Explaining Brazil

The Brazilian Report

News from Brazil, by The Brazilian Report — an independent media outlet uniquely positioned to offer an insider’s view of current affairs in Brazil.

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Mar 17, 2021 · 17 min
Four ministers and 280,000 funerals
President Jair Bolsonaro has changed Health Ministers for the third time since the start of the pandemic. Army General Eduardo Pazuello is out, cardiologist and ally Marcelo Queiroga is in. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Mar 10, 2021 · 27 min
Brazil's pandemic nadir yet to come
Brazil has become something of an open-air laboratory, showing how new variants can develop when left to spread unchecked. Most, if not all states are inching closer to a health collapse, but far-right President Jair Bolsonaro continues to speak out against lockdowns and vaccines. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Mar 3, 2021 · 21 min
The Brazilian people v. big mining
Mining giants have been let off scot-free from the consequences of environmental disasters. Brazilians are going after them on their own turf. Guest: Pedro Martins, partner at law firm PGMBM Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Feb 24, 2021 · 25 min
Bolsonaro's hand is not invisible
Markets backed Bolsonaro in 2018 hoping for a libertarian president. Facing a sluggish economy and rising inflation, the president decided to intervene in the economy. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Feb 17, 2021 · 25 min
Flawed democracies
In Latin America, only three countries qualified as “full democracies.” As many as those qualified as “authoritarian regimes.” Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Feb 10, 2021 · 22 min
Trading 5G for coronavirus vaccines
Our podcast is back! This week, how the Brazilian government is using the country's upcoming 5G auction as a bargaining chip to receive more coronavirus vaccines. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Dec 2, 2020 · 26 min
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 regularly demonized by the population. We explain who they are and how they work. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Nov 26, 2020 · 17 min
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 to be on the horizon. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Nov 18, 2020 · 18 min
Who tried to hack the Brazilian election?
After weeks of gloating about its fast and efficient vote count system, Brazil's election authorities were hacked during Sunday's vote, raising cybersecurity fears. Read show notes. — https://brazilian.report/podcast/2020/11/18/explaining-brazil-podcast-who-tried-to-hack-the-brazilian-election/ Send us your feedback Support the show
Nov 11, 2020 · 10 min
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, the entire vote count would have been wrapped up within a couple of hours. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Nov 4, 2020 · 20 min
Banking transformation PIX up steam
Brazil's Central Bank has launched PIX, its new instant payment system. We analyze what changes this brings to the country's financial landscape. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Oct 29, 2020 · 20 min
Throwing Pinochet's legacy on the fire
In a huge majority, Chile voted to scrap its 1980 constitution, the last remaining legacy of the Pinochet dictatorship era. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Oct 21, 2020 · 25 min
Electoral calculations around Covid-19 vaccines
Jair Bolsonaro and São Paulo Governor João Doria are using the race for a vaccine as a sparring match before the 2022 election. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Oct 15, 2020 · 20 min
Bolsonaro steering away from Bolsonarism
Almost two years since his election, President Jair Bolsonaro has cozied up to the establishment politicians he campaigned against — and his core supporters are incensed. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Oct 7, 2020 · 20 min
Elections in the Time of Covid-19
Municipal elections have a significant impact on national politics. And what happens in November 2020 will ripple over until 2022. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Oct 1, 2020 · 21 min
When protection becomes repression
Some Latin American countries have been called out for not enacting social distancing rules during the pandemic. Others, for using them to repress specific populations. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Sep 23, 2020 · 30 min
You give Brazil a bad name
Jair Bolsonaro addressed the United Nations General Assembly for the second time on Tuesday — we analyze how he fared. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Sep 16, 2020 · 22 min
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 of legitimacy and attacks from President Jair Bolsonaro. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Sep 9, 2020 · 29 min
Rio's descent into political hell
Every single living former governor of Rio has been jailed at some point, and the incumbent governor looks set to face the same destiny. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show
Sep 2, 2020 · 20 min
Reducing business complexity in Brazil
Brazil's second-quarter GDP results have been released and it's official: the country is back in recession. We analyze how Brazil can recover. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show

Explaining Brazil

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Four ministers and 280,000 funerals

Brazil's pandemic nadir yet to come

The Brazilian people v. big mining

Bolsonaro's hand is not invisible

Flawed democracies

Trading 5G for coronavirus vaccines

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

Has Brazil's second wave already begun?

Who tried to hack the Brazilian election?

What Brazil can teach the U.S. about elections

Banking transformation PIX up steam

Throwing Pinochet's legacy on the fire

Electoral calculations around Covid-19 vaccines

Bolsonaro steering away from Bolsonarism

Elections in the Time of Covid-19

When protection becomes repression

You give Brazil a bad name

Brazil's Supreme Court at a crossroads

Rio's descent into political hell

Reducing business complexity in Brazil