A Lawyer, US$6.4 Million and a Threat From a Prison Cell
An internal audit found Banco Master paid R$33 million in 2024 to a lawyer an executive called a direct channel...
September 18, 2026Section
Politics – Brazil
Jailed Banker in Brazil’s Biggest Bank Failure Sought a Top Judge’s Ear
Reports say the jailed founder of Banco Master sought a line to Justice Gilmar Mendes, adding pressure on a Supreme...
September 18, 2026
Datafolha Poll Shows Brazil’s Presidential Race Tied Weeks Before the Vote
Brazil votes on 4 October, and a new Datafolha poll has Lula on 46% and Flavio Bolsonaro on 44% in...
September 18, 2026
Gilmar Mendes Fights to Derail Moraes Probe at Brazil’s STF
Dean Gilmar Mendes moved to suspend and merge the Moraes investigation, clashed with Mendonça in open court and got Vorcaro's...
September 18, 2026
United States Tariff Talks With Brazil Included Boeing Purchases, Estadão Reports
United States tariff talks with Brazil carried 21 conditions, among them Boeing purchases and wider election access for dissidents, Estadao...
September 17, 2026
Brazil’s Gilmar Mendes Files a Formal Complaint Against Chief Justice Luiz Fux
Brazil Supreme Court justice Gilmar Mendes filed a formal complaint against Chief Justice Luiz Fux, alleging a prior deal over...
September 17, 2026
São Paulo Prosecutors Say the PCC Crime Group Controls 12 of the City’s 22 Bus Firms
Prosecutors say the PCC crime faction controls 12 of 22 Sao Paulo bus companies, as federal police seek the arrest...
September 17, 2026
Brazil Raises the Bolsa Família Floor 15% to US$134 a Month, 17 Days Before the Vote
Brazil raised the Bolsa Familia floor payment 15 percent to US$134 a month, at a cost of US$1.13 billion, seventeen...
September 17, 2026
Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro Head Into Brazil’s Tied 2026 Presidential Vote
Brazil votes Sunday 4 October 2026; runoff 25 October. Latest polls, candidates, key issues and what the election means for...
September 17, 2026