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Alessandro Ford

@alessandroford.bsky.social
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Brazil correspondent. Formerly in Medellín and Brussels.

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Alessandro Ford @alessandroford.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
What is the world's most bilingual country? Not Canada, where only 20% of people speak French. Nor Ireland, where Irish fluency sits at 40%. The answer may be Paraguay, a small South American nation where 90% of people speak an indigenous tongue. 👇 www.economist.com/the-americas...
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The South American hipster language cooler than Spanish
Why Guaraní has become trendy in Paraguay
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Alessandro Ford @alessandroford.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
South America is eradicating hunger. Thank family farms, cash-handouts and central banks. 👇 www.economist.com/the-americas...
economist.com
South America is eradicating hunger
Thank central banks and savvy handouts
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Alessandro Ford @alessandroford.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
A Belgian crypto-billionaire is trying to build his own enclave on a Caribbean island. I bit the bullet and hit the beach. 👇 www.economist.com/the-americas...
economist.com
Techno-libertarians are flocking to the Caribbean
Angry locals are trying to shut them down
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Alessandro Ford @alessandroford.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
In 5 years writing about organised crime, I've almost never seen such a body count. Police in Rio killed over 120 people yesterday during a raid against the Red Command, Brazil's 2nd biggest drug gang. My latest for The Economist www.economist.com/topics/the-a...
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Alessandro Ford @alessandroford.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
They say no one wins a trade war. But tell that to Brazil's soybean farmers. As China boycotts US grains, Brazil has become the world's soybean superpower. For Brazilians, it's a source of pride. Foreigners fret over deforestation risk. Either way, Brazil's agri dominance is only increasing.
economist.com
American soya farmers are miserable. Brazil’s are ebullient
Donald Trump’s trade war has cemented Brazil’s place as the soyabean superpower
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Alessandro Ford @alessandroford.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
What a week for Brazil. Happy to be writing for The Economist again. www.economist.com/the-americas...
economist.com
America calls Jair Bolsonaro’s conviction a “witch hunt”
Brazil’s ex-president plans to wield political power from prison
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Alessandro Ford @alessandroford.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
As a crime reporter-turned-EU 🌾 policy nerd, I never thought I'd get to combine my passions. Then Giuseppe Antoci arrived in Brussels... My latest 📝 with the marvellous @elenagiordano.bsky.social.
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Alessandro Ford @alessandroford.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Trump is pestering the EU to buy more American soybeans. Here's why that won't work. My latest with @thisisbartosz.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/dona...
politico.eu
Trump wants Europe to buy more US farm goods. It can’t.
There are insuperable market, phytosanitary and political obstacles — and it could get worse.
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Alessandro Ford @alessandroford.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Like most people, I love 🇮🇹 cuisine. My nonna was a patriotic foodie who raised me on 🍝, 🧀, and 🥩. But she also raised me to tell the truth. And the truth is the Mediterranean diet has become a multi-billion euro lie. Read my latest for @politico.eu www.politico.eu/article/medi...
politico.eu
The Mediterranean diet is a lie
Italy’s food is supposed to be the world’s healthiest. So why are so many of its kids obese?
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Lise Witteman @lise-witteman.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
BREAK www.ftm.eu/articles/eur...
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Belgian police raid homes of former EU justice chief Didier Reynders – two days after end of term
Didier Reynders, until last Saturday the European Commissioner for Justice, is suspected of money laundering by the Belgian police. For about a decade, Reynders allegedly bought lottery tickets with d...
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Alessandro Ford @alessandroford.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
The far-right is trying to use "blood and soil" rhetoric to win over farmers. In Romania, it's working.
politico.eu
Romania’s presidential front-runner is all about farmers
Far-right independent Călin Georgescu is trying to capture rural voters with fascist tropes.
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