Brazil’s Moro Presents Anti-Crime Bill to Governors
Brazil’s Justice and Public Security Minister, Sergio Moro, meets on Monday in Brasília with governors and public security secretaries to...
February 4, 2019Topic
Lava Jato
Brazil’s World Cup Stadiums Continue to Cost the Country’s Taxpayers
Almost R$400 million of public money was spent by local authorities in 2018 to maintain stadiums throughout Brazil that were...
January 7, 2019
Brazil’s Ex-Presidential Candidate Haddad Accused of Money Laundering
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The candidate defeated in the race for the Presidency of...
November 20, 2018
Opinion: Brazil’s Bolsonaro – How’s He Doing?
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As the weeks pass since Jair Bolsonaro won election as President,...
November 16, 2018
Former Meat-Packing Tycoon Batista Arrested in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Former meatpacking tycoon Joesley Batista and former Agriculture Minister...
November 9, 2018
Brazil’s New Justice Minister Vows to Fight Corruption, Organized Crime
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In his first press conference after accepting the position...
November 7, 2018
Bolsonaro Asks Lava Jato Judge Moro and Astronaut to be Ministers in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Aiming to keep the campaign promise that he would...
November 1, 2018Opinion: The Big Lie in Brazilian Politics
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The effectiveness of the Big Lie has been recognized by politicians...
September 7, 2018Opinion: Brazil’s Campaign Financing Rules
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In 2015, Brazil’s Supreme Court (STF) declared unconstitutional the statute permitting...
August 14, 2018