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Jan 14, 2025 | 
therover.ca | Savannah Stewart |In English |in French |Cult MTL |Christopher Curtis
You might have heard that journalism is at a crisis point. Actually, several crisis points. There’s the problem of funding, but that’s nothing new. The news might have been a money-making business at one point, but it hasn’t been for a long time. The work of keeping the powerful accountable is not compatible with the logic of the free market, it never has been, and for the past 20-ish years we’ve seen the results of running the industry like it is.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
stiffkitten.wordpress.com | In English
Should we be afraid of Americans, as Bowie sang about in the nineties, or expect anarchy in the USA, to paraphrase the Sex Pistols? Donald Trump is back for a second term, and it could become a presidency of dissonance, a kind of vaudeville requiem for a lot of us.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
brazilian.report | Brazilian politics |In English |Euan Marshall
SHOW NOTES TIMESTAMPS TRANSCRIPT In early 2023, the European Parliament passed a law that would force companies exporting to the EU to comply with a series of rules and ensure that their products have not led to the degradation of forest biomes.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
brazilian.report | Brazilian politics |In English |Gustavo Ribeiro
Economy Brazil’s gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 4 percent in Q3, driven by consumer demand and investments, according to data released Tuesday by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). On a quarterly basis, growth stood at 0.9 percent, down from 1.4 percent in the previous quarter. Both figures exceeded market expectations, with median forecasts of 3.9 percent annual growth and 0.8 percent quarterly growth.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
brazilian.report | Brazilian politics |In English |Gustavo Ribeiro
12 min read Good morning! Acclaimed short-story author Dalton Trevisan died in Curitiba at the age of 99. For the longevity of his career (and his reclusive habits), he was often nicknamed “The Vampire of Curitiba.” In today’s issue: Lula rushed to the hospitalFresh inflation dataThe new tax reform draftA new currency “normal”President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was flown to São Paulo in the early hours of Tuesday for emergency surgery to drain a brain hematoma.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
brazilian.report | Brazilian politics |In English |Letícia Arcoverde
4 min read Welcome to our Tech Roundup, where we bring you the biggest stories in technology and innovation in Brazil and Latin America. This week: we look at the ranking of Brazil’s best cities for startups While São Paulo is often regarded as Brazil’s business powerhouse, it is a medium-sized island city in the country’s South that has claimed the top spot for entrepreneurs.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
brazilian.report | Brazilian politics |In English |Gustavo Ribeiro
8 min read Happy Monday! It is an exciting moment for us, as we are in the final stages of preparing a whole new Brazilian Report for you. Stay tuned! In today’s issue: Brazilian chipmaker gets some fundingItaú faces trouble with its former executivesBrazil’s government is investing BRL 220 million (USD 58 million) in Ceitec, a state-owned semiconductor company under the control of the Science and Technology Ministry.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
brazilian.report | Brazilian politics |In English |Lucas Berti
5 min read In 1983, Father Ernesto Cardenal — a Nicaraguan priest, teacher, and poet — found himself at the center of a global spectacle. During Pope John Paul II’s visit to Managua, Fr. Cardenal knelt before the pontiff, only to be rebuked publicly, finger-wagging and all. Fr. Cardenal had been Nicaragua’s culture minister since 1979, when the Marxist-led Sandinista revolution toppled the Somoza dictatorship.
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Dec 7, 2024 | 
brazilian.report | Brazilian politics |In English |Letícia Arcoverde
5 min read 🔔 The dashboard: Brazil’s benchmark stock index Ibovespa lost 2.68 percent this week. Meanwhile, the Brazilian real lost 2.97 percent against the U.S. dollar.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
brazilian.report | Brazilian politics |In English |Gustavo Ribeiro
Society São Paulo Governor Tarcísio de Freitas has carefully crafted an image of moderation, seeking to balance conservative politics with pragmatic governance. However, a surge in police brutality under his administration is putting that brand to the test 6 min read In recent months, the police force of São Paulo state has been at the center of a series of harrowing incidents that underscore a deeper crisis in Brazilian public security.
