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The Big Picture Brazil Explained 2026 for Newcomers on Politics and Economy Economy, politics, society and daily life — the whole country in one essential read.Brazil's Meta ruling on a pro-Lula WhatsApp channel heads to the full electoral court, as deputies seek a probe of its author before the runoff.
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Brazil's Senate justice committee votes on a gang crackdown amendment on 14 October, after Lula repeated his pledge...
Staff at Brazil's electoral court found no fake news in a pro-Lula channel on WhatsApp on 12 October,...
The IMF cut its Brazil growth forecast to 2.2% for 2026 and 1.9% for 2027, citing high interest...
Audios sent to the Parakanã people in Brazil's Amazon threaten an invasion of their Indigenous land if Flávio...
Argentina cancelled the residency of Brazilian journalist Rogério Tomaz Jr., a Milei critic, on 12 October and barred...
An English court ruled on 12 October that a committee of Brazil dam victims cannot replace the lawyers...
Brasil Game Show closed its 17th edition in São Paulo on 12 October and is already selling tickets...
Brazil's electoral court on 12 October gave Flávio Bolsonaro and allies 24 hours to delete a fake drug...