Paralympics Will Have Same Security System as Olympics
Despite the lower number of events and tourists attending the games, officials implement the same number of security agents to...
September 7, 2016
Brazil’s Pension Funds Investigated for R$8 Billion in Fraud
Police seized from offices R$350 thousand reais, US$100 thousand dollars and $50 thousand euros, as well as works of art,...
September 6, 2016
Bank Employees Strike Again for Better Wages in Brazil
The nationwide strike is for an undetermined period of time with employees calling for increased wages and benefits.
September 6, 2016
Protests Against Brazil’s President Temer Continue
The most violent protests have been seen in São Paulo, where police officers have resorted to tear gas to disperse...
September 5, 2016
Economists See Greater Retraction in Brazil’s GDP in 2016
Survey shows GDP retraction reaching 3.20 percent this year and inflation above target at 7.34 percent.
September 5, 2016
Impeached Rousseff Still Able to Hold Political Office in Brazil
According to critics with the impeachment the former president should be barred from holding a public position for eight years.
September 2, 2016
Brazil’s Industrial Production Stable in July, Negative for 2016
Although the country’s industrial production registers an accumulated growth of 3.7 percent from March-July, the overall results for 2016 are...
September 2, 2016
Rousseff’s Impeachment Sparks Reactions in Brazil and Abroad
Some Latin American countries have called their ambassadors back home, while in São Paulo police tried to disperse protesters with...
September 1, 2016
Brazil’s 2017 Budget Bill Calls for Deficit of R$139.99 Billion
The Temer Administration’s main focus is expected to be on the reform of Brazil’s public pension system.
September 1, 2016