Brazil, EU Agree to Telecomm Cable: Daily
Brazil and the European Union have agreed to lay an undersea communications cable across the Atlantic Ocean
February 25, 2014Topic
Dilma Rousseff
Brazil Slashes R$44 Billion from 2014 Budget: Daily
The Brazilian ministry of finance has announced that they will cut R$44 billion (US$18.5 billion) from the 2014 budget.
February 22, 2014
Crisis Over Prisons in Brazil Continues
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff defended her government's public safety policies amid growing outrage over violence at Brazil's overcrowded prisons.
January 21, 2014
President Rousseff’s Last Address of 2013: Daily
President Rousseff made her final national address of 2013 on December 29th. The speech was optimistic and claimed 2013 is...
December 30, 2013
Brazil Buys 36 Swedish Fighter Jets for US$4.5B: Daily
Brazil's defense minister, Celso Amorid, has announced the successful procurement 36 Gripen NG fighter jets manufactured by Saab in Sweden.
December 19, 2013
Brazil Congress Advised to Halt Works
As much as R$91 million of public money has been misdirected in the construction of a new highway in Porto...
November 12, 2013
Rio Governor Cabral Drops From Spotlight
The next twelve months are set to be a busy time in Brazilian politics, with a delicately balanced World Cup...
November 5, 2013
Brazilian Delegation Makes Rare China Visit
A delegation of Brazilian businessmen and ministers headed by vice president Temer are traveling to China in an effort to...
October 29, 2013
A Promise Made is a Debt Unpaid
Poet Robert Service probably didn’t realize how apt the words of his 1907 work “The Cremation of Sam McGee” would...
October 29, 2013