Explaining Brazil
- Autor: Vários
- Narrador: Vários
- Editora: Podcast
- Duração: 124:22:01
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The Brazilian Report is an independent media outlet uniquely positioned to offer an insiders view on current affairs in Brazil.
Episódios
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How algorithms can be racist
17/01/2024 Duração: 25minFacial recognition tools, using AI-powered algorithms, have been used extensively in Brazilian law enforcement. But there is heated debate on whether these algorithms carry racist bias and propagate existing inequalities.Support the show
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A year after Jan. 8, polarization shows signs of no abating
10/01/2024 Duração: 32minThe January 8 riots were proof of how polarized Brazilian society was. One year later, it might be even more polarized — so two experts believe.Support the show
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Santa brings Lula a tax reform
20/12/2023 Duração: 25minIn the last podcast of 2023, we analyze the tax reform approved by CongressSupport the show
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Brazil and the G20
13/12/2023 Duração: 25minBrazil pledged to launch a global alliance against hunger during the year it will hold the G20 presidency.Support the show
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War coming to South America?
06/12/2023 Duração: 12minIn Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro seems hell-bent on annexing a large (and oil-rich) part of Guyana. Brazil has mobilized armored vehicles to its northern border.Support the show
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A highly political Supreme Court pick
29/11/2023 Duração: 20minLula's choice of Justice Minister Flávio Dino to sit on the Supreme Court has attracted criticism from both sides of the aisleSupport the show
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Hezbollah in Brazil?
14/11/2023 Duração: 13minThe Federal Police have arrested three men suspected of links to Hezbollah. They would be recruiting Brazilians to carry out extremist acts in the country.Support the show
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Why São Paulo was left without power
08/11/2023 Duração: 18minSão Paulo faced a massive power outage in recent days. The shortcomings of a private electricity provider rekindled debates about the privatization of public servicesSupport the show
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Curb your tax reform enthusiasm
01/11/2023 Duração: 20minThe Senate finally has a draft tax reform, but it includes several changes to the version approved by the House in July and creates even more exceptions to benefit specific sectorsSupport the show
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The Milei risk for Brazil
25/10/2023 Duração: 27minIf Javier Milei were to win the presidential race in Argentina, his government is bound to be anything but business as usual for Brazil. Marina Pera, the Southern Cone political risk analyst at Control Risks, explains why.Support the show
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The end of the January 8 hearings
18/10/2023 Duração: 31minCongress decided to investigate the January 8 riots in Brasília. The investigation promised to identify those who ransacked government buildings, as well as the people who incited and financed these actions — but it is ending in a damp squib.Support the show
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Brazil's approach to the Israel-Palestine conflict
11/10/2023 Duração: 24minThe latest intensification of violence between Israel and Palestine poses a threat to Brazil' diplomats, as the country is temporarily heading the UN Security Council. We look at Brazil's Middle East track record.Support the show
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Milei knocking on the neighbor's door
04/10/2023 Duração: 38minAfter the primary win of Javier Milei, Argentina's final presidential elections are coming into view — and the madcap libertarian economist is still the clear favorite. We look at what to expect from the vote over the border in Argentina.Support the show
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Amazon faces risk of worst-ever drought
27/09/2023 Duração: 16minIn the largest Amazon state, officials expect all but one municipality to declare a full state of emergency in the coming weeks. With rivers drying up, the region risks ending up isolatedSupport the show
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Lula's return to the UN General Assembly
20/09/2023 Duração: 27minWhile Jair Bolsonaro's UN speeches were aimed at a domestic audience, Lula brought his foreign policy agenda to the stage. Show notes.Support the show
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Pinochet's Brazil
13/09/2023 Duração: 44minOn September 11, Chile remembered the 50-year anniversary of the military coup that ushered in nearly three decades of authoritarian rule under Gen. Pinochet. We look at the role of Brazilian agents in helping unseat the socialist President Salvador Allende. Support the show
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Bolsonaristas say "stay at home"
06/09/2023 Duração: 15minBolsonaro's supporters are calling for their own #stayathome campaign for this year's September 7 Independence Day celebrations. @euanmarshall and @amandafaudi explain how the holiday took on new significance in recent years, and the motives behind the Bolsonarista boycott. Support the show
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Erasing indigenous land claims
30/08/2023 Duração: 20minBrazil's Supreme Court and Congress are separately debating a legal argument that could render indigenous land claims completely unfeasible. Editor @euanmarshall speaks to Adriana Ramos (@naosoumaismess) from NGO @socioambiental to find out what's at stake.Support the show
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Time to add more BRICS?
23/08/2023 Duração: 21minThis week's BRICS summit in Johannesburg could see the bloc expand for the first time since South Africa's membership in 2010. How might that affect Brazil's role? How powerful might the BRICS become? @euanmarshall and @cedesilva break down the latest.Support the show