Transparency International Cuts Brazil’s Ranking Due to Petrobras
Due to the Petrobras corruption scandal, global watchdog has Brazil as last year's biggest index loser in the Americas.
January 27, 2016Topic
Politics
Rousseff to Meet with Cabinet, Governors Before New Year
Participants of both meetings with the President are expected to discuss the federal and state economic scenarios for 2016.
December 28, 2015
Possible Downgrade Reflects Reality of Economy in Brazil
Rating company's announcement caused additional turbulence to the country’s economic market, with the stock market closing down and U.S. dollar...
December 11, 2015
Brazil’s Courts Suspends Impeachment Process After Scuffle
Decision by Brazil's highest court came after representatives physically, verbally attacked each other during vote to elect committee to look...
December 9, 2015Opinion: Brazil’s Embattled President
Last week, in a move designed to promote her desire to do something to keep the proverbial cow from meandering...
October 8, 2015
Opinion: Dilma’s Resignation?
The Curmudgeon has suggested several times that Dilma should resign. The news this week shows that in one sense of...
October 2, 2015Opinion: Brazil’s Pizzaioli at the Ready
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Not long ago, there were reports that the TCU, one of...
August 16, 2015
Brazil’s Rousseff in Russia to Meet Leaders for BRICS Summit
The five BRICS countries represent one-fifth of the world’s economy and holds forty percent of the world’s population.
July 9, 2015
PSDB Reelects Senator Aécio Neves to Lead Opposition in Brazil
On Sunday (July 5th) the PSDB, which mounted the close run for presidency in 2014, reelected Senator Aécio Neves of...
July 6, 2015