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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Dec 20, 2023 · 25 min
Santa brings Lula a tax reform
In the last podcast of 2023, we analyze the tax reform approved by Congress. Read show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show
Dec 13, 2023 · 25 min
Brazil and the G20
Brazil pledged to launch a global alliance against hunger during the year it will hold the G20 presidency. Read show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show
Dec 6, 2023 · 12 min
War coming to South America?
In Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro seems hell-bent on annexing a large (and oil-rich) part of Guyana. Brazil has mobilized armored vehicles to its northern border. Read show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show
Nov 29, 2023 · 20 min
A highly political Supreme Court pick
Lula's choice of Justice Minister Flávio Dino to sit on the Supreme Court has attracted criticism from both sides of the aisle. Read show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show
Nov 21, 2023 · 45 min
Argentina's leap into the unknown
With Argentina now undergoing the transition toward a Milei government, many questions remain about what to expect from the controversial rookie administration. Read show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show
Nov 14, 2023 · 13 min
Hezbollah in Brazil?
The Federal Police have arrested three men suspected of links to Hezbollah. They would be recruiting Brazilians to carry out extremist acts in the country. Read show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show
Nov 8, 2023 · 18 min
Why São Paulo was left without power
São Paulo faced a massive power outage in recent days. The shortcomings of a private electricity provider rekindled debates about the privatization of public services. Read show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show
Nov 1, 2023 · 20 min
Curb your tax reform enthusiasm
The Senate finally has a draft tax reform, but it includes several changes to the version approved by the House in July and creates even more exceptions to benefit specific sectors. Show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show
Oct 25, 2023 · 27 min
The Milei risk for Brazil
If Javier Milei were to win the presidential race in Argentina, his government is bound to be anything but business as usual for Brazil. Marina Pera, the Southern Cone political risk analyst at Control Risks, explains why. Show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show
Oct 18, 2023 · 31 min
The end of the January 8 hearings
Congress decided to investigate the January 8 riots in Brasília. The investigation promised to identify those who ransacked government buildings, as well as the people who incited and financed these actions — but it is ending in a damp squib. Show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show
Oct 11, 2023 · 24 min
Brazil's approach to the Israel-Palestine conflict
The latest intensification of violence between Israel and Palestine poses a threat to Brazil's diplomats, as the country is temporarily heading the UN Security Council. We look at Brazil's Middle East track record. Show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show
Oct 4, 2023 · 38 min
Milei knocking on the neighbor's door
After the primary win of Javier Milei, Argentina's final presidential elections are coming into view — and the madcap libertarian economist is still the clear favorite. We look at what to expect from the vote over the border in Argentina. Show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show
Sep 27, 2023 · 16 min
Amazon faces risk of worst-ever drought
In the largest Amazon state, officials expect all but one municipality to declare a full state of emergency in the coming weeks. With rivers drying up, the region risks ending up isolated. Show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show
Sep 20, 2023 · 27 min
Lula's return to the UN General Assembly
While Jair Bolsonaro's UN speeches were aimed at a domestic audience, Lula brought his foreign policy agenda to the stage. Show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show
Sep 13, 2023 · 44 min
Pinochet's Brazil
On September 11, Chile remembered the 50-year anniversary of the military coup that ushered in nearly three decades of authoritarian rule under Gen. Pinochet. We look at the role of Brazilian agents in helping unseat the socialist President Salvador Allende. Show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show
Sep 6, 2023 · 15 min
Bolsonaristas say "stay at home"
Bolsonaro's supporters are calling for their own #StayAtHome campaign for this year's September 7 Independence Day celebrations. Euan Marshall and Amanda Audi explain how the holiday took on new significance in recent years and the motives behind the Bolsonarista boycott. Show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show
Aug 30, 2023 · 20 min
Erasing indigenous land claims
Brazil's Supreme Court and Congress are separately debating a legal argument that could render indigenous land claims completely unfeasible. Editor Euan Marshall speaks to Adriana Ramos from NGO Socioambiental to find out what's at stake. Show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show
Aug 23, 2023 · 21 min
Time to add more BRICS?
This week's BRICS summit in Johannesburg could see the bloc expand for the first time since South Africa's membership in 2010. How might that affect Brazil's role? How powerful might the BRICS become? Euan Marshall and Cedê Silva break down the latest. Show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show
Aug 16, 2023 · 22 min
Amazon oil drilling overlooks mangroves
The government and Petrobras want to drill near the Amazon estuary. But an unprecedented discovery shows the area is still largely unstudied. Show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show
Aug 9, 2023 · 27 min
Brazilian separatism?
Separatist tensions in Brazil more often than not come from fringe and ridiculed groups, but comments by a prominent right-wing politician have brought this discussion back to the fore, albeit in sensational terms. Show notes. Send us your feedback Support the show

Explaining Brazil

Support the show

Santa brings Lula a tax reform

Brazil and the G20

War coming to South America?

A highly political Supreme Court pick

Argentina's leap into the unknown

Hezbollah in Brazil?

Why São Paulo was left without power

Curb your tax reform enthusiasm

The Milei risk for Brazil

The end of the January 8 hearings

Brazil's approach to the Israel-Palestine conflict

Milei knocking on the neighbor's door

Amazon faces risk of worst-ever drought

Lula's return to the UN General Assembly

Pinochet's Brazil

Bolsonaristas say "stay at home"

Erasing indigenous land claims

Time to add more BRICS?

Amazon oil drilling overlooks mangroves

Brazilian separatism?