Explaining Brazil

Mar 11 2025 351 ep. 24 mins 3.1k

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News from Brazil, by The Brazilian Report — an independent media outlet uniquely positioned to offer an insider’s view of current affairs in Brazil.

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Special: How Brazil can navigate the Trump trade storm

Mar 11 2025 4 mins

We’re launching Explaining Brazil Plus — a premium service bringing you exclusive content every month. As a subscriber, you’ll get access to special episodes and expert interviews, offering deeper insights into Brazil’s biggest stories. Subscriptions are just USD 1.99 a month on Apple Podcasts. But here’s the best part: If you’re already a subscriber to The Brazilian Re

Oscar wins, fake coffee and fiscal fiascos

Mar 07 2025 11 mins

Brazil bags its Carnival Oscar glory with “I’m Still Here.” Consumers get rattled as “fake coffee” makes its way onto supermarket shelves. And a court precedent could spell trouble for Big Four auditors in Brazil. Support the show

Carnival, cabinet and crisis

Feb 28 2025 11 mins

Carnival is here, and it’s big business. Lula pulls the trigger and sacks his health minister. And STEM degrees are becoming less and less common in Brazil. Support the show

Bolsonaro indictment, Trump's lawsuit and a shocking shift

Feb 21 2025 12 mins

Bolsonaro faces criminal charges for coup plotting. Trump’s media group is suing a Brazilian Supreme Court justice. And Brazil’s organized crime groups are expanding far beyond the drug trade. Support the show

Steel, drought and neopentecostalism

Feb 14 2025 12 mins

How Trump’s steel tariffs are expected to affect Brazil. A year after historic floods, Rio Grande do Sul now suffers from drought. And how Brazil’s evangelical shift is changing national politics. Support the show

Trade wars, health alerts and oil

Feb 07 2025 13 mins

As Trump's trade threats reshape global commerce, Brazil grapples with a mounting yellow fever outbreak ahead of Carnival. Meanwhile, controversial Amazon oil drilling plans gain momentum under new Senate leadership, testing the country's environmental commitments. Support the show

Brazil's Congress elects new leaders

Jan 31 2025 3 mins

Our podcast is back! For our first episode of 2025, we bring you a crucial topic for Brazil’s political landscape: the upcoming elections for the leadership positions in Congress and how they will affect Brazil’s political landscape, the tensions between the Lula administration and the far right, as well as how the new congressional outlook will affect landmark projects such as

Delaying the EUDR?

Dec 11 2024 23 mins

The EU had approved a law demanding that products exported to the bloc would have to prove they are deforestation-free. After much adaptation and preparation, the implementation of that law has been delayed for an extra year, which will benefit Brazilian commodity exporters. Support the show

Lula in a currency chokehold

Dec 04 2024 34 mins

The Brazilian real is plummeting, borrowing costs are climbing, and market confidence has been in free fall. Support the show

The tax reform gridlock

Nov 27 2024 28 mins

Many thought the tax reform regulations would clear Congress before the October elections. With just a few weeks left in the 2024 calendar, many wonder if it will pass at all this year. Support the show