Lise Alves
Lise Alves is a Carioca who spent much of her life in the U.S., and now lives in São Paulo. She writes mainly national politics and business for us, with an occasional travel story.
Brazil Rejects Venezuela’s Presidency of Mercosur
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The controversy about whether or not to allow Venezuela to occupy the temporary presidency of...
China as First Official Visit Abroad for Brazil’s Temer
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – If suspended president Dilma Rousseff is impeached from office in August, Brazil’s interim President, Michel...
Eduardo Cunha, Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies Speaker Resigns
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Under pressure from both allies and critics, Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies President, Eduardo Cunha, announced...
Brazil Predicts 2017 Primary Deficit of R$143.1 Billion
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The government of Brazil announced on Thursday (July 7th) the forecast for the 2017 primary...
President Temer Welcomes Olympic Visitors to Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – To dissipate concerns about security the Zika virus and the readiness of Olympic venues during...
Brazil’s Retail Sales Register Worst Semester in 14 Years
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Retail sales in Brazil registered a decline of 8.3 percent in the first semester of...
Brazil’s Rousseff Not Expected to Attend Impeachment Hearings
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – In a surprise move, suspended President Dilma Rousseff announced Tuesday through a social media account...
Rio Court Finds R$95 Million in Overpayment for Maracanã Works
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – A Rio de Janeiro audit court has ordered the state’s finance secretary to withhold more...
Security Forces Already Patrolling Olympic Venues in Rio
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – With a month to go before the start of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio...
Automobile Sales in Brazil Register Worst Semester in 10 Years
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Automobile sales in Brazil fell by 25 percent in the first semester of 2016 in...
Rio Plans to Use Federal Aid to Pay Late Police Salaries
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Despite the reassurances by the state government that wages would be paid with the aid...
Decrease in Imports Helps Brazil’s Trade Balance Set Record
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The trade balance in Brazil closed the first semester of 2016 with a surplus of...
Brazilian Officials Announce Extra Security for Rio Games
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Concerned with the recent terrorist bombing at the Istanbul airport in Turkey, Brazilian officials are...
Brazil’s Temer to Veto Unlimited Foreign Capital in Airline Sector
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian Senate approved this week a bill which would allow for 100 percent of...