Rio’s Governor Pezão Ordered to Step Down by Regional Courts
The Electoral Court judged that Pezão received million-dollar campaign donations in exchange for lucrative administrative contracts.
February 9, 2017Topic
Impeachment
Brazil’s Former Speaker Arrested on Corruption Charges
Politicians now worried Cunha, known for being the politician who pushed forward former President Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment process forward, may...
October 20, 2016
Brazil’s Former Speaker Eduardo Cunha Impeached by Landslide
Arguing he was a victim of political revenge, Eduardo Cunha, was impeached by 450 votes for and only 10 against.
September 13, 2016
Impeachment of Former Speaker in Brazil Expected Monday
Eduardo Cunha is accused of receiving bribes related to Operação Lava-Jato as well as lying to lawmakers about having foreign...
September 12, 2016Opinion: Brazil’s Im-pizza-ment, Part 2
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – For most spectators, the most surprising event of the entire impeachment...
September 4, 2016
Impeached Rousseff Still Able to Hold Political Office in Brazil
According to critics with the impeachment the former president should be barred from holding a public position for eight years.
September 2, 2016
Rousseff’s Impeachment Sparks Reactions in Brazil and Abroad
Some Latin American countries have called their ambassadors back home, while in São Paulo police tried to disperse protesters with...
September 1, 2016
Opinion: Brazil’s Im-pizza-ment
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Curmudgeon is today reminded of a well-worn Brazilian phrase: “tudo...
September 1, 2016
Opinion: Impeachment Observations for International Audiences
Opinion, by Simon Thomas RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - “In Australia the impeachment has already occurred” so the meme spread...
September 1, 2016