Brazil 2012 Municipal Election Campaigns
The 2012 Brazilian municipal elections will not take place until October but this year’s elections have already taken on national...
July 17, 2012Topic
Corruption
Swiss Find More FIFA Corruption: Daily
Former FIFA president João Havelange and former CBF president Ricardo Teixeira received millions from sports marketing company ISL, a Swiss...
July 13, 2012
New Anti-Money Laundering Law in Brazil
Earlier this week Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff signed into law a bill aimed at curbing money laundering offenses in Brazil.
July 10, 2012
Brazil Government Salaries Disclosed
The new Transparency Portal is reported to have published the wages of approximately 700,000 civil servants of the executive branch...
July 3, 2012
Delta Seeks Cachoeira CPI Injunction: Daily
Delta Construção is seeking an injunction from the STF to prevent investigators from the ongoing Cachoeira CPI from gaining access...
June 2, 2012
Delta Out of Rio Projects Amid Allegations
A Federal Police investigation has found links between Delta Construção, which last week left the BRT consortium, and the now...
May 1, 2012
Brazil Mourns Journalist, Fourth in 2012
The death of reporter Décio Sá, killed last week in Maranhão state, north-east Brazil, brings the number of journalists murdered...
May 1, 2012
Pediatrics Hospital Exposed in Fraud: Daily
Four companies in Brazil’s health sector are caught defrauding the UFRJ Pediatrics Hospital for public funds, offering bribes for contracts...
March 19, 2012
Brazil Anti-Corruption Act Upheld: Daily
The Supreme Court ruled the Ficha Limpa, (or “Clean Record”) anti-corruption law to be constitutional, announcing it would be enforced...
February 17, 2012