Brazil
Explore our coverage of Brazil’s politics, economics, business and culture, in articles, charts, podcasts and video
The World Ahead
Will the BRICS challenge America in 2024?
The economic bloc wants to compete with America for dominance
Leaders
The Economist’s country of the year for 2023
It is possible to enact painful economic reforms and still get re-elected
Leaders
Rainforests provide a public good. The world should pay to conserve them
An ambitious Brazilian plan launched at the COP could help
The Americas
Brazil’s biggest drug gang has gone global
The First Capital Command is now a mafia with links throughout Europe
The Intelligence
Gaza is now under siege. What else is Israel planning?
Also on the daily podcast: how Brazil is beginning to look like Texas and why some languages are harder to learn than others
The Intelligence
Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine’s intelligence chief, gives us his view on the war
Also on the daily podcast: why Brazil looks likely to lift its ban on gambling and “BookTok” becomes a literary force
The Americas
Short of cash, Brazil’s government may end its gambling prohibition
The illegal sort takes in more than the drugs trade
The Americas
Investors are increasingly optimistic about Brazil’s economy
An efficient finance minister and the favourable international backdrop are helping
The Americas
Latin America is set to become a major oil producer this decade
Brazil and Guyana are preparing for a bonanza. But declining demand threatens the rest of the region
The Americas
Jair Bolsonaro is barred from office for eight years
What the followers of Brazil’s far-right former president do next will be crucial for the country
The Americas
Lula’s ambitious plans to save the Amazon clash with reality
The Brazilian president faces resistance from Congress, the state oil company and agribusiness
The Americas
Lula cosies up to Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s autocrat
Brazil’s new president appears to be motivated by ambitious plans for foreign policy
The Americas
Lula wants to purge Brazil of Jair Bolsonaro’s influence
He faces resistance from evangelicals, gun owners and big tech
The Americas
Brazil’s foreign policy is hyperactive, ambitious and naive
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva goes to Beijing with grand plans of a “peace club” over Ukraine
The Americas
Brazil’s new president may soon face another threat: his predecessor
Jair Bolsonaro is due to return to the country in March. He remains surprisingly popular