Sociedad Media covers Brazil’s most consequential stories—from Lula’s battle for reelection, the Bolsonaro family’s political comeback, rising fuel prices, the influence of violent criminal organizations, and Brazil’s absence from Washington’s hemispheric security alliance. Original English-language reporting on Latin America’s largest democracy—and the country whose October election could reshape the entire region
The government announced fuel tax relief on March 12. Petrobras raised diesel prices the next morning. The perfect illustration of Brazil’s fuel price problem—and why ordinary Brazilians keep paying more
Brazil banned a Trump adviser for allegedly lying about a prison visit to Bolsonaro. The Lula-Trump summit still has no date. And Washington is playing an increasingly open role in Brazil's October election—whether Brasília likes it or not
Lula tied in polls, fights trade with Trump, a $7.6 billion banking scandal, and an opposition armed with Bolsonaro’s name, is preparing for upcoming elections in Brazil
Brazil’s Lula urges Trump to call off U.N. alternative and pushes the administration in Washington to restrict the new Board of Peace to the situation in Gaza, as new disputes threaten flare-ups in U.S.-Brazilian relations
Trump warns sanctions on any nations doing business with Iran, as the Pentagon draws up military options in response to the brutal crackdown on Iranian anti-government protestors
Elder Bolsonaro undergoes “successful” medical operation on Thursday and announces successor to his conservative political movement, paving the way for a Bolsonaro-Lula 2026 presidential showdown
President Lula warns of "humanitarian catastrophe" from potential U.S. intervention in Venezuela, as Milei of Argentina voices support for the removal of "narco-terrorist" Maduro at heated trade summit in Brazil
Brazil's Senate passes law reducing Bolsonaro's prison sentence by a 48-25 vote, as political foe, President Lula da Silva, promises to kill the bill on arrival
U.S. Treasury removes sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice following passage of amnesty bill, thawing relations between the Trump & Lula governments
