Former President Temer Tosses Oil on Brazil–U.S. Tensions
Michel Temer urged Brazil’s leaders to halt and rethink a bill that would cut sentences for those behind the January...
September 23, 2025Section
Politics – Brazil
Trump Administration Expands Brazil Sanctions to Justice Moraes’s Family Business Empire
The US Treasury sanctioned Viviane Barci de Moraes and her family’s LEX legal institute on September 22, cutting them off...
September 22, 2025
Brazil’s Welfare State at Its Limits: 94 Million Rely on Cash Transfers
Brazil’s Ministry of Development reports that 94 million people—44 percent of its 214 million citizens—depend on government cash
September 22, 2025
CEOs Bail on Belém: COP30’s Corporate Shift to São Paulo
The Brazilian COP30 presidency invited private-sector leaders to Belém. Officials promised solutions, but CEOs hesitated.
September 22, 2025
America Targets Brazil’s Top Legal Officials with Same Sanctions Used Against Venezuela’s Judges
The White House revoked entry visas for Jorge Messias, Brazil’s Attorney General of the Union, and five other judicial figures
September 22, 2025
Brazil Draws Line, Bars U.S. from Key Democracy Discussions at UN
Brazil denied the United States a seat at its “Defense of Democracy” forum on September 19, 2025, in New York...
September 22, 2025
Brazil’s Citizens Unite to Block Lawmakers’ Self-Protection Measures
On September 21, tens of thousands of Brazilians filled streets in 33 cities to oppose two bills that critics call...
September 22, 2025
Brazil Faces Rogue-State Treatment at U.N. with Smallest Delegation—What’s Next?
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva landed in New York Sunday with just six ministers and two governors.
September 21, 2025
U.S. Imposes Manhattan Travel Ban on Brazil’s Health Minister, Echoing Restrictions on Iran
In New York for the UN General Assembly, Brazil’s Health Minister Alexandre Padilha won a diplomatic visa—but only on one...
September 19, 2025