazil’s Political Divide Crystallizes Around Lula’s Fiscal Rule Versus Debt-Ceiling Alternative

By Eleanor Shaw
Brazil Finance Ministry Flips 2026 Deficit to Superavit Using R$63 Billion in Legal Deductions
PROPolitics• Sep 22

Brazil Finance Ministry Flips 2026 Deficit to Superavit Using R$63 Billion in Legal Deductions

By Eleanor Shaw
Lula Criticizes US ‘Western Hemisphere’ View at UN, Vows Resource Sovereignty
PROPolitics• Sep 22

Lula Criticizes US ‘Western Hemisphere’ View at UN, Vows Resource Sovereignty

By Eleanor Shaw
São Paulo Governor Commits Privatized Sabesp to R$70 Billion Universal Sanitation Goal by 2029
PROPolitics• Sep 22

São Paulo Governor Commits Privatized Sabesp to R$70 Billion Universal Sanitation Goal by 2029

By Eleanor Shaw
Lula Rejects Privatization of PIX, Doubling Down on State Control of Brazil’s Digital Finance
PROPolitics• Sep 22

Lula Rejects Privatization of PIX, Doubling Down on State Control of Brazil’s Digital Finance

By Eleanor Shaw
Lula Criticizes 'Digital Neoliberalism' at UN, Demands Global Governance for AI and Big Tech
Politics• Sep 22

Lula Criticizes 'Digital Neoliberalism' at UN, Demands Global Governance for AI and Big Tech

By Eleanor Shaw
Brazil’s Ruling Party Petitions Supreme Court to Audit Flávio Bolsonaro Amendments Over Militia Link
Politics• Sep 22

Brazil’s Ruling Party Petitions Supreme Court to Audit Flávio Bolsonaro Amendments Over Militia Link

By Eleanor Shaw
Brazil President Lula Sanctions Compromise Bill, Phasing Out Payroll Tax Relief for 17 Key Sectors
PROPolitics• Sep 22

Brazil President Lula Sanctions Compromise Bill, Phasing Out Payroll Tax Relief for 17 Key Sectors

By Eleanor Shaw
Flávio Bolsonaro Vows to Scrap All Haddad-Era Tax Hikes, Signaling Radical Fiscal Shift
PROPolitics• Sep 22

Flávio Bolsonaro Vows to Scrap All Haddad-Era Tax Hikes, Signaling Radical Fiscal Shift

By Eleanor Shaw
Brazil’s Central Bank Constrained by Fiscal Framework Uncertainty
Politics• Sep 22

Brazil’s Central Bank Constrained by Fiscal Framework Uncertainty

By Eleanor Shaw
Supreme Court Justice André Mendonça Accuses Colleague Alexandre de Moraes of 'Distorting' Police Reports in Deepening Institutional Crisis
Politics• Sep 22

Supreme Court Justice André Mendonça Accuses Colleague Alexandre de Moraes of 'Distorting' Police Reports in Deepening Institutional Crisis

By Eleanor Shaw
Regulatory Void in Brazil’s ReData Tax Program Freezes Pricing of Data Center Debt
Politics• Sep 21

Regulatory Void in Brazil’s ReData Tax Program Freezes Pricing of Data Center Debt

By Eleanor Shaw
Top Senator Proposes Legislation Targeting 'Predatory Pricing' by Foreign Firms in Brazil
PROPolitics• Sep 21

Top Senator Proposes Legislation Targeting 'Predatory Pricing' by Foreign Firms in Brazil

By Eleanor Shaw
Political Uncertainty in Brazil Election Threatens R$6.7 Billion Amazon Fund and EU Agribusiness Access
PROPolitics• Sep 21

Political Uncertainty in Brazil Election Threatens R$6.7 Billion Amazon Fund and EU Agribusiness Access

By Eleanor Shaw
Polarization Deepens as Brazil’s Top Presidential Candidates Face Near-Identical 55% Rejection Rates
PROPolitics• Sep 21

Polarization Deepens as Brazil’s Top Presidential Candidates Face Near-Identical 55% Rejection Rates

By Eleanor Shaw