Brazil’s President Calls Armed Forces to Control Protesters
Wednesday's protest began peacefully, but ended with violence, arrests and decree calling the Armed Forces to protect government buildings until...
May 25, 2017Topic
Reforms
Brazil Braces for Protests Against President and Reforms
Ministry buildings have been cordoned off to avoid invasion and depredation by protesters demonstrating against reforms and President Temer.
May 24, 2017
Brazil’s President Temer Says Reforms Will Continue
Two days after one of the largest nationwide strikes Brazil has seen in decades, President Michel Temer, said that the...
May 1, 2017
Nationwide Strike Leads Brazil to Standstill, Violence
As many as 40 million are said to have stayed home on Friday while thousands protested in the streets against...
April 29, 2017
Brazil’s Meirelles Sees Economic Growth if Reforms Approved
Brazilian officials say growth in 2018 may exceed three percent if Congress approves the labor and social security reforms proposed...
April 21, 2017
IMF Says Reforms Needed for Brazil’s Economic Recovery
Entity says despite country’s turbulent political scenario government Temer has pressed ahead with the necessary reforms.
April 20, 2017
IMF Says Brazil Poised to Emerge from Deep Recession
As Brazil finally begins to show signs of exiting its deep recession, the IMF cautions that all will depend on...
November 16, 2016
Brazil’s Government Pushes for Fiscal Reform Approval
For the Administration the revision of earmarked expenditures and a new tax are necessary to balance public accounts.
November 4, 2015
Challenges Faced by Brazil’s Rousseff in 2nd Term
Politically weaker during her second term, President Dilma Rousseff, will have little room to conduct ample reforms, say analysts.
October 29, 2014