STF Reviews Mensalão Sentences
Brazil's Attorney General petitioned the Supreme Court not to issue new verdicts for the former high-ranking government officials convicted in...
September 10, 2013Topic
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The Curmudgeon on Deputy Don
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Eric Clapton wrote a famous song entitled “I shot the sheriff”...
September 3, 2013
Without Royalties Rio Faces Budget Cuts
Municipalities that depend on revenue from oil royalties in the state of Rio have begun anticipating revenue losses as they...
March 26, 2013
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
Prison System in Brazil Criticized: Daily
The Minister of Justice and the Justices of the Federal Supreme Court roundly criticized the Brazilian prison system during Wednesday’s...
November 15, 2012
Ex-Chief of Staff José Dirceu Jailed: Daily
Brazil's Supreme Court has sentenced ex-Chief of Staff José Dirceu to nearly eleven years in prison for corruption crimes relating...
November 13, 2012
Elections End with PT Win in São Paulo
PT candidate Fernando Haddad's win in the São Paulo mayoral race has strengthen President Rousseff and Lula's party, a mid-term...
October 30, 2012
Haddad Elected São Paulo Mayor: Daily
Fernando Haddad (PT) has been elected mayor of São Paulo, beating rival José Serra in a hard-fought second round of...
October 30, 2012
Guilty Verdicts for Forming the Mensalão
The Supreme Court (STF) has found at least ten politicians and business figures guilty of setting up the cash-for-votes mensalão...
October 23, 2012