Rousseff Position on Oil Royalties: Daily
Brazil’s deputies are divided on President Dilma Rousseff’s new stance on how states share oil royalties, following boos from mayors...
May 17, 2012Topic
Dilma
Brazil’s Annual Budget Planning Season
The Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff remains popular, despite the looming balancing act she will have to perform this year with...
January 24, 2012
Another Brazil Minister Accused of Corruption
Another of President Rousseff’s ministers has come under fire following accusations of nepotism in allocating federal funds to projects pertaining...
January 10, 2012
President Rousseff’s 2012 Foreign Affairs
President Rousseff has made fewer official overseas trips in her first year in office than her predecessor, Lula, did in...
January 3, 2012
Happy Birthday Dilma!
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – One year and seven days ago today, the Curmudgeon wished “many...
December 20, 2011
Brazil Joins CELAC, a Non-US LatAm Bloc
Brazil has become a member of a new political bloc that unites 33 countries from across Latin America, but significantly...
December 6, 2011
Rousseff and 2010 Brazil Census Results
Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff says the country’s black population still experiences unacceptable levels of poverty, violence and unemployment.
November 22, 2011
President Rousseff in First Visit to Africa: Daily
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff is in South Africa on her first visit to Africa to attend the IBSA Summit, before...
October 17, 2011
Brazil Seleção Take Easier Path for World Cup
The CBF (Brazilian Football Federation) has opted for an easier path in the nation’s preparation for the 2014 World Cup.
August 16, 2011