Jailed Ex-Leader Lula Leads Presidential Race Polls in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the first survey after presidential hopefuls were officially...
August 21, 2018Topic
Politics
Brazil Orders Troops to Border to Quell Tension with Refugees
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – President of Brazil, Michel Temer, is holding a second...
August 20, 2018
Internet to Heavily Influence October’s General Elections in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – With the official start of election campaigns, the upcoming...
August 17, 2018
Rio’s Pezão Accused of Receiving R$23 Million Slush Fund Donation
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A former Odebrecht executive stated on Wednesday that the...
August 16, 2018
Lula Supporters Demand His Freedom, Candidacy in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On the last day for Brazil’s political parties to...
August 15, 2018
Brazil Registers Record 63,880 Homicides in 2017
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian Public Security Forum released data on violent...
August 10, 2018
Brazil’s Senate Approves Bill to Curb Violence Against Women
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A new bill approved by the Brazilian Senate this...
August 9, 2018
Brazil’s Supreme Court Rejects Closing Border with Venezuela
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Supreme Court Justice Rosa Weber rejected on Monday night...
August 7, 2018
Brazil’s Lula Chosen as PT Presidential Candidate, Despite Prison
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The PT (Workers Party) announced it was choosing former...
August 6, 2018