Explaining Brazil
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Explaining Brazil

by The Brazilian Report

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

100 episodes
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1
Time to investigate Brazil's Supreme Court justices? (preview)
8:03 Mar 19, 2026
2
Brazil's water leverage. And its fault lines (preview)
12:42 Mar 5, 2026
3
An indigenous victory against Cargill on the Tapajós River (preview)
10:06 Feb 27, 2026
4
Brazilian stocks’ record run (preview)
6:46 Feb 13, 2026
5
Brasília enters an election year on edge (preview)
11:18 Feb 5, 2026
6
Banco Master and the Supreme Court: After the glory came the crisis (preview)
10:25 Jan 29, 2026
7
How the Mercosur-EU deal impacts Brazilian firms beyond exports (preview)
11:35 Jan 21, 2026
8
What happened to Brazil-Venezuela relations? (preview)
15:19 Jan 16, 2026
9
Trump’s Venezuela play: How it reshapes South America’s risk map (preview)
12:34 Jan 5, 2026
10
Checks and balances turned into vendettas (preview)
10:28 Dec 17, 2025
11
What needs repair in Brazil's public sector machine? (preview)
11:31 Dec 10, 2025
12
Good COP? Bad COP? (preview)
11:00 Nov 27, 2025
13
Brazil’s Central Bank led a revolution (preview)
9:59 Nov 17, 2025
14
Supreme Court to Brazilians: “Follow the money” (preview)
10:33 Nov 10, 2025
15
COP30: Will climate action take root? (preview)
15:06 Oct 30, 2025
16
Who will be Brazil's next Supreme Court justice? (preview)
9:18 Oct 16, 2025
17
Who will be Brazil's next Supreme Court justice?
41:38 Oct 16, 2025
18
2026 election: A year away, what do polls say?
21:53 Oct 14, 2025
19
2026 election: A year away, what do polls say? (preview)
5:07 Oct 14, 2025
20
Brazil's tax system fuels income inequality (preview)
8:28 Oct 1, 2025
21
Brazil's tax system fuels income inequality
26:12 Oct 1, 2025
22
Self-serving politics
48:35 Sep 24, 2025
23
Self-serving politics (preview)
14:23 Sep 24, 2025
24
The PCC’s sprawling presence in Brazil’s economy
34:21 Sep 17, 2025
25
The PCC’s sprawling presence in Brazil’s economy (Preview)
10:01 Sep 17, 2025
26
The battle for control over Brazil's Congress
45:56 Sep 12, 2025
27
Brazil's trial of the century
50:28 Sep 12, 2025
28
Bolsonaro: from the barracks, to the presidency ... to prison?
48:10 Sep 12, 2025
29
Bolsonaro: from the barracks, to the presidency ... to prison? (preview)
17:03 Sep 11, 2025
30
Brazil's trial of the century (Preview)
13:07 Sep 4, 2025
31
Can Brazil own its digital destiny? (Preview)
13:06 Aug 26, 2025
32
The battle for control over Brazil's Congress (Preview)
9:54 Aug 19, 2025
33
Supreme Court places Bolsonaro under house arrest (Preview)
8:12 Aug 5, 2025
34
US tariffs: Brazil is negotiating with an “elected autocracy” (Preview)
6:53 Jul 28, 2025
35
Trump declares (trade) war on Brazil (Preview)
12:52 Jul 14, 2025
36
Social security scandals, Brazil's emissions beef and a papal funeral
11:54 Apr 25, 2025
37
COP 30: are locals ready to shape policies? (Preview)
4:45 Apr 23, 2025
38
Penal populism, agro jobs and Bolsonaro under the knife
9:46 Apr 18, 2025
39
Trump’s decline, Embraer’s rise, and Lula in a gun fight
10:21 Apr 11, 2025
40
Tariffs, loans and spy games
11:08 Apr 4, 2025
41
Brazil braces for Trump's tariffs (Preview)
6:00 Apr 1, 2025
42
Bolsonaro charged, egg exports rise, Brazil rethinks defense ties
9:28 Mar 28, 2025
43
Tax exemptions, rate hikes and voluntary exile
11:45 Mar 21, 2025
44
Inflation, digital transformation and trade war frustration
9:42 Mar 14, 2025
45
How Brazil can navigate the Trump trade storm (Preview)
4:11 Mar 11, 2025
46
Oscar wins, fake coffee and fiscal fiascos
11:34 Mar 7, 2025
47
Carnival, cabinet and crisis
11:26 Feb 28, 2025
48
Bolsonaro indictment, Trump's lawsuit and a shocking shift
12:09 Feb 21, 2025
49
Steel, drought and neopentecostalism
12:56 Feb 14, 2025
50
Trade wars, health alerts and oil
13:06 Feb 7, 2025
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