Brazil
Explore our coverage of Brazil’s politics, economics, business and culture, in articles, charts, podcasts and video
The Americas
Brazil is bashing its patron saint of the environment
Congress is bulldozing environmental laws. Marina Silva wants to stop it
The Americas
Brazil’s president is losing clout abroad and unpopular at home
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva put Brazil on the map, but he hasn’t adapted to a changed world
Letters
The Brazilian government responds to our article on President Lula
The president is a defender of multilateral institutions, including on international trade
The Americas
Brazil’s president is losing clout abroad and unpopular at home
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva put Brazil on the map, but he hasn’t adapted to a changed world
Editor’s Picks
How Brazil’s football team lost its mojo
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
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The Americas
Police allege that Jair Bolsonaro sanctioned a spy ring
The right-wing former president is already on trial for allegedly plotting a coup
The Americas
Brazilians love football. Their national team is past its prime
Brazil hasn’t won a World Cup in a quarter of a century. Corruption and chaotic domestic leagues are to blame
The Americas
Brazilian supercows are taking over the world
What a bovine beauty pageant says about the future of the world’s beef supply
Letters
Brazil’s Supreme Court responds to our leader
“You recount some of the threats to democracy in Brazil, though not all”
Leaders
Brazil’s Supreme Court is on trial
How a superstar judge illuminates an excessive concentration of power
The Americas
The judge who would rule the internet
Brazil’s Alexandre de Moraes is on a crusade to cow the far right by curbing online speech
The Americas
Brazil’s government-run payments system has become dominant
Pix has spiced up Brazil’s fusty banking sector, but it gives the central bank a worrying amount of power