Brazil
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SPORTS
Brazilian Chapecoense Relegated Again: Tragedy’s Long Shadow and the Harsh Realities of Football
Nearly ten years after the plane crash that devastated Chapecoense, the Brazilian club is relegated again. Its collapse reflects lasting…
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AMERICAS
Brazil Wildlife Trafficking Exposes the Ugly Price of the Perfect Exotic Pet
A parrot egg concealed beneath a traveler’s clothes in Brazil connects a breeding season to an overseas buyer. A multinational…
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BUSINESS AND FINANCE
After Brazil’s Ban, Latin America’s Betting Operators Face a Harder Kind of Competition
Twenty-one months after Latin America's largest regulated betting market opened, it closed. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed Provisional…
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BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Streamlining Cross-Border Checkout Workflows Across LATAM
Selling across Latin America looks simple on a map. At checkout, it gets messy fast. Brazilians reach for Pix. In…
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ANALYSIS
Lula’s Reelection Leaves Trump’s Latin American Power Play One Giant Short
Lula’s reelection keeps Brazil outside Donald Trump’s expanding circle of regional allies, but the consequences extend beyond ideology. Trade, security,…
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LIFE
The Many Lives of Lula: From Shoeshine Boy to Brazil’s Four-Time President
Lula’s fourth presidential victory in Brazil extends the life of a man shaped by hunger, factory work, bereavement, and political…
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AMERICAS
Machado Returns to Venezuela, Challenging Washington’s Oil Bargain
María Corina Machado’s return to Venezuela puts cheering crowds beside a harder reality: Washington is negotiating oil access with the…
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ANALYSIS
Lula’s Comeback: A Divided Mandate and the High Cost of Governing Brazil
Lula’s historic election comeback gives Brazil four more years of familiar leadership, but a divided electorate, a hostile Congress and…
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SPORTS
Brazil Enters Election Stoppage Time as Richarlison’s Island Dispute Tests Flávio Bolsonaro
A soccer star’s contested island purchase has entered Brazil’s presidential runoff as Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro stand nearly level. Richarlison’s…
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BUSINESS AND FINANCE
In Brazil’s Northeast, Lula’s Rural Supporters Weigh Politics by Water and Survival
In Brazil’s semiarid northeast, Luiz Rodrigues measures government by the water in his cistern and the food his farm produces.…
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