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Your front-row view of Brazil: Independent Brazilian news, sharp reporting, policy explainers & the occasional spicy meme. We serve Brazil’s politics, culture & gossip with strong coffee.

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🏡 President Lula has launched a sweeping housing initiative meant to reach Brazil’s middle class while bolstering low‑income access to credit. Under the new plan, Caixa Econômica will once again finance up to 80% of purchase costs for homes valued up to R$ 2.25 million, expanding access.
A photograph shows President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva standing at a podium and addressing an audience. He is in mid-speech, wearing a dark blue suit, white dress shirt, and a light orange tie. Behind him, on a large screen or panel, is the phrase “O Minha Casa, Minha Vida” in bold letters. The Brazilian national flag is partially visible in the background, adding patriotic context. The lighting is bright and even, bringing Lula’s face and attire into sharp focus. He appears engaged and confident, with a slight smile as he gestures while speaking. The scene suggests a formal event or announcement — in this case, pertaining to housing policy. The visual framing emphasizes Lula as the center of the moment, conveying leadership, initiative, and political symbolism related to a housing reform or program for citizens.
October 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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🏟 Assunción defeats Rio‑Niterói in the bid to host the 2031 Pan and Parapan Games, securing 28 votes to 24. The decision marks Paraguay’s first time hosting the full Games.

🇧🇷 The Brazilian bid leaned on legacy — 2007 Pan and 2016 Olympic — but could not overcome Assunción’s political backing.
A striking image shows a large sign reading “PANAM SPORTS ORGANIZATION” atop a tall pole. The sign features a blue circular logo with a stylized map of the Americas — North and South America in white — surrounded by the organization’s name in white letters against a blue background. Below the logo, the five interlocking Olympic-style rings (blue, yellow, black, green, red) are prominently displayed, hanging just under the PanAm Sports emblem. The scene is bright and clean under a clear sky with the sun casting strong light from the upper left corner, causing slight lens flare around the logo and rings. The background is mostly out of focus but suggests a sports venue or complex, with white buildings, paved areas, and pedestrian walkways. There’s a sense of openness and institutional gravitas, with no crowds visible, giving full visual emphasis to the sign — a symbolic marker of pan‑American athletic governance. The logo and rings stand tall against the sky, evoking international competition and unity across the Americas. The crisp colors — blue, white, and the five Olympic colors — suggest official branding and lend a sense of ceremony, weight, and anticipation. This visual complements news about the PanAmerican Games, highlighting the authority of the organizing body and the continental scope of the event.
October 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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💥 PUTIN ADMITS FAULT

✈️ Vladimir Putin has admitted that Russia was responsible for shooting down an Embraer-190 jet from Azerbaijan Airlines, which crashed in Kazakhstan in December 2024, killing 38 people. He said two Russian missiles detonated near the aircraft.
Image of a plane crash site showing the severely damaged fuselage of an Embraer-190 aircraft lying in a barren, dry field. The broken aircraft, painted in bright blue with white and turquoise stripes, is split near the front, exposing twisted metal and debris. The plane’s tail section remains mostly intact and upright, with visible windows and part of the wing. Several firefighters and emergency personnel, dressed in dark uniforms with reflective stripes, are scattered across the crash site, surveying the wreckage and securing the area with yellow caution tape. In the foreground, a few investigators or military personnel stand near the scene, possibly discussing the initial findings. The landscape is flat, desolate, and dry, with patches of brown grass and no visible vegetation or structures nearby, indicating a remote or rural location. Debris from the crash is spread out around the wreckage, including broken parts of the aircraft and emergency equipment. This photo relates to the December 2024 crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer-190 in Kazakhstan, which resulted in 38 fatalities. Russian President Vladimir Putin later admitted that two Russian missiles had detonated near the aircraft, unintentionally causing it to go down after responding to a Ukrainian drone incursion. Although the missiles didn’t directly hit the plane, they exploded within 10 meters, causing deadly shrapnel damage. The image conveys the tragic aftermath of the incident, highlighting the violence of the crash and the ongoing investigation. The site is being treated as a crime scene and an area of forensic interest, as Kazakhstan leads the inquiry, with support from Brazilian experts who analyzed the aircraft’s black boxes.
October 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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📊 In almost every Brazilian state, over 50% of workers will now be tax-exempt. In São Paulo: 67%. In Maranhão: a stunning 95%. Only the Federal District falls short of the halfway mark. It’s a massive shift toward income justice.
Infographic map of Brazil titled “População do Brasil com Renda de até R$ 5.000” ("Brazilian Population with Income up to R$5,000"). The map shows the percentage of the employed population in each Brazilian state (UF) earning up to R$5,000 per month (~USD 1,000), based on projections for 2025. States are color-coded in a gradient from dark blue (higher percentages) to light green (lower percentages). A note on the right explains that with an average real income of R$3,477, an estimated 84% of Brazilians fall under the R$5,000/month threshold, totaling around 85.9 million people — all potentially exempt from income tax under the new Lula-Haddad reform. Regional highlights: North Region (Norte): Most states above 85%. Amazonas (AM) at 90.7%, Pará (PA) at 87.2%. Northeast (Nordeste): Highest exemption rates. Piauí (PI) leads with 94.8%, followed by Ceará (93.1%), Paraíba (93.2%), and overall regional average of 91.4%. Southeast (Sudeste): São Paulo (SP) has the lowest at 67.5%, followed by Rio de Janeiro (RJ) at 69.8%, Minas Gerais (MG) at 81.9%. Regional average is 72.3%. South (Sul): Rio Grande do Sul (RS) at 72.4%, Santa Catarina (SC) at 68.2%, Paraná (PR) at 71.9%. Center-West (Centro-Oeste): Distrito Federal (DF) is the only state below 50%, at 48.1%. Other states range from 68.6% to 83.2%. Bottom section includes: National average: 84% National median: 84.1% Data source: Brasil em Mapas, based on IBGE/PNAD-C data from Q2 2025 and modeled via log-normal distribution. In the bottom right corner, a small cartoon shows a man checking a tax form next to a large green “TAX” sign, a calculator, and a pencil, representing the tax exemption theme. This visualization emphasizes how the vast majority of Brazilian workers—especially in poorer regions—stand to benefit from the new income tax exemption policy, which targets those earning up to R$5,000 per month.
October 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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🇧🇷💸 Brazil will exempt workers earning up to R$5,000/month (~USD 1,000) from income tax starting in 2026. It’s Lula and Haddad’s biggest tax reform yet—putting more money in workers’ pockets and easing the burden on the lower and middle classes.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Finance Minister Fernando Haddad stand side by side, smiling broadly in a well-lit, indoor setting. Lula, on the left, is an older man with white hair and a full white beard, wearing a dark green jacket over a royal blue shirt. His expression is warm and joyful. Haddad, on the right, is slightly taller and wears a vivid blue suit with a white shirt and a purple tie featuring small geometric patterns. His graying hair is combed back, and he is also smiling, conveying a sense of ease and optimism. Behind them is a vibrant background featuring geometric shapes in white, yellow, and purple, adding a modern and colorful tone to the image.
October 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Brazil’s Chief Justice Luís Roberto Barroso has announced his retirement from the Supreme Court, set for early 2025. Known for his progressive rulings, Barroso leaves behind a legacy shaped by fierce legal battles and outspoken defense of democracy. 🇧🇷⚖️
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Luís Roberto Barroso, seen in profile, adjusts his black judicial robe in front of the national coat of arms. The emblem reads "República Federativa do Brasil" and "15 de Novembro."
October 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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🛒 To dodge Trump’s tariff hike, Health Minister Alexandre Padilha is hitting the road, heading to the UK, China, and India in search of new deals. The goal? Cut down on Brazil’s reliance on the US and bring in investments for the health sector, especially in vaccines, medicine, and tech.
Alexandre Padilha, Brazil’s Minister of Health, wearing a white lab coat and dark-rimmed glasses, looks serious and thoughtful with his hand resting on his chin during a press conference. Blurred Ministry of Health logos are visible in the background.
October 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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🇧🇷 BREAKING | Bolsonaro diagnosed with skin cancer

Doctors confirmed two squamous cell carcinoma lesions on his chest and arm, calling them “in situ.” The former president faces treatment after eight lesions were removed this week.

But wait. There's more 👇🏽
Close-up of Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former president, seen in profile. He wears a dark suit jacket and white shirt. His expression is stern, with visible skin blemishes and marks on his face, under neutral indoor lighting.
September 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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⚖🎉 Brazilian crowds cheered after ex-president Jair Bolsonaro was convicted for attempting a coup. In a surreal twist, celebrations featured an Alexandre de Moraes look-alike, echoing the judge who has become Bolsonaro’s (and Trump's) fiercest adversary.
September 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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🚨 BREAKING: 4-STAR GENERAL CONVICTED

For the first time in Brazil’s history, a four-star general has been convicted by a civilian court. Braga Netto was sentenced to 26 years for coup d’état and related crimes — the same charges that condemned Bolsonaro.
Jair Bolsonaro (left) covers his face with both hands in a gesture of frustration or despair, while General Walter Braga Netto (right), a four-star general, sits beside him with a tense expression, touching his forehead. Both are dressed in dark suits and seated against a plain background, conveying a somber or stressful moment.
September 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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⚖️ Brazil’s Supreme Court First Panel has sentenced former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and 3 months for leading the attempted coup and related crimes.

The sentence includes 24 years and 9 months of imprisonment, 2 years and 6 months of detention, and 124 day-fines.
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is seen standing behind a gate, wearing a yellow polo shirt and looking straight ahead. The horizontal bars of the gate give the impression he is behind bars. The photo was taken by Sergio Lima/AFP in front of the house where he is under house arrest.
September 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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🚨⚖️ NO APPEAL

Brazil’s Supreme Court First Panel has convicted former president Jair Bolsonaro by a 4–1 vote, in a landmark ruling that leaves no room for further appeal.

The panel will now decide the sentence Bolsonaro must serve.
Image titled “Arena STF – Criminal Case 2668,” tracking the trial of Jair Bolsonaro and his allies for charges including criminal organization, attempted coup, and damage to public property. The current vote count is 4 in favor of conviction and 1 against. Justices Alexandre de Moraes, Cristiano Zanin, Cármen Lúcia, and Flávio Dino have voted to convict (marked with green circles), while Luiz Fux has voted against (marked with a red circle). The graphic is published by @camarotedacpi.
September 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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📈 IBOVESPA SURGES

Brazil’s stock market soared past 144,000 points for the first time in history.

The Brazilian Real also strengthened against the U.S. Dollar, which closed below R$ 5.40.
A large electronic board at Brazil’s ibovespa stock exchange shows the Ibovespa index chart with intraday fluctuations and a series of listed stocks in green and red. Below the board, the blue B3 logo is prominently displayed inside the trading floor.
September 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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⚖️ BREAKING: BOLSONARO CONVICTED

brazil’s Supreme Court convicts former President Jair Bolsonaro of coup d’état, conspiracy, and attacks on democratic order. Historic ruling marks first ex-president convicted of leading a coup.
Red-toned graphic with the headline "BREAKING" and the word "GUILTY" in bold white letters at the center. In the background, partially obscured by horizontal bars resembling prison bars, is a low-opacity profile image of Jair Bolsonaro. The visual suggests confinement. At the bottom, the handle "@CAMAROTEDACPI" with a butterfly icon.
September 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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🇧🇷 D-DAY IN BRAZIL

Today, former president Jair Bolsonaro faces a historic trial that could convict him of attempted coup, criminal conspiracy and violent attack on democracy. For the first time, a Brazilian head of state sits in the dock for trying to overthrow the democratic order.
Black and white photo by Gabriela Biló showing Jair Bolsonaro in profile, looking down with a somber expression. He wears a suit, tie, and the presidential sash. Horizontal bars in the foreground give the impression that he is behind bars, but they are actually part of the gate at the house where he is under house arrest.
September 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Now, Bolsonaro faces a historic Supreme Court trial, accused of leading Brazil’s largest plot against democracy since the end of dictatorship. For the first time ever, a former president could be convicted of coup attempts and crimes against the Republic itself.
Bolsonaro faces Justice Alexandre de Moraes across a courtroom bench during a legal hearing. Moraes, wearing a judicial robe, speaks into a microphone with the Brazilian flag behind him. Photo by Pedro Ladeira/Folhapress.
September 2, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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⚖️ The Coup Plot: Bolsonaro’s historic trial

For the 1st time in Brazil, a former president sits in the dock of the Supreme Court, accused of crimes against democracy. Prosecutors say he led an armed criminal group that tried to subvert the 2022 election results

Catch up on what’s happened so far 👇🏽
Former President Jair Bolsonaro, wearing a blue polo shirt, seen in profile and partially obscured by dark horizontal blinds, during his house arrest. Photo by Gabriela Biló.
September 2, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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🇧🇷 BRAZIL STRIKES BACK AT TRUMP’S TARIFFS

🌱 Lula’s government is moving to protect both farmers and families from Trump’s 50% tariff war. Brazil will directly buy local production and redirect it to schools, hospitals and public food reserves, measures that also push down food prices here.
The image shows President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva holding fruits in front of a large, colorful display of produce, arranged in neatly stacked crates of fruits and vegetables. He stands at the center, smiling, with a cacao pod and a yellow fruit in hand. The scene was captured during the relaunch of the Food Acquisition Program (PAA), an initiative aimed at purchasing goods from small farmers to fight hunger and support family agriculture.
August 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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📊 JAIR, THE COUP & HOUSE ARREST

A new poll out today from Quaest shows that Bolsonaro's public image is tanking. Most Brazilians believe Bolsonaro was involved in the coup attempt, that his house arrest is fair, and that he deliberately provoked Justice Moraes to get himself arrested.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro wearing a dark suit and tie, looking serious and slightly to the side, against a blue background.
August 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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President of Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court, Luis Roberto Barroso, was treated like a celebrity and mobbed by "fans" at Caetano Veloso’s concert in Brasília, the country’s capital.

The Justice was seen posing for photos with citizens during the show.
August 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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By late 2025, Brazilians could pay abroad via QR code, while foreign visitors to Brazil could make purchases using their own digital wallets.

For the U.S., it’s a reminder that inclusive digital finance is reshaping the international economy far beyond Wall Street’s control.
Photo shows the leaders of BRICS countries standing hand in hand in front of a giant “BRICS” sign, with the words “BRICS Brasil 2025” at the bottom. In the background, Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Sugarloaf Mountain rises behind a marina filled with boats, under a clear blue sky. Bright geometric panels in red, yellow, blue, green, and orange decorate both sides of the structure. The leaders are lined up, wearing formal suits or traditional attire, symbolizing the bloc’s unity and diversity. At the center, Brazilian President Lula wears a dark suit with a red tie, smiling as he holds hands with fellow leaders, including Cyril Ramaphosa (South Africa), Narendra Modi (India), and representatives from China, Russia, the UAE, Iran, and other countries from the expanded BRICS group.
August 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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🏵 BRICS PAY IS COMING

The Brics Pay system – dubbed the “Brics Pix” – is set for official launch in September 2025, according to the Brics Business Council. Designed for fast, low-cost and secure cross-border payments, it aims to connect the bloc’s member countries.
Image shows the front and back of a mock-up promotional card for “BRICS Pay,” a digital payment solution proposed for the BRICS group of countries. The card has a black background with colorful stripes (red, blue, yellow, green, and orange), matching the BRICS logo color scheme. On the left side: The text presents the card as a demonstration model that can be linked to the BRICS Pay app to receive a promotional credit of 500 rubles. Activation happens by scanning the QR code with the app. The balance can be used on October 17 and 18, 2024, at participating stores during the BRICS Business Forum. Below that, there are instructions to install the BRICS Pay app as a PWA via the link: qr.brics-pay.com . On the right side: Same visual style, but with a central QR code and the value “500 ₽” (rubles) in the bottom left corner. The BRICS Pay logo appears again in the top right.
August 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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🤝 Reacting to Trump’s latest squeeze, Brazil, China & India huddled today to hard-wire BRICS:

① PIX-style cross-border payments in local cash;
② a home-grown commodity bourse;
③ internal markets for grain, energy & tech.

Global South builds our plan B while MAGA swings tariff clubs.
Photo captures Brazilian President Lula and Chinese President Xi Jinping smiling at each other as they reach out for a handshake. Both wear dark suits, with Lula on the left and Xi on the right, standing in front of alternating flags of Brazil and China. The setting is an ornate diplomatic hall, with red chairs and traditional Chinese decor. The image reflects a strategic alliance between the two countries and Lula’s international role within the BRICS bloc.
August 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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🇧🇷🤝🇮🇳 While Trump hammers India with fresh sanctions, Brazil’s President Lula picked up the phone to stand with Prime Minister Modi.

Lula offered to swing open Mercosur’s doors for a Brazil-India free-trade pact and even floated exporting Brazil’s wildly successful Pix instant-payment rails
Photo shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivering a speech. He stands behind a podium adorned with vibrant floral arrangements, with two microphones in front of him. Modi is wearing a traditional white shirt and has his right arm raised, pointing upward in a forceful gesture. The background is a solid red, with more flowers arranged to the side.
August 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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The night’s most surreal image came when ultraconservative Júlia Zanatta refused to leave with her four-month-old daughter.

That drew a child-welfare complaint from the Chamber’s human-rights committee, which argued the baby had been exposed to “an atmosphere of physical risk”.

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CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS, MINORITIES AND RACIAL EQUALITY Official Letter No. 138/2025-P Brasília, August 6, 2025 To: Child Protection Council of Brasília I Q. 3, SAUS, Block A, Lettieri Building, 1st floor – Asa Sul, Brasília – DF, 70297-400 Brasília – DF Subject: Report of possible exposure of a child to a risk situation Dear Council Members, As President of the Committee on Human Rights, Minorities and Racial Equality (CDHMIR) of the Chamber of Deputies, I hereby submit this letter to report and request due investigation by this Council regarding an event that took place in this Legislative House, which may constitute an improper exposure of a child to risk. On August 6, 2025, during an incident in the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies, Federal Deputy Júlia Zanatta irregularly and deliberately occupied the House's leadership table in a confrontational manner. During this occupation — which occurred despite warnings and the possibility of intervention by the Legislative Police — the aforementioned parliamentarian was accompanied by her infant daughter, who remained with her throughout the entire episode. Such conduct raises serious concerns regarding the child's safety, as she was exposed to an environment of instability, physical risk, and institutional tension — circumstances that contradict the Statute of the Child and Adolescent (ECA), particularly the provisions on the child’s full protection (articles 1, 4, and 5 of the ECA).
August 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM