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Independent Nonpartisan Political Movements Emerge in Brazil as Polarization Grows

Events like the one on Sunday in São Paulo have been gaining strength throughout Brazil, with movements and organizations obtaining...

September 16, 2019

Bolsonaro Is Ruling Brazil by Executive Decrees, Say Critics

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – When Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, took office in January he promised a conservative shift in customs...

August 29, 2019

Brazil’s “Centrão” Bloc Takes Center Stage in Political Scenario

Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, was elected on the promise of breaking away with the old politics of ‘one hand washes...

July 21, 2019

Brazil’s Congress Reopens Debate on Criminal Responsibility Age

After more than twenty years of discussions, the issue of reducing the age of criminal responsibility from eighteen to sixteen...

June 27, 2019

Bolsonaro May Have to Re-create Ministries Scrapped in January

In addition to protests by teachers and students, investigations into one of his son’s financial activities and stalemate in the...

May 17, 2019

Goldman Sachs’ Latin American Research Director Calls for Brazilian Fiscal Reforms

By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Alberto Ramos, head of the Latin America Economic Research team...

April 9, 2019

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Faces One of the Worst Weeks of Presidency So Far

Not even three months into his term and the government of Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro is already under fire, with...

March 28, 2019

Brazil’s Bourse Tumbles with Tension Between Congress and Administration

Turbulence between Brazilian officials led the financial market to tense up in the final hours of trading on Wednesday, with...

March 28, 2019

Praise and Criticism for Brazil’s New Social Security Reform Bill

As Brazil’s government announce the details of the much-awaited social security reform bill, presented to Congress on Wednesday, lines are...

February 21, 2019