Black Bloc Grows as Rio Protests Continue
The nationwide protests of June and July may have abated, but in their wake have come a series of cause-driven...
October 15, 2013Topic
Corruption
Mensalão Case Appeal Decision Tied: Daily
The Federal Supreme Court (STF) voted on the possible revision of twelve of its sentences in the mensalão vote-buying case....
September 13, 2013
Brazil Protests Await Government Action
The wave of mass demonstrations throughout Brazil has peaked for now, but Brazil’s protest movement, currently at a truce with...
July 2, 2013
Rousseff Responds to Protests: Daily
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has unveiled a three-pronged plan to improve public services amid continued widespread demonstrations.
June 22, 2013
João Havelange Resigns from FIFA: Daily
João Havelange, who was FIFA president for 24 years, has resigned from his post as honorary president over bribery allegations.
May 2, 2013
Minha Casa Minha Vida Fraud in Brazil
The Ministry for Cities will investigate accusations that former civil servants have defrauded the government’s massive housing program, Minha Casa...
April 16, 2013
Violence Against Press Increasing in Brazil
Rodrigo Neto, a crime reporter in the state of Minas Gerais has become the third journalist to be killed so...
March 12, 2013
Ex-Caribbean Premier Arrested in Rio
A former prime minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Michael Misick, was arrested at Rio de Janeiro’s domestic airport...
December 18, 2012
Ex-Chief of Staff Claims Innocence: Daily
A week after the arrest of the president’s ex-chief of staff, Rosemary Noronha claims she is innocent amid accusations of...
November 30, 2012