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News from Brazil, by The Brazilian Report — an independent media outlet uniquely positioned to offer an insider’s view of current affairs in Brazil.
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Brazil’s Central Bank led a revolution (preview)
lundi 17 novembre 2025 • Duration 09:59
Five years ago, Brazil launched a public digital payment infrastructure — and its impact on the financial market and society has been immense.
Supreme Court to Brazilians: “Follow the money” (preview)
lundi 10 novembre 2025 • Duration 10:33
Over the past decade, Brazilian lawmakers have steadily built up procedures to expand their powers over the purse. That has included increasing the overall volume of congressional grants; making a large share of them mandatory spending; limiting the Executive’s discretion over when to release those funds, and creating ways to erase transparency and traceability from the process. A perfect recipe for corruption, which has now trickled down to state and municipal levels.
But the Supreme Court has just ordered the three branches of government to run a nationwide awareness campaign — from December through March — to explain how congressional grants are executed. The idea: show the public where they can access information about these amendments, teach people how to track where the money goes, and encourage them to report irregularities or wrongdoing. Will that finally be enough?
Can Brazil own its digital destiny? (Preview)
mardi 26 août 2025 • Duration 13:06
At a time when US President Donald Trump is pressuring Brazil on both trade and military fronts, the country’s digital vulnerabilities have come into focus. The notion of sovereignty now extends beyond borders to the infrastructure, systems and data that underpin the digital world.
How prepared is Brazil to secure its digital sovereignty?
Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts or on The Brazilian Report.
Time to add more BRICS?
mercredi 23 août 2023 • Duration 21:33
This week's BRICS summit in Johannesburg could see the bloc expand for the first time since South Africa's membership in 2010. How might that affect Brazil's role? How powerful might the BRICS become? Euan Marshall and Cedê Silva break down the latest. Show notes.
Amazon oil drilling overlooks mangroves
mercredi 16 août 2023 • Duration 22:45
The government and Petrobras want to drill near the Amazon estuary. But an unprecedented discovery shows the area is still largely unstudied. Show notes.
Brazilian separatism?
mercredi 9 août 2023 • Duration 27:00
Separatist tensions in Brazil more often than not come from fringe and ridiculed groups, but comments by a prominent right-wing politician have brought this discussion back to the fore, albeit in sensational terms. Show notes.
Will justice be served for Mariana?
mercredi 2 août 2023 • Duration 18:24
Almost eight years ago, Brazil suffered its biggest environmental disaster in history, when the Fundão dam in Mariana burst and spilled an untold torrent of toxic sludge into the Rio Doce. Now, a gigantic class-action suit in England seeks proper reparations. Show notes.
Bonus Episode: Brazil's shot at World Cup glory
samedi 29 juillet 2023 • Duration 26:30
We speak with Ivi Casagrande, head of performance at Brazil's national women's football team, in an exclusive interview straight from Australia, where she discusses Brazil's World Cup chances, Marta's last dance, and the history of the women's game in Brazil. Show notes.
A city swallowed by the ground
mercredi 26 juillet 2023 • Duration 17:16
Petrochemical giant Braskem announced that it has reached a settlement with the city of Maceió to pay compensation for the destruction of entire neighborhoods, caused by abusive salt mining by the company. Show notes.
Threads of concern?
mercredi 19 juillet 2023 • Duration 24:58
Meta's new social media Threads is already one of Brazil's most downloaded apps. But privacy experts in Brazil are concerned that the new network is less than compliant with the country's data protection laws. Show notes.
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