Bolsonaro changes six ministries to accommodate Centrão and try to get off the ropes
President Jair Bolsonaro made a ministerial reform that changes almost a quarter of his 22 ministries, including the strategic Defense...
March 30, 2021Topic
Justice
Brazil Judge Cancels Rio-Maracanã Concession Agreement
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Wednesday, September 12th, Rio Justice Marcello Alvarenga Leite from...
September 13, 2018
Opinion: The Curmudgeon on Impunity
Work release for jailed politicians allows them to influence the presidential campaign.
July 8, 2014
Mensalão Convict Dirceu Begins Work Release Program: Daily
The ex-Chief of Staff, imprisoned for corruption and bribery, will be working at a lawyer's office by day before returning...
July 8, 2014
Rio Court Hears from Police Accused in Amarildo Case: Daily
A Rio court has begun hearing the 25 policemen indicted over the death of Rocinha bricklayer Amarildo.
February 22, 2014
Mensalão Convict Genoino Under House Arrest in Brazil
Federal deputy José Genoino was discharged from the Institute of the Heart in Brasília on Sunday and is now under...
November 26, 2013
7.1 Million Brazilians Share Wi-Fi: Daily
Using a neighbor’s Wi-Fi is the gateway for 7.1 million to Brazilians surf the web, according to a survey released...
September 17, 2013
Rio State Court Approves Gay Marriage
Rio State High Court has approved same-sex civil marriage, but uncertainty remains over whether judges in some areas of Rio...
April 23, 2013
Carandiru Trial Highlights Prison Crowding
Twenty years after the São Paulo Carandiru Massacre, which killed 111 prisoners, prison overcrowding remains a serious human rights issue...
April 9, 2013