Explaining Brazil

  • Author: Vários
  • Narrator: Vários
  • Publisher: Podcast
  • Duration: 143:37:58
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Synopsis

The Brazilian Report is an independent media outlet uniquely positioned to offer an insiders view on current affairs in Brazil.

Episodes

  • Milei knocking on the neighbor's door

    04/10/2023 Duration: 38min

    After the primary win of Javier Milei, Argentina's final presidential elections are coming into view — and the madcap libertarian economist is still the clear favorite. We look at what to expect from the vote over the border in Argentina. Show notes.Support the show

  • Amazon faces risk of worst-ever drought

    27/09/2023 Duration: 16min

    In the largest Amazon state, officials expect all but one municipality to declare a full state of emergency in the coming weeks. With rivers drying up, the region risks ending up isolated. Show notes.Support the show

  • Lula's return to the UN General Assembly

    20/09/2023 Duration: 27min

    While Jair Bolsonaro's UN speeches were aimed at a domestic audience, Lula brought his foreign policy agenda to the stage.  Show notes.Support the show

  • Pinochet's Brazil

    13/09/2023 Duration: 44min

    On September 11, Chile remembered the 50-year anniversary of the military coup that ushered in nearly three decades of authoritarian rule under Gen. Pinochet. We look at the role of Brazilian agents in helping unseat the socialist President Salvador Allende. Show notes.Support the show

  • Bolsonaristas say "stay at home"

    06/09/2023 Duration: 15min

    Bolsonaro's supporters are calling for their own #StayAtHome campaign for this year's September 7 Independence Day celebrations. Euan Marshall and Amanda Audi explain how the holiday took on new significance in recent years and the motives behind the Bolsonarista boycott. Show notes.Support the show

  • Erasing indigenous land claims

    30/08/2023 Duration: 20min

    Brazil's Supreme Court and Congress are separately debating a legal argument that could render indigenous land claims completely unfeasible. Editor Euan Marshall speaks to Adriana Ramos from NGO Socioambiental to find out what's at stake. Show notes.Support the show

  • Time to add more BRICS?

    23/08/2023 Duration: 21min

    This week's BRICS summit in Johannesburg could see the bloc expand for the first time since South Africa's membership in 2010. How might that affect Brazil's role? How powerful might the BRICS become? Euan Marshall and Cedê Silva break down the latest. Show notes.Support the show

  • Amazon oil drilling overlooks mangroves

    16/08/2023 Duration: 22min

    The government and Petrobras want to drill near the Amazon estuary. But an unprecedented discovery shows the area is still largely unstudied. Show notes.Support the show

  • Brazilian separatism?

    09/08/2023 Duration: 27min

    Separatist tensions in Brazil more often than not come from fringe and ridiculed groups, but comments by a prominent right-wing politician have brought this discussion back to the fore, albeit in sensational terms. Show notes.Support the show

  • Will justice be served for Mariana?

    02/08/2023 Duration: 18min

    Almost eight years ago, Brazil suffered its biggest environmental disaster in history, when the Fundão dam in Mariana burst and spilled an untold torrent of toxic sludge into the Rio Doce. Now, a gigantic class-action suit in England seeks proper reparations. Show notes.Support the show

  • Bonus Episode: Brazil's shot at World Cup glory

    29/07/2023 Duration: 26min

    We speak with Ivi Casagrande, head of performance at Brazil's national women's football team, in an exclusive interview straight from Australia, where she discusses Brazil's World Cup chances, Marta's last dance, and the history of the women's game in Brazil. Show notes.Support the show

  • A city swallowed by the ground

    26/07/2023 Duration: 17min

    Petrochemical giant Braskem announced that it has reached a settlement with the city of Maceió to pay compensation for the destruction of entire neighborhoods, caused by abusive salt mining by the company. Show notes.Support the show

  • Threads of concern?

    19/07/2023 Duration: 24min

    Meta's new social media Threads is already one of Brazil's most downloaded apps. But privacy experts in Brazil are concerned that the new network is less than compliant with the country's data protection laws. Show notes.Support the show

  • Better equipped to fight corruption?

    12/07/2023 Duration: 29min

    Corruption has become less of a top-of-mind issue in Brazil, but a study from AS/COA and Control Risks suggests the country's anti-corruption tools are stronger with Jair Bolsonaro out of office. Show notes.Support the show

  • Bolsonaro banned for good?

    05/07/2023 Duration: 20min

    The Superior Electoral Court banned Jair Bolsonaro from electoral politics for eight years. But other cases could extend that period. Show notes.Support the show

  • The Central Bank's Jekyll & Hyde moment

    28/06/2023 Duration: 40min

    Less than a week after issuing a hawkish statement on its latest policy decision, the Central Bank changed its tone, and made markets anticipate imminent interest rate cuts. Show notes.Support the show

  • Do-or-die moment for Mercosur and the EU?

    21/06/2023 Duration: 26min

    The EU and Mercosur reached an agreement on a trade deal back in 2019. But since then, nothing much has happened — and the window of opportunity may be closing. Show notes.Support the show

  • How YouTube helped pollute Brazil's public discourse

    14/06/2023 Duration: 32min

    YouTube’s recommendation algorithm might have been a key weapon for the far-right to firehose public discourse with disinformation. Read show notes.Support the show

  • The legacy of June 2013

    07/06/2023 Duration: 36min

    Ten years after Brazil's June 2013 protests, we look back and analyze what they meant, where they came from, and what legacy they have left us. Show notes.Support the show

  • Lula not so green after all?

    31/05/2023 Duration: 37min

    For foreign observers, Lula's environmental promises were among the most important facets of his campaign. And less than six months in, there are fears that many of these pledges may have been empty words. Show notes.Support the show

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