Explaining Brazil

Jair Bolsonaro and São Paulo Governor João Doria are using the race for a vaccine as a sparring match before the 2022 election. Read show notes. —  Send us your feedback Support the show

Almost two years since his election, President Jair Bolsonaro has cozied up to the establishment politicians he campaigned against — and his core supporters are incensed. Read show notes. —  Send us your feedback Support the show

Municipal elections have a significant impact on national politics. And what happens in November 2020 will ripple over until 2022. Read show notes. —  Send us your feedback Support the show

Some Latin American countries have been called out for not enacting social distancing rules during the pandemic. Others, for using them to repress specific populations. Read show notes. —  Send us your feedback Support the show

Jair Bolsonaro addressed the United Nations General Assembly for the second time on Tuesday — we analyze how he fared. Read show notes. —  Send us your feedback Support the show

A new Chief Justice takes the reins of Brazil's Supreme Court in a moment when it faces a crisis of legitimacy and attacks from President Jair Bolsonaro. Read show notes. —  Send us your feedback Support the show

Every single living former governor of Rio has been jailed at some point, and the incumbent governor looks set to face the same destiny. Read show notes. —  Send us your feedback Support the show

Brazil's second-quarter GDP results have been released and it's official: the country is back in recession. We analyze how Brazil can recover. Read show notes. —  Send us your feedback Support the show

Latin America had its first confirmed Covid-19 case on February 26. Six months later, the region is the world's coronavirus epicenter. How have things gotten so out of control? Read show notes. —  Send us your feedback Support the show

Álvaro Uribe is arguably the most powerful politician in Colombia, but he has been placed under house arrest for a fraud scandal. What does this mean for the country? Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Support the show

Brazil has rushed its national football championship into a hasty return, and already there are Covid-19 cases popping up all over the league. Read show notes. —  Send us your feedback Support the show

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. —  Send us your feedback 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/ Send us your feedback 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. — Send us your feedback 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. —  Send us your feedback 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. —  Send us your feedback 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. —  Send us your feedback 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. —  Send us your feedback 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. — Send us your feedback 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. —  Send us your feedback Support the show

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