Army General Says No Need to Extend Military Intervention in Rio de Janeiro
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The army general in charge of Rio de Janeiro’s...
November 22, 2018Topic
Politics
Brazil Observes Black Awareness Day with Little to Celebrate
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Events in several cities across Brazil took thousands to the...
November 21, 2018
Samarco Offers Millions to Brazil to Drop Dam-Break Lawsuits
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Thirty-nine municipalities in the states of Minas Gerais and...
November 16, 2018
Cuba Withdraws its Doctors from Brazil’s Mais Medicos Program
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Cuba’s Public Health Ministry announced Wednesday that it will...
November 15, 2018
Controversial Education Project Divides Brazil’s Lower House
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – After heated discussions among Congressional representatives and between lawmakers...
November 14, 2018
Levy to Head Brazil’s BNDES in Bolsonaro Administration
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Economist Joaquim Levy accepted the invitation to preside over...
November 13, 2018
Senate Decision Unites Political Enemies in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Less than fifteen days after one of the fiercest...
November 12, 2018
Former Meat-Packing Tycoon Batista Arrested in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Former meatpacking tycoon Joesley Batista and former Agriculture Minister...
November 9, 2018
Heavy Rainfall in Rio State Cause Landslides and Flooding
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The heavy rains that fell on the state of...
November 9, 2018