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Politics• Aug 20
Brazil Finance Minister Courts Critics to Bolster Fiscal Credibility Amid Policy Vacuum
Finance Minister Dario Durigan is meeting with critics like Armínio Fraga in a political push to calm market fears over Brazil’s public debt.
Politics• Aug 20
Proposed Brazil Bill Seeks Permanent Ban on Privatization of Public IT Companies
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 20
Brazil Workweek Reduction PEC Advances, Pitting Business Against Labor
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 20
Brazil STF Upholds Voluntary ESG Standards But Allows States to Punish Adherence
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 20
Lula’s Son Investigation Faces Jurisdiction Battle Between PGR and Brazil’s Supreme Court
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 20
STF Poised to Reject Bid to Move Influence Peddling Case Against Lula’s Son
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 20
Brazil Election Pits State-Led Resource Exploitation Against Private Investment Model
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 20
Haddad and STF Justice Mendes Warn Against Judicial Impeachment Bids, Citing Institutional Risk
By Eleanor ShawPolitics• Aug 20
Brazil’s National Grid Operator Begins Special Election Operation to Secure Power Supply
By Eleanor ShawPolitics• Aug 20
Brazil’s TSE Details Electronic Voting Audit Process to Counter Electoral Integrity Claims Ahead of 2026
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 20
Fiscal Credibility Cracks as Brazil’s Deficit Worsens Amid Pre-Election Spending Exemptions
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 20
Brazil Invites Record International Scrutiny for 2026 Elections, Including OAS and European Union
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 20
Brazil Senate Fast-Tracks Critical Minerals Bill to Create New Investment Framework
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 20
Brazil’s Electoral Court Unanimously Bans Presidential Candidate Pablo Marçal from Debates and Public Funds
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 20
Fiscal Showdown Defines Brazil’s 2026 Presidential Race as Debt Hits Critical Level
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 20
Lula Government Rushes 40-Hour Work Week Amendment Through Brazilian Senate Before Election
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 20
Supreme Court Intervenes in R$6.6 Billion Brazil State Bank Bailout Amid Massive Fraud Scandal
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 20
Federal Police Bust R$200 Million Clandestine FX Ring Centered in São Paulo
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 20
Brazil’s Top Prosecutor Seeks to Downgrade Lulinha Influence Peddling Probe, Citing Lack of Jurisdiction
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 20
Brazilian TSE Defends Algorithmic Curb on Big Tech After US Official Calls Rule 'Censorship'
By Eleanor ShawPolitics• Aug 20
Brazil’s ‘Sin Tax’ Rate Proposal Postponed to Avoid Political Backlash Before October Election
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 19
Brazil Finance Minister Acknowledges Market Debt Fears are 'Justified' Amid Capital Flight
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 19
Presidential Candidate Zema Proposes Major Overhaul of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 19
Record Number of LGBT+ Candidates File in Brazil as Campaigning for General Election Begins
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 19
Brazil’s TCU Clears R$1.06 Billion Santos Port Auction Linked to Minister’s Family, Overruling Own Judge
By Eleanor ShawPolitics• Aug 19
Brazil’s Dual VAT System Faces Judicial Backlash Over Record-High 28% Rate
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 19
Brazil Energy Regulator Fast-Tracks Key Rules for Multi-Billion Dollar Battery Storage Auction
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 19
Brazil’s Supreme Court Expands Maria da Penha Law to All Gender-Based Violence
By Eleanor ShawPolitics• Aug 19
OAS Deploys Mission to Monitor Brazil’s High-Stakes General Elections
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 19