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Presidential Candidate Caiado Targets Congressional Power, Proposes Zeroing Mandatory Spending for Selic Rate Cut
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Politics• Sep 20

Presidential Candidate Caiado Targets Congressional Power, Proposes Zeroing Mandatory Spending for Selic Rate Cut

Brazilian presidential hopeful Ronaldo Caiado is proposing radical fiscal austerity, including eliminating mandatory congressional spending amendments, to drive Brazil's Selic rate down to 7%.

Judicial Order Forces Brazil to Review Key Capital Market Oversight Rules After Massive Banking Fraud
PROPolitics• Sep 20

Judicial Order Forces Brazil to Review Key Capital Market Oversight Rules After Massive Banking Fraud

By Eleanor Shaw
Video Shows Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Private Jet Linked to Jailed Banker Daniel Vorcaro
Politics• Sep 20

Video Shows Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Private Jet Linked to Jailed Banker Daniel Vorcaro

By Eleanor Shaw
Lula to Open UN General Debate with Push for Sovereignty Amid 2026 Election Fears
PROPolitics• Sep 20

Lula to Open UN General Debate with Push for Sovereignty Amid 2026 Election Fears

By Eleanor Shaw
Brazil Supreme Court Suspends Historic Vote on Investigating Justice Alexandre de Moraes for Banker Ties
Politics• Sep 20

Brazil Supreme Court Suspends Historic Vote on Investigating Justice Alexandre de Moraes for Banker Ties

By Eleanor Shaw
US Tariffs and Political Blame Game Intensify US-Brazil Trade Tensions
Politics• Sep 20

US Tariffs and Political Blame Game Intensify US-Brazil Trade Tensions

By Eleanor Shaw
Tied Brazil Election Polls Drive Risk Premium, Complicating Central Bank’s Rate Cut Cycle
PROPolitics• Sep 20

Tied Brazil Election Polls Drive Risk Premium, Complicating Central Bank’s Rate Cut Cycle

By Eleanor Shaw
Lula to Open UN General Assembly with Call for Security Council Reform and Warning Against Election Interference
Politics• Sep 20

Lula to Open UN General Assembly with Call for Security Council Reform and Warning Against Election Interference

By Eleanor Shaw
Lula Declares Brazilian Sovereignty 'Non-Negotiable' in Return to UN General Assembly
PROPolitics• Sep 20

Lula Declares Brazilian Sovereignty 'Non-Negotiable' in Return to UN General Assembly

By Eleanor Shaw
Brazil’s Tax Reform Forces Small Businesses to Make High-Stakes Dual VAT Choice
Politics• Sep 20

Brazil’s Tax Reform Forces Small Businesses to Make High-Stakes Dual VAT Choice

By Eleanor Shaw
Brazil's Small Businesses Face Critical VAT Choice to Avoid Supply Chain Exclusion
Politics• Sep 20

Brazil's Small Businesses Face Critical VAT Choice to Avoid Supply Chain Exclusion

By Eleanor Shaw
Photo of Brazil's Top Prosecutor with Banker in Major Fraud Scandal Deepens Judiciary Crisis
Politics• Sep 20

Photo of Brazil's Top Prosecutor with Banker in Major Fraud Scandal Deepens Judiciary Crisis

By Eleanor Shaw
Brazil Presidential Challenger Romeu Zema Proposes Full Privatization and BRICS Exit in Election Plan
PROPolitics• Sep 20

Brazil Presidential Challenger Romeu Zema Proposes Full Privatization and BRICS Exit in Election Plan

By Eleanor Shaw
Brazil’s Problem Gambling Costs Public Health System R$30.6 Billion Annually, Study Finds
PROPolitics• Sep 19

Brazil’s Problem Gambling Costs Public Health System R$30.6 Billion Annually, Study Finds

By Eleanor Shaw
Rejected Plea Deal Alleges Bolsonaro and Tarcísio Campaign Kickbacks for Payroll Loan Exclusivity
Politics• Sep 19

Rejected Plea Deal Alleges Bolsonaro and Tarcísio Campaign Kickbacks for Payroll Loan Exclusivity

By Eleanor Shaw
Lula Threatens to 'End' Brazil's Regulated Sports Betting Sector
Politics• Sep 19

Lula Threatens to 'End' Brazil's Regulated Sports Betting Sector

By Eleanor Shaw
Technical Glitch Stalls STF Access to Key 500GB Vorcaro Phone Data in Brazil's Banking Scandal
PROPolitics• Sep 19

Technical Glitch Stalls STF Access to Key 500GB Vorcaro Phone Data in Brazil's Banking Scandal

By Eleanor Shaw
Brazil’s Top Electoral Court Admits Suit Seeking to Invalidate Lula-Alckmin Presidential Ticket
Politics• Sep 19

Brazil’s Top Electoral Court Admits Suit Seeking to Invalidate Lula-Alckmin Presidential Ticket

By Eleanor Shaw
Lula Announces Welfare Hike, Free Weight-Loss Injections While Threatening to Ban Regulated Betting Ahead of Election
PROPolitics• Sep 19

Lula Announces Welfare Hike, Free Weight-Loss Injections While Threatening to Ban Regulated Betting Ahead of Election

By Eleanor Shaw
Supreme Court Feud Over Justice Moraes’s Ties to Jailed Banker Overshadows Final Weeks of Brazil Election
Politics• Sep 19

Supreme Court Feud Over Justice Moraes’s Ties to Jailed Banker Overshadows Final Weeks of Brazil Election

By Eleanor Shaw
Brazil's Sovereign Risk Hits Lowest Level Since Pre-Pandemic Era
PROPolitics• Sep 19

Brazil's Sovereign Risk Hits Lowest Level Since Pre-Pandemic Era

By Eleanor Shaw
Brazil’s Tax Overhaul Forces Small Businesses to Decide on Cash Flow-Squeezing ‘Split Payment’ by Month’s End
PROPolitics• Sep 19

Brazil’s Tax Overhaul Forces Small Businesses to Decide on Cash Flow-Squeezing ‘Split Payment’ by Month’s End

By Julian Thorne
Photo Links Brazil’s Prosecutor General to Banker Under Financial Investigation
PROPolitics• Sep 19

Photo Links Brazil’s Prosecutor General to Banker Under Financial Investigation

By Eleanor Shaw
Lula Boosts Welfare, Promises Expensive Weight-Loss Drugs Weeks Before Brazil Election
Politics• Sep 19

Lula Boosts Welfare, Promises Expensive Weight-Loss Drugs Weeks Before Brazil Election

By Eleanor Shaw
Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro Locked in Statistical Tie for 2026 Brazil Presidential Election
Politics• Sep 19

Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro Locked in Statistical Tie for 2026 Brazil Presidential Election

By Julian Thorne
Brazil’s Environmental Agency Approves Three New Petrobras Wells in R$7 Trillion Equatorial Margin
Politics• Sep 19

Brazil’s Environmental Agency Approves Three New Petrobras Wells in R$7 Trillion Equatorial Margin

By Eleanor Shaw
Institutional Crisis Grips Brazil’s Supreme Court as Justices Feud Over Banker Scandal
Politics• Sep 19

Institutional Crisis Grips Brazil’s Supreme Court as Justices Feud Over Banker Scandal

By Eleanor Shaw
Supreme Court Upholds Lula’s Pre-Election Welfare Hike, Intensifying Fiscal Debate
PROPolitics• Sep 19

Supreme Court Upholds Lula’s Pre-Election Welfare Hike, Intensifying Fiscal Debate

By Eleanor Shaw
Brazil’s Electoral Court Upholds Voting Rights for Pre-Trial Detainees in 2026 Election
PROPolitics• Sep 19

Brazil’s Electoral Court Upholds Voting Rights for Pre-Trial Detainees in 2026 Election

By Eleanor Shaw
Electoral Gridlock Stalls Brazil’s Congress, Leaving Major Reforms and Five Provisional Decrees in Limbo
PROPolitics• Sep 18

Electoral Gridlock Stalls Brazil’s Congress, Leaving Major Reforms and Five Provisional Decrees in Limbo

By Eleanor Shaw