Explaining Brazil

Ironically, Brazil's mismanagement of the coronavirus crisis may lead to the country cutting the line in the race for a vaccine. This episode was supported by AMEC, the Brazilian Association of Investors in Capital Markets.  Read show notes. — Support the show

Everyone predicted that the pandemic would plummet Jair Bolsonaro's approval rates. It hasn't. And now the president sees his re-election prospects grow more realistic.Read show notes. — https://brazilian.report/podcast/2020/07/30/explaining-brazil-podcast-bolsonaros-ticket-to-re-election/Support the show

Few elections worldwide influence Brazil as much as the U.S. presidential race. Joe Biden seems poised to beat Donald Trump, but what would a change in the White House mean for Latin America's biggest country? Read show notes. —Support the show

Deforestation is on the rise during the Covid-19 pandemic, and now international investors have threatened to remove their money from Brazil, forcing the government to act. Read show notes. — Support the show

After months of reckless behavior, President Jair Bolsonaro has been infected with the coronavirus. And is trying to make lemonade out of it. Read show notes. — Support the show

The pandemic is set to cost millions of jobs in Brazil, which can cause a number of troubling knock-on effects in society. Read show notes. — Support the show

In this final episode of our series, we look back at the legend of that final, and then try and frame the legacy of the 1970 World Cup, both in Brazil and abroad. Read show notes. — Support the show

Pelé is the greatest footballer of all time, and the 1970 World Cup in Mexico is seen as his crowning achievement. But just months before the tournament, people in Brazil thought he was finished. Read show notes. —Support the show

Fifty years ago, the greatest national football team of all time won the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. We tell the full story in this three-part series. Read show notes. — Support the show

The coronavirus has made regular meet-and-greet campaigns impossible. And that will favor political fake news rings. Read show notes. — Support the show

As anti-racist protests break out around the world, we pick apart at the deep racial divides in Brazilian society and take a look at our own heritage. Read show notes. —Support the show

Brazil saw anti-Bolsonaro protests this weekend. Does it mean that opposition to the far-right leader has finally come out of hibernation? Read show notes. — Support the show

The world has abandoned chloroquine as a possible cure against the coronavirus. But Brazil's Bolsonaro is doubling down on his bet. Read show notes. — Support the show

If Covid-19 is a war, then heads of state must choose the fighting lanes that will cause the least casualties. Which is best? Enacting a lockdown, or reopening the economy? These economists believe they know the answer. Read show notes. — Support the show

Jair Bolsonaro fought tooth and nail to keep his Covid-19 tests a secret. Johns Hopkins professor Filipe Campante explains what was at stake in this case.  Read show notes. — Support the show

Links to paramilitary mafias, poor economic results, controversial cabinet firings … and a botched pandemic response. None of this has dented Jair Bolsonaro's core group of supporters. Until now. Read show notes. — Support the show

Sergio Moro's resignation has left the Bolsonaro government in a delicate situation: it has lost its anti-corruption poster boy, and Moro's revelations could lead to a presidential indictment. Read show notes. — Support the show

While not a perfect nickname, Bolsonaro has often been referred to as the “Trump of the Tropics”, a comparison that he's always welcomed and fueled himself. And Covid-19 has made the two far-right leaders even more alike. Read show notes. — Support the show

Despite Brazil releasing updated figures on Covid-19 cases and deaths every day, inconsistencies in the data have left policymakers in the dark over the real spread of the virus. Read show notes. — Support the show

Amid the worst pandemic in a lifetime, President Jair Bolsonaro has gone after his own Health minister, stopping just shy of sacking him. Read show notes. — Support the show