Brazil

Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev
Russia: Getting Ahead of the U.S. Power Shift
November 17, 2008 2030 GMT
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev is planning a Latin American trip in late November to exploit a possible turning point in U.S. dominance of the region. [more]
Special Series: Economic Crisis, Part 6
The Financial Crisis in Latin America
October 29, 2008 1055 GMT
Latin American countries that are vulnerable to ripple effects from the global financial crisis will be hit hard. (With Stratfor Interactive Map) [more]
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R) and Bolivian President Evo Morales in Brasilia in February 2007
Bolivia, Brazil: Credit Markets and Continued Interdependence
October 24, 2008 1638 GMT
Frozen credit markets mean Brazil must wait to expand its energy industry -- which in turns means it will remain heavily dependent on its small, unstable neighbor Bolivia. [more]
Argentina: People Checking Foreign Currency Prices In Buenos Aires on Oct. 10
Argentina, Brazil: The Threat of Bad Luck Spreading
October 17, 2008 2017 GMT
The economic fates of Argentina and Brazil are intertwined, with the more isolated Argentina on shakier ground. [more]
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Geopolitical Diary: Three Events and the Tapestry of the Next Decade
October 3, 2008 0158 GMT
Three completely disconnected events occurred this week that will weave together the tapestry of the next decade. [more]
French Technicians Assembling Rafale Jets
Brazil: Momentum Builds for Defense Reform
October 2, 2008 2007 GMT
Brazil has short-listed three finalists to provide its next-generation jet fighter. [more]
Brazilian navy ship seen from Copacabana beach
Brazil: Defining the Course of its Rise
September 24, 2008 1409 GMT
With growing wealth to protect, South America’s largest country has realized it must strengthen its military posture. [more]
Brazilian army soldiers in the Amazon forest
Brazil: The Implications of Russia's Presence in South America
September 17, 2008 2152 GMT
Russia's increased military presence in South America raises issues for Brazil. (With Stratfor map) [more]
A policeman passes by during clashes against supporters of Bolivian President Evo Morales on Aug. 19 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Bolivia: Instability and the Neighbors
September 12, 2008 1932 GMT
Ongoing instability in Bolivia has begun to attract regional interest. [more]
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at a drilling platform in the Campos Basin in 2006
Brazil: Not Ready for OPEC Membership
September 4, 2008 1609 GMT
Brazil has declined an invitation to join the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries -- in order to keep developing its newfound energy wealth. [more]
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
Venezuela: The Prize of Paraguay
August 18, 2008 1852 GMT
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is looking to increase his country's influence in Paraguay to counterbalance Brazil. [more]
Paraguay's President elect Fernando Lugo
Paraguay: Regional Geopolitics and a New President
August 7, 2008 2129 GMT
Paraguayan President-elect Fernando Lugo has the chance to alter Latin American geopolitics with his plans to change Paraguay's relationship with Brazil. [more]
Petrobras workers pose in front of an oil platform
Brazil: Tapping the Jubarte Oil Well
August 6, 2008 2209 GMT
The start of production at the Jubarte oil well marks a technological step forward for Brazilian state oil company Petroleo Brasileiro. [more]
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Geopolitical Diary: The Shifting Geopolitics of Latin America
July 18, 2008 0204 GMT
The Argentine Senate did not pass a bill enforcing high export taxes on agricultural goods, though the bill was backed by President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. [more]
Cotton farmer in Texas
Brazil: Cotton Sanctions Could Create Larger Aftershocks for U.S.
June 5, 2008 1851 GMT
A Brazilian challenge to U.S. cotton subsidies will put a key U.S. trade issue -- intellectual property rights -- front and center. [more]
Petrobras refinery in Bolivia
Brazil: Open For Liquefied Natural Gas Shipments
May 23, 2008 2050 GMT
Brazil will receive its first shipment of liquefied natural gas in July -- a development that will strengthen Brazil but could mean trouble for Bolivia. [more]
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva posing with a Petrobras technician
Brazil: Self-Sufficiency and the Power of Petrobras
May 16, 2008 1726 GMT
Brazil is on the verge of becoming fully energy independent, even without the new megadiscoveries in the country's offshore oil region. [more]
A U.N. Soldier in the Golan Heights
Intelligence Guidance: Week of April 27, 2008
April 25, 2008 1946 GMT
This is a document provided to Stratfor analysts. It is intended to provide a series of guidelines for understanding and evaluating events, as well as suggestions on areas for focus. [more]
Global Market Brief - Stock
Global Market Brief: Petrobras' Potential
April 17, 2008 2103 GMT
Brazil's Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) has made a major oil find. Considering the company's existing reserves, structure and potential investment, Petrobras could become a truly continental energy company. [more]
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Geopolitical Diary: 'Blue Skying' Brazil
April 15, 2008 0209 GMT
Brazil recently has become self-sufficient in oil production -- and that is without recent (and likely future) finds. [more]
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