Senate Passes Ports Regulation Bill: Daily
The Brazilian Senate has approved a bill, MP 595, that changes rules governing how the country’s ports are regulated, in...
May 17, 2013Topic
Rousseff
Rio Police Operations to Secure Cristo
Weeks before the FIFA Confederations Cup and World Youth Day, Rio pacifies favelas to improve security for tourists visiting Christ...
April 30, 2013
Minha Casa Minha Vida Fraud in Brazil
The Ministry for Cities will investigate accusations that former civil servants have defrauded the government’s massive housing program, Minha Casa...
April 16, 2013
Cost of Basics Up Despite Tax Cuts: Daily
The price of the “basic basket” of essential foodstuffs has gone up in sixteen state capitals, including Rio de Janeiro,...
April 9, 2013
Brazil Urges Inter-BRICS Investment: Daily
Talks at the BRICS Summit in South Africa have been dominated by discussions over investment between the countries to improve...
March 29, 2013
Brazil 2013 Foreign Policy Outlook
Six of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's overseas trips in 2013 have already been announced and appear to show greater attention...
January 1, 2013
Brazil Power Cuts Amid Heat Wave: Daily
Passengers and workers at Rio’s Galeão International Airport were left sweltering after a power outage meant buildings were left without...
December 28, 2012
Rio Keeps Existing Oil Royalties: Daily
President Dilma Rousseff has approved a controversial new bill that sets out the redistribution of oil royalties to non-producing states...
December 1, 2012
200,000 Protest in Rio for Oil Royalties
An estimated 200,000 people have taken to the streets of Rio in protest demanding President Rousseff veto a bill which...
November 27, 2012