@Michael_Pooler

Financial Times reporter in Brazil @ft

 Sao Paulo, Brazil
Joined September 2011
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What a week … Brasília was stormed and ransacked by right-wing rioters, United staged an unlikely comeback to win the derby and my son was born I’m clocking off for some family time now 👶🏻
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Para quem quiser ler a matéria, segue um link (pode ser aberto até 300 vezes): as.ft.com/r/88a09319-f54b-40…

Brazil abolishes six-day workweek in win for Lula

Signature policy of leftwing president approved by Congress ahead of run-off vote

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@FTOct 15
Lawmakers have approved a constitutional amendment that will cap weekly employment hours at 40 with no cuts to wages, delivering on a signature pledge by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ft.trib.al/v2OHP1i
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva shakes hands with supporters as he rides in a vehicle during a campaign rally in Rio de Janeiro. Text on image reads: Brazil abolishes six-day workweek in win for Lula (Credit: Pilar Olivares/Reuters)

ALT Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva shakes hands with supporters as he rides in a vehicle during a campaign rally in Rio de Janeiro. Text on image reads: Brazil abolishes six-day workweek in win for Lula (Credit: Pilar Olivares/Reuters)

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Lawmakers have approved a constitutional amendment that will cap weekly employment hours at 40 with no cuts to wages, delivering on a signature pledge by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ft.trib.al/v2OHP1i
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva shakes hands with supporters as he rides in a vehicle during a campaign rally in Rio de Janeiro. Text on image reads: Brazil abolishes six-day workweek in win for Lula (Credit: Pilar Olivares/Reuters)

ALT Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva shakes hands with supporters as he rides in a vehicle during a campaign rally in Rio de Janeiro. Text on image reads: Brazil abolishes six-day workweek in win for Lula (Credit: Pilar Olivares/Reuters)

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@FTOct 7
Flávio Bolsonaro, son of the jailed hard-right populist Jair Bolsonaro, has emerged as a frontrunner to become Brazil’s next president. John Reed explains why he has a much greater chance of winning the run-off against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. ft.trib.al/TooHoG4
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Alec Russell@AlecuRussellOct 5
THE piece to read on the Bolsonaros and the meaning of Flávio the frontrunner @Michael_Pooler ft.com/content/c09d372b-78a3… via @ft

Scandal and succession in the House of Bolsonaro

Jair Bolsonaro is imprisoned for plotting a coup, leaving his eldest son to run against his old rival. Could Brazil’s first family of the radical right be on the verge of a comeback?

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Mark Lowen@marklowenSep 28
A great read ahead of Brazil’s first round election this weekend: Scandal and Succession in the House of Bolsonaro. Brilliant writing by @Michael_Pooler giftarticle.ft.com/giftartic…

Scandal and succession in the House of Bolsonaro

Jair Bolsonaro is imprisoned for plotting a coup, leaving his eldest son to run against his old rival. Could Brazil’s first family of the radical right be on the verge of a comeback?

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Brazil votes for its next president on Sunday. It may choose the son of its hard-right former leader, who is jailed for plotting a coup. The Bolsonaros blend conservatism and chaos, in a paranoid style of politics. Here's my FT magazine story about them: as.ft.com/r/f9526348-7124-4e…

Scandal and succession in the House of Bolsonaro

Jair Bolsonaro is imprisoned for plotting a coup, leaving his eldest son to run against his old rival. Could Brazil’s first family of the radical right be on the verge of a comeback?

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@FTSep 26
Jair Bolsonaro is imprisoned for plotting a coup, leaving his eldest son to run against his old rival. Could Brazil’s first family of the radical right be on the verge of a comeback?ft.trib.al/sEbP1Pc
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I don't think that people in the north quite appreciate what great stuff they get in the south. The difference in investment is excruciating. The south gets Crossrail and swanky stations and evermore lines to London, and commuters in the North have to travel on busses converted to trains, don't get high speed rail, and Leeds is the biggest urban area in Europe by far without mass rapid transit. The North-South divide is a choice, not an economic inevitability, and it's crippling England.
Tom Forth@thomasforthSep 22
Some people are focused on the money but I'm just glad that Oxford, one of our nation's truly great cities, got that new bridge and with it an improved railway service. With now two routes to London due to recent investment and new trains, let's hope the city prospers.
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👇here is a free link to read the article / aqui está um link gratuito para ler a matéria: as.ft.com/r/aa45e3ed-6f0a-4e…

Brazil banking scandal engulfs Supreme Court

Bitter feud between justices has plunged top court into an unprecedented crisis that could sway October’s presidential vote

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@FTSep 15
A bitter feud between two justices has plunged Brazil’s Supreme Court into an unprecedented crisis that could decisively affect next month’s presidential election ft.trib.al/XUkqXDx
Alexandre de Moraes looks at Andre Mendonca during a Supreme Federal Court session, both wearing judicial robes and seated at a bench.

ALT Alexandre de Moraes looks at Andre Mendonca during a Supreme Federal Court session, both wearing judicial robes and seated at a bench.

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Michael Pooler@Michael_PoolerSep 14
Replying to @TI_InterBr
Aqui está um link gratuito para quem quiser ler a matéria: as.ft.com/r/25fcada6-1b21-4f…

Brazil banking scandal engulfs Supreme Court

Bitter feud between justices has plunged top court into an unprecedented crisis that could sway October’s presidential vote

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A matéria do Financial Times (@FT) sobre o escândalo do Master no STF está disponível gratuitamente, compartilhado pelo correspondente Michael Pooler 👇🏽
Michael Pooler@Michael_PoolerSep 14
Replying to @TI_InterBr
Aqui está um link gratuito para quem quiser ler a matéria: as.ft.com/r/25fcada6-1b21-4f…

Brazil banking scandal engulfs Supreme Court

Bitter feud between justices has plunged top court into an unprecedented crisis that could sway October’s presidential vote

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@FTMay 7
While some in the west are pushing for a four-day working week in an age of AI, Brazil is only now looking to bring millions of its workers down from six days to five. ft.trib.al/gfmr2Kb
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Thiago Vidal@VidalThiago_Apr 10
Excelente matéria do @FT , com a qual tive a oportunidade de contribuir após uma conversa com @Michael_Pooler . Vale a leitura. The Bolsonaro dynasty plots its comeback ft.com/content/7d8bf6d3-d0e2…

The Bolsonaro dynasty plots its comeback

The former Brazilian president’s eldest son, Flávio, has emerged as a strong candidate

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Brian Winter
@BrazilBrianApr 1
Seems that Washington locked up access to rare earths in Brazil from the *only* company presently operating in that sector? (Did Lula know?) Wild story from @FT ft.com/content/1a2e39d0-7433…

US secures rare earths supply as part of $565mn loan to Brazil mining group

Investment chief at US International Development Finance Corporation says agreement includes offtake controls

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Michael Pooler retweeted
FC Augsburg
@FCA_WorldMar 27
CEO of FC Augsburg: “I would advise everyone to buy a season ticket.”
Chief Nerd
@TheChiefNerdMar 23
JENSEN HUANG: “I would advise that every college student, every teacher should encourage their students to go use AI. Every college student should graduate and be an expert in AI.”
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Richard Lapper@onLatinAmericaMar 15
Delighted to receive this review in the Financial Times. Lula! How Brazil made him — and he remade Brazil ft.com/content/9f7bc913-f64f… via @ft

Lula! How Brazil made him — and he remade Brazil

Richard Lapper’s richly rewarding biography charts his route from firebrand to pragmatic president

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Michael Pooler retweeted
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@ftenergy11 Nov 2025
Brazil cuts reliance on Russian diesel amid new US oil sanctions on.ft.com/4p8CzUm

Brazil cuts reliance on Russian diesel amid new US oil sanctions

The development comes as Brasília tries to mend relations with Washington

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Jamie Smyth@JamieSmythF9 Nov 2025
Exxon to ‘pace’ its planned $30bn spending on low-carbon projects blaming weak customer demand and bad government policies @Michael_Pooler @FT ft.com/content/f61fe8b7-5412… via @ft

Exxon to ‘pace’ low-carbon spending blaming weak demand and bad policies

Chief executive Darren Woods says rules reminiscent of ‘centrally planned economies’ have failed to support green products

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Trump accused the Brics of "anti-American" policies and threatened extra trade tariffs. Brazil's president Lula called the remarks "very mistaken and irresponsible". “The world has changed. We don’t want an emperor. We are sovereign countries”. Story: on.ft.com/45Y9ZP9

Brics nations hit back at ‘emperor’ Donald Trump over tariff threats

Host Brazil criticises US president as being ‘very irresponsible’ for vowing extra levies on states aligned to group

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