Brazil Moves Toward EU-Style Tech Oversight With Sweeping Digital Bills
On Aug. 22, the Brazilian government met with Big Tech and large e-commerce firms at the Planalto Palace to brief...
August 24, 2025Section
Politics – Brazil
Bolsonaro’s Defense Rejects Police Accusations as “Lawfare,” as Political Stakes Rise
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s legal team submitted a defense brief to the Supreme Federal Court (STF) on August 22,...
August 23, 2025
Billions Flow to Rio: Energy Projects Dominate $60 Billion Investment Wave
The Federation of Industries of Rio de Janeiro (Firjan) projects the state will receive about R$336 billion ($60 billion)
August 21, 2025
Opinion: Bolsonaro’s Argentina Asylum Draft Exposes His Fear of Brazil’s Courts
(Opinion) The discovery of a draft asylum request on Jair Bolsonaro’s phone is more than a legal detail. It is...
August 21, 2025
Pix Under Fire: U.S. Challenges Brazil’s State-Led Payment Revolution
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) launched an investigation in July 2025 into Brazil’s fast-growing payment system Pix
August 21, 2025
Brazil’s Federal Police Indicts Bolsonaro, Eduardo, and Pastor Malafaia in High-Stakes Judicial Clash
Brazil’s Federal Police indicted former president Jair Bolsonaro, his son Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, and evangelical pastor
August 21, 2025
No Brazilian Judge Can Override U.S. Free Speech, Says Trump Official
On August 20, 2025, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau declared that no foreign court could limit the First...
August 21, 2025
Bolsonaro’s Argentina Asylum Draft Piles Pressure Ahead of Brazil’s High Court Trial
Brazil’s Federal Police told the Supreme Court they discovered a 33-page draft asylum request on Jair Bolsonaro’s phone
August 21, 2025
Lula Gains Ground as Trade Dispute with Trump Boosts His Standing at Home
Brazil’s Genial/Quaest poll shows President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s approval rising to 46 percent in mid-August, the highest
August 20, 2025