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Politics• Aug 18
Brazil’s TSE Receives Election Integrity Plans From Digital Platforms Ahead of 2026 Vote
Major digital platforms and AI providers with over 5 million users in Brazil submitted compliance plans to the Superior Electoral Court.
Politics• Aug 18
Fiscal Clash: Brazil’s Election Hinges on BNDES Role and Debt-Linked Spending Cap
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 18
Brazil Finance Ministry Suspends 14 Betting Sites Over Failure to Report Fiscal Data
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 18
Flávio Bolsonaro Adds Ex-Minister, Goldman Sachs Veteran to Economic Team in Market Push
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 18
Brazil Supreme Court Creates Regulatory Conflict for Amazon Soy Moratorium, Upholding State Penalties
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 18
Brazil Supreme Court Upholds ‘Ferrari Law,’ Maintaining Protected Auto Dealership Model
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 18
Brazil Fast-Tracks Constitutional Work Week Cut, Signaling Higher Labor Costs
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 18
UK Court Rejects STF Nullification, Upholds Freeze on Ex-Petrobras Executive’s Assets
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 18
Election Risk Prompts Hedge Funds to Unwind Profitable Brazilian Real Carry Trade
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 18
Brazil Regulator CVM Targets State Bank CEO Over Stock Recommendation
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 18
Petrobras Confirms Hydrocarbon Discovery in Equatorial Margin, Sparking Hopes for Brazil’s ‘New Pre-Salt’
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 18
Lula Elevates Equatorial Margin Oil Discovery to National Sovereignty Issue
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 18
Presidential Candidate Romeu Zema Vows to Ban Sports Betting, Threatening Billions in Federal Tax Revenue
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 18
'Psychological Terror' Is Top Tactic in Workplace Electoral Harassment, Brazil Labor Court Finds
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 18
Brazil’s Electoral Court Orders Lula Campaign to Remove Videos Over Illegal Early Solicitation of Votes
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 18
Brazil Supreme Court Blocks Municipalities From Using Property Size to Set Higher Tax Rate
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 18
Brazil Supreme Court Expands Tech Platform Liability Beyond Content in Landmark Ruling
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 18
Tight Poll Confirms High Political Uncertainty as Brazil’s General Election Campaign Begins
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 18
Lula’s Key Labor Reform Stalls in Senate Until After Elections Amid Political Maneuvering
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 18
Casas Bahia CEO Warns Brazil’s Credit Crunch Will Worsen in 2027
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 18
Lula Administration Escalates Trade Tensions With US, Invokes New Reciprocity Law Against Tariffs
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 18
Brazil Asset Drop Signals Election Risk as Lula's Poll Lead Confirms Fiscal Fears
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 18
Brazil Election Candidate Floats Semi-Presidential System, Names Tarcísio de Freitas as Potential PM
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 18
Lula Delays US Ambassador Approval Until After Election, Citing Interference Concerns
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 17
Flávio Bolsonaro’s Presidential Platform Promises Tech Hub Status, Regulatory Overhaul
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 17
Federal Police Intercept Messages Linking Lula’s Son, Lulinha, to Lobbyist and 'Switzerland'
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 17
Lula Re-Frames Amazon Oil Drilling as Global Supply Chain Necessity, Citing Hormuz Risk
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 17
Major Brazilian Banks Demand Fiscal Clarity as Public Debt Surges
By Eleanor Shaw
PROPolitics• Aug 17
Flávio Bolsonaro Leads Lula by Wide Margin in Brazil’s Agro-business Heartland, Signaling Conservative Strength
By Eleanor Shaw
Politics• Aug 17