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Politics• Aug 17
Pre-Election Gridlock Shelves Lula’s Key Electoral Promise in Brazil’s Assertive Senate
Political infighting in the Brazilian Senate is stalling the government’s major legislative agenda, including the worker-friendly 6x1 PEC.
PROPolitics• Aug 17
Bolsonaro’s Former Running Mate Braga Netto Disqualified Until 2030, Further Narrowing Opposition Field
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 17
Lula’s Labor Push Reaches Critical Senate Vote, Threatening Higher Costs for Brazil’s Services Sector
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 17
Brazil’s Supreme Court Authorizes Influence-Peddling Probe into President Lula’s Eldest Son
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 17
Rio De Janeiro Governorship Crisis Drags On as Supreme Court Prepares to Weigh Election Format
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 17
Lula Taps Alckmin and Haddad for New Fiscal Discipline Signal
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 17
Presidential Candidate Zema Puts Brazil’s Full Privatization on the Table, Targeting Petrobras, Federal Banks
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 17
Brazil Supreme Court Moves to Block Local ‘Bomb Bills’ on Fiscal Grounds
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 17
Record Indigenous Candidacies Signal Rising Clout in Brazil’s Land Rights Battle
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 17
US Sanctions Threat Against Moraes Escalates Brazil Election Risk
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 17
Brazil’s Next President to Appoint Four Supreme Court Justices, Reshaping Court for a Decade
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 16
Brazil Becomes First Latin American Sovereign to Apply for Panda Bond Issuance
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 16
Lula-Alcolumbre Détente Advances Landmark 40-Hour Work Week PEC to Key Senate Committee
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 16
Brazil Campaign Officially Begins as Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro Target Historic Strongholds
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 16
OAS Finalizes Agreement to Send 90-Specialist Mission to Monitor Brazil’s October Elections
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 15
Lula-Alcolumbre Deal Unblocks Major Brazil Labor Reform and Critical Minerals Bill
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 15
Lula's Lead Over Flávio Bolsonaro Shrinks to Statistical Tie in New Quaest Poll
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 15
Brazil Police Uncover Plot to Attack Presidential Palace, Congress Ahead of October Election
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 15
Lula Escalates US Diplomatic Row After Ambassador's Visa Revocation, Citing Election Interference
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 14
Brazil Activates New 'Trade War' Law in Response to Escalating U.S. Tariffs
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 14
Final Pre-Propaganda Poll to Define Lula, Bolsonaro Son Race in Brazil
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 14
Final Major Poll Released Before Brazil’s Presidential Campaign Advertising Begins
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 14
Brazil Congress Approves Sweeping Fuel Tax Relief, Linking Fiscal Health to Oil Windfall
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 13
Lula’s Top Diplomat Warns US Over Monroe Doctrine Video Citing ‘American Dominance’
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 13
Brazil Congress Passes Fuel Tax Cut Bill Riddled With R$600 Million in Industry Tax Breaks
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 13
Lawsuit Seeks to Suspend Discord in Brazil, Citing Failures Under New Digital Child Safety Law
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 13
Brazil’s Top Prosecutor Seeks to Keep Strict Political Silence on Jailed Bolsonaro
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 13
Lula Opens Brazil Power Market to All Consumers, Mandates Green Fuels Push
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 13
Lula Government Approves Fiscal Curbs for 2027 Amid Push for Pre-Election Spending
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 13