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, 2019Topic
Congress
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