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Politics• Sep 21
Lula Administration Approves 15% Bolsa Família Hike Weeks Before Election Runoff
The Brazilian government identified R$19.6 billion in fiscal space, largely from lower Social Security spending, to fund a 15% increase in the minimum Bolsa Família benefit, raising it to R$691.
Politics• Sep 21
Fernando Haddad Threatens Reversal of São Paulo Privatizations, Eyes Sabesp Review
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 21
Brazil Escalates Tech Crackdown, Sues Discord for R$500 Million Over Child Safety Failures
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 21
Diverse Candidates Surge in Brazil’s 2026 Elections, Signaling Shift on Land and Social Policy
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 21
Brazil Fires Eduardo Bolsonaro From Federal Police Role for 'Abandonment of Office'
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 21
Lula Suspends Tariff Threat on US Goods, But Keeps Economic Reciprocity Law Ready
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 21
Bolsonaro Campaign’s Debt-Linked Fiscal Rule Could Freeze Brazil Federal Spending
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 21
Brazil’s Supreme Court Minister Orders Review of Securities Rules After Master Case Scandal
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 21
Brazilian Vice President Alckmin Calls for Fixed Terms, Ethics Code for Supreme Court Justices
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 21
Brazil Justice Ministry Dismisses Eduardo Bolsonaro from Federal Police Post
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 21
Brazil Focus Report Lifts 2026 Inflation Projection Again Amid Election Uncertainty
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 21
Brazilian Intelligence Agency Warns Government, Court of ‘Critical’ US Interference Risk in Election
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 21
Final Quaest Poll Measures STF Scandal Impact on Tight Brazil Election Race
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 20
Lula Kicks Off UN General Debate with Call for Multilateralism and Security Council Overhaul
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 20
Federal Prosecutors Seek to Suspend Petrobras’ Amazon Oil Discovery License
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 20
Presidential Candidate Caiado Proposes Hard-Line Fiscal Cap, Targets Congressional Amendments to Lower Brazil Interest Rates
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 20
Presidential Candidate Caiado Targets Congressional Power, Proposes Zeroing Mandatory Spending for Selic Rate Cut
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 20
Judicial Order Forces Brazil to Review Key Capital Market Oversight Rules After Massive Banking Fraud
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 20
Video Shows Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Private Jet Linked to Jailed Banker Daniel Vorcaro
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 20
Lula to Open UN General Debate with Push for Sovereignty Amid 2026 Election Fears
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 20
Brazil Supreme Court Suspends Historic Vote on Investigating Justice Alexandre de Moraes for Banker Ties
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 20
US Tariffs and Political Blame Game Intensify US-Brazil Trade Tensions
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 20
Tied Brazil Election Polls Drive Risk Premium, Complicating Central Bank’s Rate Cut Cycle
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 20
Lula to Open UN General Assembly with Call for Security Council Reform and Warning Against Election Interference
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 20
Lula Declares Brazilian Sovereignty 'Non-Negotiable' in Return to UN General Assembly
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 20
Brazil’s Tax Reform Forces Small Businesses to Make High-Stakes Dual VAT Choice
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 20
Brazil's Small Businesses Face Critical VAT Choice to Avoid Supply Chain Exclusion
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 20
Photo of Brazil's Top Prosecutor with Banker in Major Fraud Scandal Deepens Judiciary Crisis
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 20
Brazil Presidential Challenger Romeu Zema Proposes Full Privatization and BRICS Exit in Election Plan
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 19