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, 2026Section
Politics – Brazil
Tarcísio Defends Brazil’s Voting Machines and Backs Court Impeachments
Tarcísio de Freitas says he trusts Brazil's electronic voting machines absolutely, and that impeaching Supreme Court justices is a legitimate...
August 20, 2026
Lulinha: Brazil Prosecutor Wants Lula’s Son Probes Out of Top Court
Brazil's Prosecutor-General asked the Supreme Court to move the Lulinha inquiries to a lower court, as messages reveal a US$121...
August 20, 2026
Brazil’s Electoral Court Bars Pablo Marçal From Debates, TV Time and Public Funds
Brazil's electoral court barred Pablo Marçal from debates, free radio and TV time and public campaign money while judges weigh...
August 20, 2026
Rio’s Former Assembly Speaker Goes on Trial Over a Tipped-Off Police Raid
The Rodrigo Bacellar trial proceeds at the STF over alleged obstruction of a Comando Vermelho investigation, after a judge allegedly...
August 20, 2026
Prosecutors Want Marçal Off the Ballot, and His Own Wealth Filing Changed by Billions
Electoral prosecutors asked the TSE to reject the Marçal candidacy and bar him from debates, days after he cut his...
August 20, 2026
Brazil Electoral Fund Frees US$440 Million in Public Campaign Money
Brazil Electoral Fund: the TSE freed US$440 million in public campaign money after the Workers' Party dropped its lawsuit. Here...
August 19, 2026
Brazil Election Polls: Big Leads in Brasília and São Paulo
New Brazil election polls put Celina Leão and Michelle Bolsonaro ahead in Brasília, while Tarcísio de Freitas reaches 50% in...
August 19, 2026
Brazil Justices Push to Revisit the Journalism Degree Requirement
Brazil's Supreme Court justices want to revisit the journalism degree requirement scrapped in 2009. No case, no vote and no...
August 19, 2026