Brazil Minimum Wage May Top R$800 by 2015
The national minimum wage in Brazil will top R$800 per month by 2015, according to predictions by a federal budget...
September 27, 2011Topic
Dilma Rousseff
Rousseff Opens UN General Assembly: Daily
President Dilma Rousseff opened the sixty-sixth session of the UN General Assembly in New York – making her the first...
September 23, 2011
BRICS May Offer Support to Struggling EU
The strong position of Brazil and other developing nations during the current economic crisis could see them helping out debt...
September 20, 2011
Rousseff in New York for United Nations: Daily
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has arrived in New York for talks at the United Nations General Assembly.
September 18, 2011
Brazilians Protest and March Against Corruption
Brazilians are standing up in support of President Rousseff’s “clean-up” campaign and making their voices heard in the fight against...
September 13, 2011
Rousseff Marks 10th Anniversary of 9/11: Daily
This weekend President Dilma Rousseff sent a message of condolence and support to American President Barack Obama on the tenth...
September 11, 2011
Healthcare Plan Needs a Funding Source
Congress has to decide on the terms of Amendment 29, which will determine a mandatory percentage of revenue to be...
September 6, 2011
“Rouba mas faz” vs “New Brooms”
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Portuguese part of the title is a shorthand description for...
August 30, 2011
Amazon MST Leader Killed in Pará, Brazil
A leading figure in Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement (MST), was assassinated last Thursday evening in the Northern state of Pará.
August 30, 2011