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The coronavirus crisis is proving critical across the globe, with mandatory lockdowns in most major countries and a cascade of public health, social and economic problems unfolding as a consequence. But in Brazil, something else is also brewing: a political …

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In the latest edition of The Bubble’s Weekly Roundup, hosts Demian Bio and Edmund Ruge analyze the most relevant events of the week in the political landscape. …

A quick scroll over the website of mining company Vale and its mission statement of the company pops up on the screen. According to one of the biggest mining companies of the world, present in ten countries, and on almost …

President Mauricio Macri will not travel to Brazil on January 1st to attend the inauguration of his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro, Argentine press reported on Monday.

Last week, Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie had confirmed the President would in fact attend …

OK, What’s Going On and Why Should I Care?

Last Sunday, Brazil held the run-off election between Jair Bolsonaro (Social Liberal Party) and Fernando Haddad (Worker’s Party/ Partido dos Trabalhadores/ PT). Bolsonaro won handily, receiving 55 percent of the …