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Politics• Sep 24

Lula Government Confirms R$22.7 Billion Bolsa Família Hike, Reigniting Fiscal Debate

Brazil's government confirmed a 15.04% inflation adjustment to the Bolsa Família program, costing an additional R$22.7 billion in 2027 and intensifying concerns over budget sustainability.

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Lula Government Confirms R$22.7 Billion Bolsa Família Hike, Reigniting Fiscal Debate

Brazil Supreme Court Feud Over 'Caso Master' Eviscerates Judicial Credibility

Lula Campaign Uses Bad Bunny’s Anti-Colonial Anthem to Frame Brazil Election as Sovereignty Fight

Brazilian Intelligence Flags ‘Critical’ Risk of US Pressure on Elections as Foreign Observers Arrive

Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro Tied in Critical Bellwether State of Minas Gerais, Quaest Poll Finds

Brazil Judicial Oversight Body Cancels R$4.7 Billion in Government Debt Tied to Master Group

Lula Opens UN Assembly with Call for Urgent Security Council Reform, Citing Low Credibility

Brazil’s Illegal Gold Rush Fuels Amazon Crime and Widespread Mercury Contamination

Brazil Supreme Court Crisis Escalates Over R$4.7 Billion 'Precatórios' Scandal and Alleged Influence-Peddling

Brazil’s Illegal Betting Market Dwarfs Legal Ops 355-to-1, Threatening Fiscal Revenue

Eurasia Group Warns Brazil Institutional Risk Premium Rises on Master/Moraes Scandal

High Approval for São Paulo Governor Tarcísio de Freitas Solidifies His Position as a Key 2026 Presidential Contender

Lula’s Government Prepares Ban on Online Casino Games in Brazil

Political Scrutiny Intensifies Over Banco Master Amid Probe into High-Level Connections

Brazil Mines Rare Earths to Challenge China’s Global Grip, Targeting EU Supply Chain

Brazil’s Centrão Bloc Quietly Signals Support for Flávio Bolsonaro in Runoff Against Lula

Lula Attacks UN Credibility, Demands Security Council Reform and Warns Against Foreign Interference

Brazil’s Green Energy Push Faces Social Risk as Farmers Sue French Wind Operator Voltalia in Northeast

Brazil Releases R$64 Million Emergency Aid to Combat El Niño Drought in Amazon

Brazil’s Election Campaign Derailed by Unprecedented Judicial Crisis and Supreme Court Feud

Lula Government Hikes Flagship Welfare Program by 15% Weeks Before Brazil Presidential Election

Brazil Market Rallies as Flávio Bolsonaro Narrows Gap With Lula, Signaling Fiscal Hopes

Brazil’s Election: TSE Orders Lula Campaign to Remove Video, Flávio Bolsonaro Cites Precedent to Bar UN Speech Use

Gender-Based Political Violence Cases Skyrocket Eleven-Fold in Brazil as 2026 Election Approaches

Brazil Supreme Court Moves to Impose Binding Fiscal Discipline on All Government Spending

Brazil’s PPSA Schedules First Auction to Break Petrobras Gas Monopoly, Targeting 50% Price Cut for Industry

Brazil’s Election Defined by Stark Fiscal Divide Over High Debt and 13.75% Interest Rate

Lula Challenges US With Sovereignty Defense and Warning on Election Interference in UN Speech

Brazil’s Political Divide Crystallizes Around Lula’s Fiscal Rule Versus Debt-Ceiling Alternative

Brazil Finance Ministry Flips 2026 Deficit to Superavit Using R$63 Billion in Legal Deductions