Rio de Janeiro Sees Protests Turn Violent Again in Centro
Wednesday's peaceful protest quickly turned violent as the protest spread to other streets forcing storeowners and even a metro station...
February 2, 2017Topic
Politics
Decisive Week for Brazil’s Supreme Court, Congress
While Brazil's Chief Justice will choose who will take over the Lava Jato cases Congressional representatives choose both Chamber and...
February 1, 2017
Brazil’s Ex-Billionaire Eike Batista Returns to Rio and Sent to Jail
Accused of paying US$16.5 million to ex-governor Sergio Cabral in bribes, executive sits in jail cell with others accused in...
January 31, 2017
Brazil’s Chief Justice Ratifies 77 Odebrecht Depositions
Seventy-seven executives agreed to plea-bargains in exchange to lesser penalties in the Lava Jato corruption scandal.
January 30, 2017
Brazil’s Batista on Interpol List to be Arrested and Extradited
Batista is charged with paying approximately US$16.5 million-worth in bribes to former Rio de Janeiro governor Sergio Cabral.
January 27, 2017
Brazil Issues Arrest Warrant for Billionaire Eike Batista
The Lava Jato investigation found that Batista paid former governor Sergio Cabral US$16.5 million in bribes, putting the money in...
January 26, 2017
Brazil Improves Its 2016 Corruption Perception Ranking
Transparency International cited the 2016 US$3.5 billion Odebrecht settlement as an example for a good year for the Americas in...
January 25, 2017
Authorities Try to Contain Prison Riot in Northeastern Brazil
Measures include extra federal agents, external fence with alarm system and restoration of outside walls with concrete instead of sand.
January 24, 2017
Brazil’s Judge Overseeing Lava Jato Case Dies in Plane Crash
Supreme Court Justice Teori Zavascki was responsible for overseeing much of the Lava Jato (Carwash) Scandal, whose investigations which may...
January 20, 2017