Brazil’s largest sanitation company, Sabesp, is weighing a bold step across the border. The São Paulo-based utility is among those eyeing the purchase of Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos (AySA) https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/sao-paulo-water-utility-eyes-argentine-gian

What you need to know in #Brazil today: ⚖️Lula blocks pro-Bolsonaro changes to the Clean Slate Law.  👷Brazil’s latest job figures.  ☕The country’s shifting coffee habits. Subscribe now and read more! https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/clean-slate-bolsonaro-job-creation-coffee

🌾#BrazilAgro: With a long history of dominance, soybean is still Brazil’s top farming output. But it has weathered rough periods. https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/soybeans-corn-top-crop

A decade after ride-hailing and delivery apps began to spread across Brazil’s cities, the Central Bank says these platforms have structurally altered the country’s labor market.  https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/gig-work-structurally-changing-brazil-labor

The right-wing, anti-system Free Brazil Movement, or MBL, is on the verge of securing what has always eluded Jair Bolsonaro himself: a political party of its own.  https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/brazil-hard-right-to-get-new-party

What you need to know in #Brazil today: ⚖️Edson Fachin, Brazil’s new chief justice.  💧Sabesp eyes up an acquisition in Argentina.  📱How gig work has transformed Brazil’s labor market. Subscribe now and read more! https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/new-chief-justice-aysa-sabesp-gig-work

🍄#GuideToBrazil: The mushroom trade has thrived in Brazil amid a regulatory vacuum. But as the global boom unfolds, the justice system is signaling a step back. https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/murky-magic-mushrooms-laws

🦅#BrazilSports: Love him or hate him, much of the recent success of Brazilian and South American champions Botafogo can be traced back to owner John Textor. https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/john-textor-botafogo-eagle-vs-eagle

#LatAmReport: Daniel Noboa wins first battle to re-write Ecuador’s constitution. And the cash-filled envelopes which have tainted Santiago Peña’s presidency in Paraguay. Subscribe now and read more! https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/noboa-constitutional-reform-santiago-pena-envelopes

The government is moving to create what amounts to a revenue police in Brasília, a specialized office within the Federal Revenue Service tasked with tracking how organized crime embeds itself in the legal economy.  https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/government-tighten-the-screws-money-laundering

Brazil’s two legislative chambers are embroiled in a rare open feud after the Senate moved to kill a controversial bill protecting lawmakers from prosecution, while simultaneously pressing ahead with an income tax reform.  https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/house-and-senate-at-odds

#BrazilDaily: 📊Government told to take fiscal goals seriously.  🚔Revenue services want to keep anti-organized crime operations going.  🆕A new party on Brazil’s right. Subscribe now and read more! https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/fiscal-goals-revenue-organized-crime-mbl-bolsonaro

💧#BrazilClimate: Experts warn about the financial and climactic risk of Petrobras doubling down on fossil fuels, laying out a roadmap for the state-controlled firm to lead Brazil’s energy transition. https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/the-future-of-petrobras

Brazil’s right-wing opposition has entered a new phase of public infighting, with multiple heirs apparent vying for the electoral blessing of Jair Bolsonaro.  https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/bolsonaristas-jostling-for-right-wing-mantle

The House Science and Technology Committee advanced a bill that could reshape the country’s innovation landscape.  https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/brazil-house-to-tackle-startups-bottleneck

#BrazilDaily: 💰The government’s popular income tax reform bill will move forward in Congress.  ⚔️The House and Senate find themselves at odds.  ⚖️Bolsonaro’s succession story rumbles on. Subscribe now and read more! https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/income-tax-bolsonaro-election-senate

🎙️ Self-serving politics Self-serving bills in Brazil’s Congress sparked a wave of street protests in major cities. But how can we explain the disconnect between the Brazilian population and its elected representatives? https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/podcast-self-serving-politics

🩺#BrazilBusiness: Brazil’s top court has tightened up coverage rules for private health care, in an attempt to curb lawsuits https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/health-insurance-regulation-millionaire

The House Science and Technology Committee advanced a bill that could reshape the country’s innovation landscape.  https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/brazil-house-to-tackle-startups-bottleneck

The Cantareira system, the main water source for nearly 9 million people in the São Paulo metropolitan area, has reached its lowest level for September in 10 years.  https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/reservoir-levels-water-crisis-fears-sao-paulo

🇺🇳 Lula’s UN speech and his backstage moment with Trump.  🌊Palestine recognition wave is a vindication for Brazilian diplomacy.  🏛️House committee tries to tackle startup bottleneck. Subscribe now and read more! https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/trump-lula-un-general-assembly-palestine

Brazil’s Supreme Court has reached a majority to affirm that only the court itself can authorize search-and-seizure operations inside Congress or at lawmakers’ official residences.  https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/supreme-court-defies-lawmakers-impunity

#LatAmReport: US Treasury channels Draghi’s “whatever it takes” moment to halt Argentina’s crisis. And stolen cars spark a diplomatic tussle between Chile and Bolivia. Subscribe now and read more! https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/bessent-milei-bailout-chile-bolivia

In a recent podcast, comedian Gregorio Duvivier turned his attention to Rio de Janeiro’s reputation for violence, dismissing this fear as a myth cultivated by outsiders.  https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/myth-truth-about-crime-rio-de-janeiro

🚫 Moraes’s wife and company face Magnitsky sanctions. 🏛️ Supreme Court pushes back against Congress self-preservation.  🚱 Water shortage fears hit Brazil’s biggest city. Subscribe now and read more! https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/magnitsky-act-moraes-trump-pcc-supreme-court-water-crisis

🎙️  “Organized crime is Brazil's new biggest problem” According to Professor Rafael Alcadipani, guest on the latest episode of the Explaining Brazil podcast, fighting organized crime needs to be a priority in Brazil. https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/podcast-pcc-sprawling-presence-economy

#BrazilAgro; A poor harvest and Trump’s 50% tariffs on Brazilian coffee have fueled market speculation and sent prices soaring in the United States and beyond. https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/coffee-brew-harvest-problems

When President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva takes the podium at the United Nations General Assembly, he will do so under the shadow of a bitter standoff with Washington.  https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/lula-trump-counterpoint-on-un-trip

When Peru’s Chancay megaport was inaugurated last year, critics worried about its environmental impact. But the first signs of trouble have come from a more mundane, yet depressingly common, source in South America: crime. https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/peru-megaport-chancay-threat-crime

What you need to know in #Brazil today: 🚩Brazilian cities saw big left-wing demos on Sunday. 🇺🇳 Lula is off to the UN.  🔍The truth about crime in Rio de Janeiro. Subscribe now and read more! https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/left-protests-lula-un-rio-violence

🔉#GuideToBrazil: Federal prosecutors are seeking to strip a radio broadcaster of its licenses, accusing it of having actively worked to promote a coup. https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/jovem-pan-coup-freedom-speech

🫣#BrazilSports: For the first time in the tournament’s history, the next World Cup is likely to feature zero Brazilian managers. https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/brazilian-coaches-2026-world-cup

What you need to know in #LatinAmerica today: A pilot case banning phones in Chile’s schools. And the Chinese-backed Chancay megaport is threatened by Peru’s rising crime wave. Subscribe now and read more! https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/smartphone-blocks-chancay-port-crime-shocks

The Supreme Court moved on two fronts in response to the lower house’s approval of a constitutional amendment designed to insulate lawmakers from criminal accountability. https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/supreme-court-covid-era-investigation

As widely expected, Brazil’s Central Bank on Wednesday kept the Selic benchmark interest rate at 15% for the second consecutive meeting.  https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/brazil-high-interest-rate-strains-debt-levels

What you need to know in #Brazil today: 🏥SUS turns 35.  🦠Supreme Court greenlights Covid-era investigation.  📉Lula’s government can boast of a hefty poverty reduction. Subscribe now and read more! https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/health-sus-dino-covid-inquiry-poverty-reduction

🎙️#PODCAST:  The PCC’s sprawling presence in Brazil’s economy A massive police operation exposed how deep Brazil's largest criminal organization has penetrated the legitimate economy. https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/podcast-pcc-sprawling-presence-economy

#BrazilClimate: The ICO2 index on Brazil’s main stock exchange encourages companies to report emissions, but it has some huge blind spots. https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/green-mirage-ico2-index

What happens to a person's social media accounts, audiovisual files, cryptocurrencies or NFTs when they die? Who decides what can — or cannot — be passed on as a digital inheritance?  https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/brazil-inheritance-rights-digital-assets

An ambitious bill in Congress seeking to alter Brazil’s income tax thresholds has set off a high-stakes clash between the two most powerful politicians in the northeastern state of Alagoas.  https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/local-rivalry-lula-income-tax-boost

What you need to know in #Brazil today: 💪The far right flexes its muscles in the House.  🏦The Central Bank’s latest rate decision.  📱Who gets your social media after you die? Subscribe now and read more! https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/amnesty-far-right-interest-rates-digital-rights

🥡#BrazilBusiness: New and returning players are pouring billions into Brazil’s food delivery market, hoping to chip away at iFood’s dominance. https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/delivery-wars-ifood-99-rappi-keeta

Brazil’s unemployment rate fell to 5.6% in the three months ending in July, the lowest on record, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).  https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/unemployment-rate-hits-record-low

The Brazilian Film Academy selected Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “The Secret Agent” to represent the country at the 2026 Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category.  https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/brazil-chooses-the-secret-agent-for-oscar-bid

#BrazilDaily: 🔥Coup amnesty talk heats up, as Congress pushes immunity bill.  💰Local politics influencing major income tax reform.  🧩Cracks show despite Brazil’s record low jobless rate. Subscribe now and read more! https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/impunity-congress-income-tax-unemployment

🎙️  “Generals wanted to use Bolsonaro to rewrite the Army's story” In the latest episode of our Explaining Brazil podcast, Juliana Dal Piva unpacks how Bolsonaro went from being a military pariah to the leader of a coup plot. https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/podcast-bolsonaro-convicted-coup

#LatAmReport: Investors panic as Javier Milei’s administration faces billions in maturities over the coming years. And why Colombia is the rainiest country in the world. Subscribe now and read more! https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/argentina-debt-default-colombia-rainfall

On August 15, a former São Paulo police chief was gunned down in the middle of the street, in a coastal city long known as a haven for fugitives. https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/sao-paulo-fear-high-profile-pcc-return

Modern slavery in Brazil is not confined to rural backwaters or informal workshops. It reaches into billion-dollar corporations, banks and even public administration. https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/slave-like-labor-brazil-despite-advanced-laws

#BrazilDaily 📊How Trump’s tariffs affected each Brazilian state.  😨São Paulo killing draws fears of return to PCC's ‘bad old days.’  🎬Brazil decides on its Oscar submission. Subscribe now and read more! https://newsletters.brazilian.report/p/trump-trade-pcc-killing-oscar-secret-agent