Officials Fired in New Corruption Scandal
Federal Police said Friday they had arrested six people during raids on government offices in Brasília and São Paulo for...
November 27, 2012Topic
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200,000 Protest in Rio for Oil Royalties
An estimated 200,000 people have taken to the streets of Rio in protest demanding President Rousseff veto a bill which...
November 27, 2012
Brazil Condemns Bloodshed in Gaza
As the conflict between Israel and Palestine escalated this weekend, Brazil condemned the violence, expressing deep regret for the loss...
November 20, 2012
Ex-Chief of Staff José Dirceu Jailed: Daily
Brazil's Supreme Court has sentenced ex-Chief of Staff José Dirceu to nearly eleven years in prison for corruption crimes relating...
November 13, 2012
Valério Implicates Lula in the Mensalao
As the mensalão moves this week into its most politically significant phase, Marcos Valério has claimed the scheme reached the...
September 18, 2012
Brazil GDP Estimate Lowered to 2%: Daily
Finance Minister Guido Mantega revised Brazil’s economic growth forecast for this year to two percent Thursday, from an earlier estimate...
September 14, 2012
Strikes End Except for Federal Police
Following months of strikes by broad swathes of public sector workers, Federal Police unions rejected the government’s offer of a...
August 28, 2012
Brazil to Invest R$133B in Transport: Daily
Brazil announced a program that will see R$133 billion in state-directed private investment to bolster Brazil’s ailing transport infrastructure.
August 17, 2012
Mensalão Corruption Trial Begins in Brazil
Brazil’s Supreme Court began to hear the huge cash-for-votes corruption case that threatens to tarnish former President Lula’s and Workers’...
August 7, 2012