Brazil’s Rousseff Presents Defense Against Impeachment
General Attorney Cardozo made a final plea to the members of the special commission on why the impeachment process should...
April 5, 2016Topic
Eduardo Cunha
Ethics Committee in Brazil Accepts Process Against Cunha
The Ethics Committee approved to continue the process against the Chamber President, accused of receiving bribes, money-laundering and passive corruption.
December 16, 2015
Brazil’s Courts Suspends Impeachment Process After Scuffle
Decision by Brazil's highest court came after representatives physically, verbally attacked each other during vote to elect committee to look...
December 9, 2015
Brazil’s Congress Expected to Stay Busy Until End of Year
Chamber to choose committee for impeachment proceedings against Rousseff, investigate Chamber president, while Senate discusses Senator Amaral's fate.
December 7, 2015
Impeachment Proceedings Opened Against Brazil’s President
The speaker of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies said there was evidence that the President had violated Brazil’s fiscal laws and...
December 3, 2015
Brazilian Ethics Council to Discuss Eduardo Cunha’s Fate
In the past month, opposition leaders both in the Lower House and Senate have called for Cunha to step down...
November 3, 2015
Brazil’s House Speaker Under Investigation by Supreme Court
There are also rumors that Cunha has made a deal with the Rousseff Administration so that both he and the...
October 16, 2015 Brazil’s Collor and Cunha Charged with Corruption
Charges against the president of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies and the former President, were filed as part of the on-going...
August 21, 2015 Brazil Credit Rating Not Downgraded but Outlook Negative
Against widespread expectations from financial experts, rating agency Standard & Poor's has decided not to downgrade Brazil's credit rating yet....
July 29, 2015