Brazil’s Rousseff Vetoes Law Allowing for Corporate Donations
The issue has been a point of disagreement between the Chamber of Deputies, the Senate and the Supreme Court.
September 30, 2015Topic
Lava Jato
Brazil’s Senate Bars Corporate Political Campaign Donations
The Senate in Brazil approved on Wednesday night an amendment which would make it illegal for companies to donate funds...
September 3, 2015
Investigations Probe into Rousseff’s Re-Election Campaign in Brazil
Judge Gilmar Mendes at Brazil's federal electoral court (TSE) asked prosecutors to investigate several leads hinting at potential illegal financing...
August 26, 2015
Brazil’s Collor and Cunha Charged with Corruption
Charges against the president of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies and the former President, were filed as part of the on-going...
August 21, 2015
Brazil’s Angra 3 Nuclear Reactor May be Delayed
Odebrecht, Camargo Correa, Andrade Gutierrez and Queiroz Galvão announced they were no longer going to participate in the construction of...
August 13, 2015
Impact of Lava Jato on Brazil’s GDP Could Reach R$140 Billion
The Lava Jato (Carwash) corruption scandal in Brazil involving oil giant Petrobras and some of the country's largest construction companies...
August 11, 2015
Dirceu Arrested in Lava Jato Corruption Scheme in Brazil
Once President Lula’s main political advisor, and for many the most powerful man in Brazil’s government, Dirceu was arrested along...
August 3, 2015
Brazil’s Lava Jato Turning to Energy Companies in 16th Phase
The sixteenth phase of the Lava Jato (Car wash) investigation has started this morning with a focus on electricity companies,...
July 28, 2015
Lula and Cunha Investigated in Lava Jato Corruption Scandal
Both ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and current Speaker of the House of Representatives Eduardo Cunha are being investigated...
July 17, 2015