Brazil’s Armed Forces to Help Secure Prisons Amidst Riots
The armed forces, previously restricted to areas outside prison walls are now allowed to enter, search and inspect visitors and...
January 18, 2017
Fitch Classifies Brazil’s Odebrecht Risk as Very High
The agency's forecast that accords would improve the company’s situation did not materialize instead triggering corruption investigations in other countries.
January 18, 2017
Police and Prison Guards on Strike in Rio de Janeiro Over Non-Pay
With the recent increase in violence the 72-hour walkout by police officers and week long strike by prison guards are...
January 17, 2017
Rolls-Royce to Pay US$25 Million for Bribery in Brazil’s Lava Jato
Ex-Petrobras manager Pedro Barusco, told prosecutors he received US$200,000 from Rolls-Royce for contracts of gas turbines for oil rigs to...
January 17, 2017
Possible Outbreak of Yellow Fever in Brazil’s Minas Gerais State
According to authorities there are already 133 suspected cases of the disease and 38 suspicious deaths linked to the virus.
January 16, 2017
Rio Samba Schools Still Waiting for Aid for 2017 Carnival
With 41 days to go before Carnival, samba schools have not yet received 30 percent of the promised municipal help...
January 16, 2017
Natal State Prison Riot in Brazil Leaves at Least 10 Dead
Police storm prison in Natal Sunday morning after a 13-hour standoff which has left at least ten dead and dozens...
January 15, 2017
Human Rights Watch Criticizes Brazil for Prison Violence
Overcrowding in Brazilian prisons and the high number of and extrajudicial killings by police forces contribute to a cycle of...
January 13, 2017
Brazil Registers Record Judicial Recovery Filings in 2016
From construction companies, to financial trading firms to amusement parks, 2016 saw many companies, big and small, struggling to stay...
January 13, 2017