Brazil’s Corruption Crackdown Crumbles: The New Legal Landscape
(Analysis) Brazil's judicial system is currently undergoing a significant and dramatic transformation process. Operation Car Wash (Lava Jato), once a...
May 26, 2024Topic
Renan Calheiros
Brazil: Lula da Silva’s transition team includes 18 names convicted or suspected of corruption offenses
By Diógenes Freire In addition to the vice president himself, Geraldo Alckmin, the list includes former allies of Lula da...
November 16, 2022
Brazil’s Senate Covid CPI members split over genocide accusation against Bolsonaro
The government's management of the pandemic is ready to accuse the president, Jair Bolsonaro, of genocide for the oblivion..
October 14, 2021
Bolsonaro mocks Brazil Senate’s televised Covid CPI, calling it “fiasco” and “joke”
The president's statements occurred on the day the committee heard oncologist Nise Yamaguchi. The doctor is an advocate of the...
June 2, 2021
Bolsonaro once again promotes chloroquine treatment and rules out being vaccinated
On Wednesday, April 28th, President Jair Bolsonaro again contested the focus of the Senate's Covid CPI (Parliamentary Inquiry Committee), established...
April 29, 2021
Investigation into pandemic is pebble in Bolsonaro’s shoe
The Brazilian Senate this Tuesday formed a commission to investigate potential omissions by Jair Bolsonaro's government in the face of...
April 28, 2021
Decisive Week for Brazil’s Supreme Court, Congress
While Brazil's Chief Justice will choose who will take over the Lava Jato cases Congressional representatives choose both Chamber and...
February 1, 2017
Brazil’s Supreme Court Overturns Senate Speaker Decision
Brazil’s Supreme Court Overturns Senate Speaker. Expert brazil supreme court analysis and reporting from The Rio Times. Latest brazil supreme...
December 8, 2016
Ousting of Brazil’s Senate Speaker Another Blow to Government
Removal of Renan Calheiros from Senate Presidency by Supreme Court is likely to delay Congressional approval of President Michel Temer's...
December 6, 2016