Brazil’s New Justice Minister Vows to Fight Corruption, Organized Crime
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In his first press conference after accepting the position...
November 7, 2018Topic
Politics
Brazil’s Bolsonaro to Authorize Extradition of Italy’s Cesare Battisti
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – President-elect of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, said he told Italian...
November 6, 2018
Bolsonaro Asks Lava Jato Judge Moro and Astronaut to be Ministers in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Aiming to keep the campaign promise that he would...
November 1, 2018
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Announcement of Super Ministry, Mergers Cause Criticism
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Less than a week after winning Brazil’s Presidency, Jair...
October 31, 2018
Bolsonaro Allies Win Gubernatorial Races in Rio, São Paulo
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Sunday’s general elections in Brazil not only elected the...
October 29, 2018
Haddad Takes Last Shot to Win Presidential Elections in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In a final push to win over undecided and...
October 27, 2018
NGOs Condemn Threats to Journalists in Brazil’s Elections
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A wave of threats against journalists covering Brazil’s presidential...
October 26, 2018
Brazil’s Presidential Race Divides Families, Encourages Fake News
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – With less than five days before Brazil elects its new...
October 25, 2018
Troops Called to Monitor Sunday’s Elections in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) approved on Tuesday the...
October 24, 2018