Round 10: Tossup 4
In this country, Sama ran the only asbestos mine in the Americas, which has recently transitioned to mining rare earth elements to compete with China. A public money-transfer system in this country, Pix, has drawn ire from Donald Trump and US tech companies. In 2020, this country’s politician Abraham Weintraub made anti-Chinese remarks that jeopardized the trade of this country, the world’s top soybean producer. The 2025 iteration of the UN’s climate change conference, COP30, will take place in this country where political corruption was unearthed in Operation Car Wash during the Dilma Rousseff (“JEEL-muh hoo-SEF”) administration. For 10 points, what alphabetically-first namesake of BRICS (“bricks”) is led by Lula da Silva? ■END■
ANSWER: Brazil [or Brasil; or Federative Republic of Brazil; or República Federativa do Brasil]
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Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | 5 | 100% | 40% | 99.00 |
| UK (South) | UK | 7 | 100% | 57% | 92.00 |
| Northern California | US | 4 | 100% | 25% | 95.75 |
| Southern California | US | 7 | 86% | 43% | 89.33 |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | 5 | 100% | 40% | 93.80 |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | 9 | 100% | 11% | 81.89 |
| Florida | US | 4 | 100% | 50% | 90.75 |
| Great Lakes | US | 12 | 100% | 50% | 97.33 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | 9 | 100% | 22% | 98.00 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | 10 | 100% | 60% | 105.50 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | 2 | 100% | 50% | 107.00 |
| Midwest | US | 9 | 100% | 33% | 98.22 |
| North | US | 4 | 100% | 50% | 94.25 |
| Northeast | US | 11 | 100% | 27% | 86.55 |
| Pacific | US | 8 | 100% | 50% | 87.50 |
| South Central | US | 7 | 100% | 43% | 95.86 |
| Southeast | US | 13 | 100% | 62% | 100.00 |
| Upstate NY | US | 6 | 100% | 17% | 95.33 |