Ficha Limpa Bars Hundreds of Political Candidates
Ficha Limpa Law has deemed ineligible 387 of the more than 25,000 candidacies for October's General Elections in Brazil so...
July 29, 2014Topic
Ficha Limpa
Brazil Gears Up for Municipal Elections
As Brazil prepares for the October 7th municipal elections, 640 mayoral hopefuls in 602 cities will appear on the ballot...
October 2, 2012
Ficha Limpa Bans 317 Candidates in 2012
More than 300 mayoral candidates in October’s municipal elections have been prohibited from running for office under the Lei do...
September 11, 2012
TSE Supreme Court on Ficha Limpa: Daily
Minister Cármen Lúcia, president of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), said that the court “no longer tolerates Corruption. We have...
July 15, 2012
Brazil Anti-Corruption Act Upheld: Daily
The Supreme Court ruled the Ficha Limpa, (or “Clean Record”) anti-corruption law to be constitutional, announcing it would be enforced...
February 17, 2012
Brazil Anti-Corruption Protests Stay Active
A more vocal generation of Brazilians is now capable of gathering impressive numbers of likeminded people using social media to...
October 18, 2011
TSE Decides on Clean Record Act
By Felicia Bryson, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Less than a week ago Brazil’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE)...
April 5, 2011
Politicians vs Anti-Corruption Law
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – As the official campaign for the upcoming Brazilian elections begins, the...
July 13, 2010
Anti-Corruption Law in Effect This Year
By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - For the 1.6 million Brazilians who put their names to...
June 15, 2010