Brazil’s Vitória Returning to Normal After Week of Violence
Schools, health clinics and public offices were expected to open on Monday morning and public transportation was resumed.
February 13, 2017
S&P Maintains Brazil’s Junk Status and Negative Outlook
The entity says government's strategy to stabilize the economy and its fiscal position may be hampered by the current political...
February 13, 2017
Rio’s Military Police Protests Start Small, for the Moment
Source says protest movement should increase in coming days, while officials say 95 percent of the personnel are working normally.
February 10, 2017
Brazil’s IBGE Hikes 2017 Grain Forecast Growth to 20.3 Percent
The latest harvest forecast growth is significantly higher than that released in December of 2016.
February 10, 2017
Police Criticized as Violence Continues in Brazil’s City of Vitória
As tension continues in the streets of Vitória, the licensed governor of the state of Espirito Santo said on Wednesday...
February 9, 2017
Rio’s Governor Pezão Ordered to Step Down by Regional Courts
The Electoral Court judged that Pezão received million-dollar campaign donations in exchange for lucrative administrative contracts.
February 9, 2017
Brazil’s City of Vitória Braces for 6th Day of Violence
City officials announced that schools and health clinics will remain closed and bus transportation has been suspended for fear of...
February 8, 2017
Over 11,000 Stores Close in Rio de Janeiro State Last Year
Retail sales fell by 6.6 percent in 2016, in the worst year in the state since 2003, with almost 12,000...
February 8, 2017
Brazil’s Temer Nominates Moraes for Supreme Court
Critics argue that the Justice Minister has close ties to PMDB and PSDB party members, many of whom have been...
February 7, 2017