Guilty Verdicts for Forming the Mensalão
The Supreme Court (STF) has found at least ten politicians and business figures guilty of setting up the cash-for-votes mensalão...
October 23, 2012Topic
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BMW Announces Brazil Car Plant: Daily
German car giant BMW has announced it will open a manufacturing plant in Santa Catarina, with the first Brazil-made cars...
October 23, 2012
PT Warns of a Mensalão Smoke Screen
PT President Rui Falcão has warned against the Mensalão scandal against his party for political ends in the second round...
October 16, 2012
Brazil in Second Round of 2012 Elections
In elections where candidates failed to reach the fifty percent threshold for an outright win, the two top candidates now...
October 9, 2012
Brazilians Head to the Polls to Vote: Daily
Some 140 million Brazilians are heading to the polls on Sunday in nationwide municipal elections that will elect vereadores (councilors)...
October 6, 2012
More Convictions in Mensalão Case: Daily
Brazil’s Supreme Court has now condemned 22 of the 37 accused of buying political support, with ministers saying there is...
October 2, 2012
2012 Elections Are Turning Violent: Daily
Sixty days into the campaign, the 2012 municipal elections have already had more politically associated deaths and acts of violence...
September 4, 2012
Eduardo Paes Leads Rio Mayor Poll: Daily
Eduardo Paes appears to be heading for re-election as Rio Mayor after a Datafolha opinion poll published on Saturday gave...
July 22, 2012
R$400B Investment Awaiting Approval
As sluggish growth in the Brazilian economy continues, Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has been criticized for holding up R$400 billion...
June 12, 2012