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How Lula’s party fell from grace: the toppling of the Brazilian left

Brazil’s municipal elections were an disaster for the centre-left Partido dos Trabalhadores. But for some, the party's downfall was not such a surprise.

By Claire Rigby

How Lula’s party fell from grace: the toppling of the Brazilian left

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Dilma Rousseff’s rotten politics

Impeachment and lies in South America.

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Start-up finance and the Brazilian favelas

The country has embraced e-commerce since a series of tax reforms in the Noughties, despite stifling bureaucracy.

By Claire Rigby

Brazil’s protests have subsided – for now

The nationwide protests of the summer have mostly petered out, but Brazil's police and government still have a lot…

By Claire Rigby

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