Brazil’s New River Link Gives Manaus A Direct Pacific Gateway
Brazil is about to open a new exit to the Pacific. By finishing dredging on the Alto Solimões this month,…
November 10, 2025Section
Politics – Brazil
Amazon Plan At COP30 Turns Industry Into A Forest-Friendly Jobs Engine
Brazil’s main industry lobby is pitching the Amazon as an economic asset that can grow without being cleared. In a…
November 10, 2025
Michelle Bolsonaro’s Test: Can A Protest Message Become A National Bid?
At a packed Liberal Party women’s event in Londrina, Michelle Bolsonaro delivered a clear, punchy script: institutions feel distant, crime…
November 10, 2025
U.S. Energy Chief Calls COP30 a Farce Amid U.S. LNG Push
The story starts with a word: farce. That’s how U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright described COP30, calling it “essentially a…
November 9, 2025
Brazil’s Supreme Court Moves To Seal Bolsonaro’s 27-Year Sentence
Brazil’s Supreme Court has formed a majority to reject Jair Bolsonaro’s latest appeal and keep his 27-year, three-month prison sentence…
November 9, 2025
Lula’s 2026 Map Problem: Why São Paulo, Minas and Rio Are So Hard Right Now
Brazil’s three biggest vote banks—São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro—aren’t just political battlegrounds; they are the country’s demographic…
November 9, 2025
Brazil’s Fallen Strongman: How Jair Bolsonaro Lost His Grip—and Why It Matters Beyond Brazil
(Analysis) Just two years ago, Jair Bolsonaro was Brazil’s unshakable political titan, a firebrand leader with a loyal base and…
November 8, 2025
10 Key Brazil Developments Last Week (November 1–8, 2025)
Brazil’s macro debate sharpened. The central bank extended its high-rate pause. Congress advanced a large middle-class tax break. New levies…
November 8, 2025
Brazil Draws A Line: Our Job Is Defending South America
Celso Amorim, the president’s senior foreign-policy adviser, put it bluntly this week: Brazil’s first duty in the standoff touching Venezuela…
November 7, 2025