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Politics• Sep 18
US Pressure Campaign on Brazil’s Supreme Court, Election Tied to Trade Tariffs
Diplomatic sources indicate the US sought judicial guarantees and 'dissident' protection as conditions to lower tariffs, injecting geopolitical risk into the Brazil election.
PROPolitics• Sep 18
Lula Re-Election Plan Prioritizes New Security Ministry and Real Minimum Wage Hikes
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 18
Brazil’s Supreme Court Distrust Hits Record 48% Amid Election and Ethics Scandal
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 18
STF Minister Gilmar Mendes Validates 15% Bolsa Família Boost Weeks Before Brazil Election
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 18
Lula’s R$691 Welfare Hike Faces Constitutional Showdown as Audit Court Prosecutor Seeks Suspension
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 18
Lula Links New Equatorial Margin Oil Frontier to Sovereignty, Warning of US Interest
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 18
High-Profile São Paulo Politician Milton Leite Surrenders in PCC Organized Crime Probe
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 18
Brazil’s Micro and Small Businesses Face Strategic Tax Deadline in Consumption Reform
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 18
Brazil Supreme Court Crisis Deepens Over Corruption Allegations and Judicial Feud
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 18
Lula Pledges Free GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs via Brazil’s Public Health System (SUS)
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 18
Superior Court of Justice Upholds 50-Year Sentence for Ex-Federal Deputy Flordelis
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 18
Bolsonaro Challenger Flávio Bolsonaro Under Investigation in Major Brazil Bank Scandal
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 18
Wealth Gap Deepens: One in Five Candidates in Brazil’s 2026 Election is a Declared Millionaire
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 18
Lula’s R$200 Billion Stimulus Falls Short, Escalating Clash with Brazil Central Bank
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 18
Brazil Labor Court Convicts Retailer Marabraz for Pressuring Employees to Vote for Bolsonaro in 2022
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 18
Brazil Banker Cites STF Crisis to Challenge Detention, Exposing Deep Judicial Governance Risk
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 18
Brazil Election's Stark Choice: Privatization Versus State Control of National Assets
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 18
Lula Campaign Platform Signals Policy Shift on Security and Guaranteed Real Wage Increases
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 17
Brazil’s Dual VAT Reform Kicks Off Operational Test Phase, Forcing All Companies to Adapt Systems in 2026
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 17
Brazil’s Federal Audit Court Escalates Review of Petrobras Fuel Prices, Highlighting Regulatory Risk
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 17
Lula’s Last-Minute Bolsa Família Hike Draws Fiscal Heat, TCU Scrutiny Ahead of Brazil Election
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 17
Technical Tie and High Rejection Signal Intense Polarization in Brazil Presidential Race
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 17
Brazil Warns US Foreign Terrorist Designation for PCC, CV Risks Military Action
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 17
Lula’s Pre-Election Spending Spree on Welfare and Debt Relief Heightens Brazil Fiscal Risk
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 17
Tight Lula-Bolsonaro 2026 Race Triggers Renewed Policy Risk Sell-off in Brazilian Assets
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 17
Lula Demands Full Disclosure on Brazil’s ‘Biggest Financial Crime’ Amid Supreme Court Crisis
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 17
Lula’s Bolsa Família Increase Challenged at Electoral Court Over Pre-Election Timing
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 17
Independent Senate Body Projects R$86 Billion Deficit for Brazil's 2027 Budget
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Sep 17
Brazilian Congress Advances Risk-Based Bill to Regulate AI, Setting Strict New Compliance Rules for Tech
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Sep 17