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Arkady Petrov

Arkady Petrov is a Russian native living in Brazil. He holds a Master degree in Journalism and International Relations.
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Brazil Police Arrest State Bank President for $28M in Bribes From Collapsed Banco Master

Key Points — Brazil’s Federal Police arrested former Banco de Brasília (BRB) president Paulo Henrique Costa on Thursday morning at his Brasília residence, in the...

Power Clash in Brasília: Supreme Court Targets Senator Who Accused It

Key Points — Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes formally asked the Prosecutor General’s Office on Wednesday to investigate Senator Alessandro Vieira (MDB-SE) for abuse of...

Brazil Presidential Hopeful Zema Proposes Selling Every State Firm

Key Points — Former Minas Gerais governor Romeu Zema (Novo) launches his presidential economic plan in São Paulo on Thursday, structured around five pillars: eliminate...

Lula’s New Congress Chief Faces Escala 6×1 Test

Key Points — Deputy José Guimarães (PT-CE) was sworn in Tuesday as minister of the Secretaria de Relações Institucionais, replacing Gleisi Hoffmann, who left to...

Brazil Government Saves Justices From CPI Impeachment

Key Points — The Senate’s CPI do Crime Organizado rejected rapporteur Alessandro Vieira’s final report by 6 votes to 4, after the government replaced three...

Brazil Supreme Court Threatens Senators Over CPI

Key Points — Toffoli called the CPI report an “excrescência,” said it constitutes an abuse of power that could render senators ineligible for office, and...

Brazil CPI Seeks Impeachment of Three Supreme Court Justices

Key Points — The CPI do Crime Organizado’s 221-page final report calls for impeachment proceedings against Supreme Court Justices Dias Toffoli, Alexandre de Moraes, and...

Datafolha: Flávio Bolsonaro Leads Lula in 2026 Runoff

Key Points — Datafolha shows Flávio Bolsonaro at 46% vs Lula at 45% in a second-round simulation — the first time the president trails numerically...

Banco Master CPI Final Report Vote Tuesday

Key Points — Senate's Organized Crime CPI votes on its final report Tuesday, April 14 — its last day of existence after Alcolumbre refused a...

Sheinbaum, Lula, Petro Head to Barcelona for GPM Summit

Key Points — Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum will travel to Barcelona on April 18 for the Global Progressive Mobilisation (GPM) summit, joining Brazil’s Lula, Colombia’s...

Washington Signs Rare Earths Pact With Goiás State, Not Lula

Key Points — The US signed a memorandum of understanding with the state of Goiás on rare earths cooperation after Lula's government failed to attend...

Brazil: Banco Master Money Trail Leads to Supreme Court Justice

Key Points — The Senate's organized crime CPI broke the bank secrecy of the Arleen Fund, which paid R$20 million ($3.4 million) to buy Supreme...

Mercosur EU Trade Deal: The Complete Guide for Investors

  Key Points — The largest bloc-to-bloc trade agreement ever negotiated — 720 million consumers, €111 billion ($128 billion) in annual trade, and over 90% of...

Banco Master Scandal: The Complete Timeline for Investors

Banco Master scandal timeline covers the R$41 billion collapse, arrests, Supreme Court ties, and market fallout. Full investor analysis and updates.
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