Former President Lula Seeks U.N. Help Against Investigation
Former leader alleges he is is being harassed by Judge Sergio Moro in connection to the Lava Jato corruption scandal.
July 29, 2016Topic
Lava Jato
Rodrigo Maia Elected in Brazil as President of the Chamber
Rodrigo Maia was elected president of the Chamber of Deputies, defeating congressman Roger Rosso by a vote of 285 to...
July 14, 2016
Eduardo Cunha, Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies Speaker Resigns
Eduardo Cunha says he came under attack after he accepted impeachment charges against now suspended President Dilma Rousseff.
July 8, 2016
Opinion: The Curmudgeon on Brazilian Impunity
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This week, STF Justice Celso de Mello overturned an order to...
July 6, 2016
Opinion: Brazil’s Good News Day
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – June 23rd was a historical news day—Britons voted to leave the...
June 24, 2016
Cunha, Brazil’s Suspended Chamber President Speaks Out
During his first press conference since being suspended from his legislative duties, Eduardo Cunha reiterates his innocence.
June 22, 2016
Third Cabinet Member Resigns in Brazil in Less Than a Month
Tourism Minister resigns after being linked to the mega-corruption scandal, seven weeks before the start of the 2016 Olympics in...
June 17, 2016
Brazil’s Interim President Temer Linked to Bribery Scheme
Sergio Machado claims that Temer negotiated with him in 2012 the transfer of R$1.5 million in kickbacks to finance an...
June 16, 2016
Brazil’s House Speaker Eduardo Cunha Closer to Losing Mandate
The Lower House's Ethics Committee approved eleven votes to nine to remove Speaker of the House from office for lying...
June 15, 2016