Brazil: “The left lives in a bubble,” says Rio de Janeiro’s governor
Reelected governor of Rio de Janeiro with 58.67% of the valid votes, Cláudio Castro (Liberal Party - PL, right) said...
October 6, 2022Topic
Rio governor
Brazil elections 2022: The Rio state governor candidates
Seven names have put themselves forward as candidates for the government of Rio de Janeiro in the 2022 elections, according...
August 15, 2022
Brazil: Former Rio de Janeiro state governor regains political rights
An injunction signed by the president of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), Judge Humberto Martins, restored the political rights
July 15, 2022
STJ extends ban on removed Rio Governor holding office for another year
Superior Court (STJ) Benedito Gonçalves, rapporteur of the motion requesting the removal of Rio de Janeiro governor Wilson Witzel (PSC),...
February 12, 2021
Mixed Impeachment Court Accepts Charges Filed against Rio Governor Witsel
On Thursday, November 5th, the mixed court formed to define the impeachment of Wilson Witzel accepted the complaint for a...
November 6, 2020
Rio State Offers New Professional Courses in UPP Areas
The state of Rio de Janeiro will enter into cooperation with Faetec and the Ministery of Labor to offer new...
August 28, 2015
Rio Governor Pezão Pushing for Weapons Law in Congress
Rio's Governor Luiz Fernando Pezão has appeared in front of the National Congress in Brasília arguing in defense of a...
May 28, 2015
Rio’s Final UPP Bases to Be Constructed with Urgency
Rio de Janeiro Governor Luiz Fernando Pezão has announced that the final bases for the city's new Pacifying Police Units...
April 7, 2015
Rio Governor Pezão Announces Budget Cuts at Inauguration
Luis Fernando de Souza, known as Pezão (Big Foot), was sworn in as Rio de Janeiro’s state governor on Thursday,...
January 3, 2015