Jack Nicas

This mine in Brazil backed by American investors produces some of the world's hardest-to-find rare earths. It could be the West's best hedge against China's rare-earth dominance. There's one problem: It is contracted to sell all its rare earths to China. nyti.ms/3Y25EWg

One of the most fascinating angles of the fight between Elon Musk and Brazil right now is what happens with Starlink. Musk-controlled Starlink is defying government orders & refusing to block X. It could become a test of who's stronger: The tech company or a national government? nyti.ms/47de8gM

Aborted takeoffs, sweltering heat, emergency exits and shackled deportees on a wing. Inside the chaotic deportation flight to Brazil: w/ @juhfaddul.bsky.social nyti.ms/4ggT0ZS

“I decided to write this essay to establish an open and frank dialogue with the president of the United States.” President Lula’s message to Trump in the New York Times today. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/o...

Congratulations to the Guardian team on this important new podcast about the murder of a British journalist and Brazilian environmentalist in the Amazon rainforest.

This mine in Brazil backed by American investors produces some of the world's hardest-to-find rare earths. It could be the West's best hedge against China's rare-earth dominance. There's one problem: It is contracted to sell all its rare earths to China. nyti.ms/3Y25EWg

This is a very impressive package of reporting from @infoamazonia.org on the new race for oil in the Amazon rainforest: infoamazonia.org/en/project/e...

Milei just pulled Argentina out of the World Health Organization, following Trump. It reflects Milei’s effort to align his nation with Trump’s scorched-earth approach to the international order, even if it comes at the expense of Argentina’s partners. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/w...

Aborted takeoffs, sweltering heat, emergency exits and shackled deportees on a wing. Inside the chaotic deportation flight to Brazil: w/ @juhfaddul.bsky.social nyti.ms/4ggT0ZS

New bluesky users: The Brazilians beat you here. After Brazil blocked X because Elon broke the law there, millions of Brazilians took refuge here. That's great news for you; the Brazilians are very good at the internet. bsky.app/profile/bsky...

The past five weeks in North Gaza has been one of the deadliest moments of the war. If you want to understand what has happened and why, this is the piece that explains it. As you can imagine, it's distressing: nyti.ms/4el4vOQ

Meus colegas do New York Times escreveram o livro que conta o que aconteceu nos bastidores quando Elon Musk comprou o Twitter e o transformou no X. Hoje o livro saiu em português no Brasil: a.co/d/4VC4Dta

What to know about X’s status in Brazil: nyti.ms/3zo64Nz