Brazil’s Minister of Tourism Continues Push for Visa Waiver Program
The minister of tourism for Brazil, Marx Beltrão, said yesterday (March 9th) that they are continuing to work to obtain...
March 10, 2017Topic
Politics
Rio’s Ex-Governor Cabral Formally Charged Again for Corruption
According to federal prosecutors, Cabral and his group embezzled over R$318 million in another part of the Lava Jato investigation.
March 9, 2017
Rio Honors International Woman’s Day by Renaming Airport for 10 Days
Maria da Penha was left paraplegic after a domestic violence episode and later had her name used in a law...
March 8, 2017
Brazil Reports Surge in 2017 Carnival Tourism Attendance
In Rio de Janeiro alone, more than 1.1 million tourists came to see the samba parades and dance in samba...
March 7, 2017
Visa Waiver Project Causes Friction Among Brazilian Officials
While Tourism minister sees the exemptions as an opportunity to increase revenues with tourism, the Foreign Ministry says visa waivers...
March 6, 2017
PT’s Ex-Treasurer Convicted to Five Years of Prison in Brazil
PT party official, Delúbio Soares, was convicted of money laundering in the Lava Jato (Carwash) corruption scandal by Federal Judge...
March 3, 2017
Odebrecht Confirms Illegal Donations to Brazil’s Rousseff-Temer Campaign
Ex-CEO confirms to Electoral Court his company gave R$150 million in illicit campaign contributions to the 2014 Rousseff-Temer re-election campaign...
March 2, 2017
OAS Questions Brazil Ministry of Justice About Prison Violence
For the international organization, Brazil has a 'inescapable legal duty to take concrete steps to guarantee inmates’ rights to life...
March 1, 2017
Violence Against Reporters in Brazil Up 65 Percent in 2016
The violations recorded in 2016 place Brazil among the most dangerous countries for the practice of journalism in the world.
February 28, 2017