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Politics• Aug 23

Flávio Bolsonaro Taps Ex-Minister Sachsida to Bolster Economic Platform, Signal Market Alignment

Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro adds former Mines and Energy Minister Adolfo Sachsida to his economic team ahead of October elections.

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Flávio Bolsonaro Taps Ex-Minister Sachsida to Bolster Economic Platform, Signal Market Alignment

New Federal Police Probe Targeting Lula’s Ex-Aide and Son Roils Brazil’s Election Cycle

Brazil Formally Triggers Retaliation Process Against US Tariffs Under New Reciprocity Law

OAS Deploys Observation Mission to Monitor Brazil’s Polarized 2026 General Election

Brazil STF Resumes Vote on Clean Slate Law, Fate of Convicted Politicians Hangs in Balance

Brazil's New Internet Liability Law Ends Safe Harbor, Imposing 'Duty of Care' on Global Tech Platforms

Brazil’s Supreme Court Pauses Final Review of Indigenous Land Demarcation Rules

Lula-Backed 40-Hour Work Week Proposal Reaches Critical Senate Committee

Brazil Supreme Court Upholds State Laws That Effectively End Amazon Soy Moratorium

Lula Delays US Ambassador Approval Until After October Election, Escalating Diplomatic Feud

Integrity Questioned as Hundreds of Candidates Change Race for Campaign Funds in Brazil Election

Brazil Supreme Court Set to Decide Fate of Corrupt Politicians Ahead of Election

Brazil STF Suspends Final 'Marco Temporal' Ruling Over Key Disagreement on Land Compensation

Lula Government Fast-Tracks Constitutional Amendment for 40-Hour Workweek

Brazil’s Electoral Court Reasserts Voting System Security Amid Political Challenges

Brazil’s São Paulo Gubernatorial Race: Haddad Pledges to End ‘Artificial Ignorance’ in School AI Programs

Lula-Trump Phone Call Restarts Talks to Defuse Looming US Tariff Threat on Brazilian Goods

Lula Freezes Approval of All New Ambassadors, Escalating Diplomatic Row With US

Brazil’s Economic Slowdown Hits as Election Campaign Heats Up

Political Risk Premium Drives Record Foreign Capital Outflow from Brazil’s Stock Market

Brazil’s Electoral Risk Climbs as Lula, Flávio Bolsonaro Tie in Simulated Runoff Poll

Tight Lula-Bolsonaro Presidential Race Confirmed by New Datafolha Poll

Brazil Court Ruling Suspends Stricter Penalties for Clandestine Transport, Creating Regulatory Vacuum

Rio Drug Gangs Operating Drone Pilot Schools to Weaponize Favelas

São Paulo Gubernatorial Candidate Fernando Haddad Proposes State Development Bank in BNDES Model

Opposition Candidate Flávio Bolsonaro Pitches R$190 Billion Fiscal Cut, Signals Review of Ethanol Blend Mandate

Lula Coalition Secures Largest Block of Free Electoral Airtime for Presidential Race

Federal Police Probe Links More BRB Directors to Massive Banco Master Scandal

Brazil STF Justice Mendonça Orders Federal Police Probe Into Leaks in Lula's Son Case

Brazil Supreme Court Judge Revokes Pension of Ex-Police Chief Silvinei Vasques for Election Meddling