President Bolsonaro besieged by attacks following accusations
The president's aides complain that there is no control over Bolsonaro's defense and, consequently, the government acts menially.
July 5, 2021Topic
Mensalão Scandal
Convicted Mensalão Fugitive Arrested in Italy: Daily
Henrique Pizzolato, the former marketing director of Banco do Brasil, was arrested by Italian authorities in the city of Maranello...
February 6, 2014
Mensalão Prison Sentences Start in Brazil
Nearly half of the 25 high-ranking politicians and businessmen convicted in Brazil's landmark mensalão trial started serving their prison sentences...
November 19, 2013
STF Approves Mensalão Retrial: Daily
Brazil's Supreme Court Justice (STF) Celso de Mello voted yesterday to approve the motion to reconsider the court's decision in...
September 19, 2013
STF Reviews Mensalão Sentences
Brazil's Attorney General petitioned the Supreme Court not to issue new verdicts for the former high-ranking government officials convicted in...
September 10, 2013
The Curmudgeon on 2014
Elections will be held in October 2014 throughout Brazil, with contenders for federal Congress, Senate and President. Although that seems...
June 11, 2013
Ex-Chief of Staff Claims Innocence: Daily
A week after the arrest of the president’s ex-chief of staff, Rosemary Noronha claims she is innocent amid accusations of...
November 30, 2012
It’s All Carnival in Brazil
Opinion, by Samantha Barthelemy RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – You know the saying that people will not take you seriously...
March 15, 2011