Brazil’s Former Speaker Eduardo Cunha Impeached by Landslide
Arguing he was a victim of political revenge, Eduardo Cunha, was impeached by 450 votes for and only 10 against.
September 13, 2016Topic
Politics
Impeachment of Former Speaker in Brazil Expected Monday
Eduardo Cunha is accused of receiving bribes related to Operação Lava-Jato as well as lying to lawmakers about having foreign...
September 12, 2016
Brazil’s Government to Reduce Ministries from 39 to 24
Most of the ministries extinguished by the Temer Administration were created during the presidencies of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva...
September 9, 2016
Brazil Minister of Education Calls for 7 Percent Budget Increase
Brazil Minister of Education Calls for 7 Percent. Expert brazil education analysis and reporting from The Rio Times. Latest brazil...
September 8, 2016
Brazil’s Independence Day Marked by Parades and Protests
In Brasilia President Temer was met by a wave of applauses but also shouts of ‘Fora Temer’ by the crowd...
September 7, 2016
Brazil’s Pension Funds Investigated for R$8 Billion in Fraud
Police seized from offices R$350 thousand reais, US$100 thousand dollars and $50 thousand euros, as well as works of art,...
September 6, 2016
Impeached Rousseff Still Able to Hold Political Office in Brazil
According to critics with the impeachment the former president should be barred from holding a public position for eight years.
September 2, 2016
Rousseff’s Impeachment Sparks Reactions in Brazil and Abroad
Some Latin American countries have called their ambassadors back home, while in São Paulo police tried to disperse protesters with...
September 1, 2016
Analysts Doubt Rousseff’s Impeachment will Fix Brazil
Analysts say President Michel Temer will be able to implement many of the required reforms, but he won’t be able...
August 31, 2016