Brazil’s Lower House Decides President Temer’s Fate, Again
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Accused by Brazil’s former top prosecutor, Rodrigo Janot, for conspiracy...
October 25, 2017Topic
Politics
OAS and NGOs Say Brazil Fails to Protect Citizens Living in Favelas
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Members of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), part...
October 24, 2017
Brazil’s Defense Minister Discards Military Intervention in Country
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – After weeks of rumors, Brazilian Defense Minister, Raul Jungmann discarded...
October 23, 2017
Brazil’s Supreme Court Releases Olympic Chief, Carlos Nuzman
Nuzman is charged with participating in a scheme to bribe International Olympic Committee members into voting Rio as the 2016...
October 20, 2017
Brazil’s Senate Revokes Court Decision, Reinstates Aecio Neves
The former presidential hopeful's suspension for corruption caused tension between Brazil's Supreme Court and Congress' Upper House
October 18, 2017
Brazil Relaxes Definition of Slave Labor Amidst Criticism
The new rules determined by the Ministry of Labor were seen as a step backwards in labor rights by NGOs...
October 17, 2017
Decisive Week For Brazil’s President Temer, and Neves
While a Lower House commission decides on charges against the President, the Senate is likely to reverse the suspension against...
October 16, 2017
Brazil Votes that Only Congress Can Remove One of Their Own
The Brazilian Supreme Court decided that sitting lawmakers can not be removed from office without the endorsement of the Congress.
October 12, 2017
Brazilian Congressional Report Calls for Rejection of Charges Against Temer
This is the second time that a Congressional report has recommended that charges of corruption against President Temer be rejected...
October 11, 2017