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PSD President Gilberto Kassab in Brasília. The Low-Key Power Broker Behind Brazil’s Biggest Party: A crucial figure in the country’s flexible “big center,” Gilberto Kassab pulls the levers of power no matter who’s in office.

Brazil’s Low-Key Operator

Gilberto Kassab is one of the country’s most important behind-the-scenes politicians, worth watching as the 2026 elections draw closer.

AQ Podcast: Warning Lights for Brazil’s Economy?

What to expect from Latin America’s largest economy in 2024

Hundreds of supporters of Brazil's far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro broke through police barricades and stormed into Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court Sunday, in a dramatic protest against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's inauguration last week. (Photo by SERGIO LIMA/AFP via Getty Images)

REACTION: Brazil’s Capital Invasion: What’s Next?

Attackers invaded the centers of power in Brasília, asking for an intervention.

Leaders of the senate, Pacheco, and the house of representatives, Lira, in Brasilia, Brazil, flank Supreme Court Justice Fux..

The Magic Numbers Lula Will Need to Govern

Congressional support will be President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s first challenge.

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