Politics - Brazil Brazil Starts Military Exercises in Amazon Region By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Troops from Peru and Colombia started to arrive in the... November 6, 2017
Business - Brazil Rio Loses R$657 Million in Tourism Over 8 Months Due to Violence By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The city of Rio de Janeiro has lost more... November 3, 2017
Politics - Brazil American Family Found Safe in Brazil’s Amazon Region By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – An American family traveling through the Amazon region was found... November 2, 2017
Politics - Brazil Brazil’s Senate Approves Amended Taxi-Hailing App Bill By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – While almost three thousand demonstrated outside Brazil’s Congress on Tuesday... November 1, 2017
Politics - Brazil Brazil Registers Record Number of Violent Crimes in 2016 By Lise Alves, Senior contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil registered more than 61,000 violent deaths in 2016, a... October 31, 2017
Politics - Brazil Brazilian Miners Torch Government Buildings in Amazon Region By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Buildings housing Brazil’s environmental agencies Ibama and ICMBio in the... October 30, 2017
Politics - Brazil Brazil Increases Punishment for Possession of High-Power Firearms By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – President of Brazil, Michel Temer, sanctioned on Thursday (October 26th)... October 27, 2017
Business - Brazil Brazil Cuts Selic to 7.5 Percent, Second Lowest in History By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s Central Bank lowered the country’s benchmark interest rate (SELIC)... October 26, 2017
Politics - Brazil Brazil’s Lower House Decides President Temer’s Fate, Again By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Accused by Brazil’s former top prosecutor, Rodrigo Janot, for conspiracy... October 25, 2017