Brazil Strips Silvinei Vasques of His Pension After Coup Conviction
Silvinei Vasques, former PRF chief, loses his police pension after coup conviction. Justice Moraes orders cancellation. Learn the details.
August 22, 2026Section
Politics – Brazil
The 6×1 Work Schedule Moves a Step Closer to Ending in Brazil
The 6x1 work schedule moves a step closer to ending in Brazil as the Senate committee takes up the amendment....
August 22, 2026
Brazil Poll: Lula Leads Flávio Bolsonaro by Six Points
Three weeks before the vote, Datafolha shows Lula six points ahead — with runoff simulations statistically tied. The numbers that...
August 22, 2026
Lula and Trump Agree to Restart Talks on US Tariffs
Lula and Trump agreed to restart talks on US tariffs during a phone call on Friday. Both sides want to...
August 22, 2026
Brazil Passes Tax Arbitration as Betting Losses Mount
Brazil tax arbitration passed the Senate unanimously and awaits signature, alongside payroll-deducted rent and a CBS rate deadline of 14...
August 21, 2026
Three Ceará Polls, Three Different Races
Ceará governor polls put Ciro Gomes anywhere from nineteen points ahead of Elmano de Freitas to dead level inside four...
August 21, 2026
Marcelo Crivella Can Run for Brazil’s Senate
Marcelo Crivella can run for Brazil's Senate after the electoral court split 4-3, with the court president casting the deciding...
August 21, 2026
Brazil Election Security Adds Abin and the Armed Forces
Brazil election security gets a boost with new TSE bodies coordinating the Federal Police, Abin and the Armed Forces for...
August 21, 2026
Brazil’s Police Opened Five Big Money Cases in a Single Day
Brazil police operations on 20 August targeted more than R$1 billion (about US$200 million) in suspected fraud, from currency dealing...
August 20, 2026