Brazil’s House Speaker Under Investigation by Supreme Court
There are also rumors that Cunha has made a deal with the Rousseff Administration so that both he and the...
October 16, 2015Topic
Corruption
Brazil’s Senate Bars Corporate Political Campaign Donations
The Senate in Brazil approved on Wednesday night an amendment which would make it illegal for companies to donate funds...
September 3, 2015
Brazil’s PT Worker’s Party Campaigns For Support
The ailing economy and charges of widespread corruption among public officials have tarnished the image of the PT party.
August 28, 2015
Investigations Probe into Rousseff’s Re-Election Campaign in Brazil
Judge Gilmar Mendes at Brazil's federal electoral court (TSE) asked prosecutors to investigate several leads hinting at potential illegal financing...
August 26, 2015
Brazil’s Collor and Cunha Charged with Corruption
Charges against the president of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies and the former President, were filed as part of the on-going...
August 21, 2015Opinion: Brazil’s Pizzaioli at the Ready
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Not long ago, there were reports that the TCU, one of...
August 16, 2015
Brazil’s Angra 3 Nuclear Reactor May be Delayed
Odebrecht, Camargo Correa, Andrade Gutierrez and Queiroz Galvão announced they were no longer going to participate in the construction of...
August 13, 2015
Impact of Lava Jato on Brazil’s GDP Could Reach R$140 Billion
The Lava Jato (Carwash) corruption scandal in Brazil involving oil giant Petrobras and some of the country's largest construction companies...
August 11, 2015
Dirceu Arrested in Lava Jato Corruption Scheme in Brazil
Once President Lula’s main political advisor, and for many the most powerful man in Brazil’s government, Dirceu was arrested along...
August 3, 2015