Letícia Arcoverde

2 weeks ago | newsletters.brazilian.report | Gustavo Ribeiro |Letícia Arcoverde

AI REGULATIONAs Congress stalls, a Brazilian agro state moves to regulate AIGovernor Ronaldo Caiado of Goiás: using AI to expand his brand, with one eye on next year’s presidential election. Photo: Rafa Neddermeyer/EBCWhile Brazil’s Congress inches forward on a national framework for artificial intelligence — with the lower house only now setting up a committee to debate a Senate-approved bill — the center-western state of Goiás has leapfrogged the process entirely.

3 weeks ago | newsletters.brazilian.report | Gustavo Ribeiro |Letícia Arcoverde

IN THIS ISSUEWhat Brazil took home from Lula’s trip to ChinaPresident Lula and members of his cabinet greet Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Ricardo Stuckert/PR President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva returned from an official visit to China this week with over 30 cooperation agreements in hand, aiming to deepen Brazil’s ties with its largest trading partner amid growing global fragmentation. 👉 Why it matters.

4 weeks ago | newsletters.brazilian.report | Gustavo Ribeiro |Letícia Arcoverde

IN THIS ISSUEBrazil inflation inches upward once againCoffee is becoming a luxury item for many Brazilians. Photo: JRS Lompo/Shutterstock Consumer prices in Brazil climbed further in April, according to data published minutes ago by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The country’s preferred inflation gauge, the IPCA index, rose to 5.53% over the 12 months through April, up from 5.48% in March. State of play.

1 month ago | newsletters.brazilian.report | Gustavo Ribeiro |Letícia Arcoverde |Isabela Cruz

IN THIS ISSUEFarmers continue to chip away at conservation frameworksCargo ship being loaded with soybeans at the Port of Paranaguá. Photo: GEPR Brazilian soybean farmers are suing major traders behind the Soy Moratorium, seeking financial compensation for alleged losses tied to the 2006 voluntary pact that halts the purchase of soybeans grown in Amazon areas deforested after 2008. The suit marks the latest escalation against Brazil’s most prominent private-sector conservation initiative.

2 months ago | newsletters.brazilian.report | Gustavo Ribeiro |Letícia Arcoverde

Good morning! Anatel, Brazil’s telecom agency, will today begin analysing Starlink’s request to increase its number of satellites hovering over Brazil from 4,400 to around 12,000. Starlink dominates the satellite internet market — raising questions about sovereignty among members of the government. Brazil gets lower end of Trump tariffsDonald Trump and Howard Lutnick, his commerce secretary, in the White House Rose Garden.