Sister of Lava Jato Judge Nominated For Position in Rio State Government
The Chief of Staff’s office of Rio de Janeiro governor, Wilson Witzel, has nominated the sister of one of the...
April 21, 2019Topic
Corruption
Peru’s Ex-President Alan Garcia Commits Suicide Ahead of Arrest
Former Peruvian President Alan Garcia committed suicide on Wednesday morning, minutes after being handed a temporary warrant for his arrest....
April 18, 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 Former President Michel Temer is Released From Jail
Former Brazilian President, Michel Temer was granted a habeas corpus on Monday and spent his first night at home since...
March 26, 2019
Brazil’s Former President Temer Spends First Night in Jail
Brazil’s Former President Michel Temer spent his first night in a windowless room at the federal police headquarters in Rio...
March 22, 2019
Brazil’s Moro Delivers New Anti-Crime Bill to Congress
Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, signed on Tuesday (February 19th), the country’s anti-crime bill. Minister of Justice and Public Security, Sergio...
February 19, 2019
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Heads to Davos as Son Faces Corruption Probe
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s new president, Jair Bolsonaro, is heading towards Switzerland...
January 21, 2019
Brazil’s World Cup Stadiums Continue to Cost the Country’s Taxpayers
Almost R$400 million of public money was spent by local authorities in 2018 to maintain stadiums throughout Brazil that were...
January 7, 2019
Rio’s Witzel Vows to Fight Corruption and ‘Narco-Terrorists’
Calling drug traffickers ‘narco-terrorists’ and promising to fight corruption and organized crime while in office, Wilson Witzel was sworn in...
January 2, 2019