Central3 Podcasts - Explaining Brazil

Brazil’s “Big Center” were the big winners of this year’s municipal elections, despite being regularly demonized by the population. We explain who they are and how they work.

Just as Brazilians were starting to get used to their so-called new normal, a second wave appears to be on the horizon.

After weeks of gloating about its fast and efficient vote count  system, Brazil’s election authorities were hacked during Sunday’s vote, raising cybersecurity fears.

The U.S. election process took days to confirm a winner. Were it to have taken place in Brazil, the entire vote count would have been wrapped up within a couple of hours.

Brazil’s Central Bank has launched PIX, its new instant payment system. We analyze what changes this brings to the country’s financial landscape.

Chile will be the neoliberalism tomb?

Jair Bolsonaro and São Paulo Governor João Doria are using the race for a vaccine as a sparring match before the 2022 election.

Almost two years since his election, President Jair Bolsonaro has cozied up to the establishment politicians he campaigned against — and his core supporters are incensed.

Municipal elections have a significant impact on national politics. And what happens in November 2020 will ripple over until 2022.

Some Latin American countries have been called out for not enacting social distancing rules during the pandemic. Others, for using them to repress specific populations.

Oh, you're a loaded gun!

At a crossroads!

Every single living former governor of Rio has been jailed at some point, and the incumbent governor looks set to face the same destiny.

Brazil’s second-quarter GDP results have been released and it’s official: the country is back in recession. We analyze how Brazil can recover.

Latin America had its first confirmed Covid-19 case on February 26. Six months later, the region is the world’s coronavirus epicenter. How have things gotten so out of control?

Álvaro Uribe is arguably the most powerful politician in Colombia, but he has been placed under house arrest for a fraud scandal. What does this mean for the country?

Literally!

Ironically, Brazil’s mismanagement of the coronavirus crisis may lead to the country cutting the line in the race for a vaccine. This episode was supported by AMEC, the Brazilian Association of Investors in Capital Markets. 

Road to 2022!

What changes for brazilian politics?