Brazil’s Supreme Court Cracks Down on Lawmakers’ Hidden Budget Spending
Brazil's Supreme Court declared budget-amendment outsourcing illegal and demanded full traceability, even as the TCU weighed loosening the public-salary cap.
July 15, 2026Topic
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Brazil Weighs a Defense Revamp, Its Biggest Military Shake-Up Since 1999
A Brazil defense revamp proposes a permanent joint command to end consensus vetoes, as audit reveals flagship programs stretching up...
July 14, 2026
The deadline for the privatization of Brazil’s Port of Santos, Latin America’s largest, has passed
The deadline for privatizing Brazil's Port of Santos passes without action. What the delay means for Latin America's largest port....
June 6, 2022
5G technology will be available in all Brazilian state capitals by July 2022
Approved by the Telecommunications Agency, the auction notice will now be analyzed by the Federal Audit Court (TCU).5G technology will...
February 27, 2021
Court in Brazil Finds R$544 Million in Fraud at COMPERJ
Overpayment was found in the construction of the atmospheric and vacuum distillation units in the company owned by Petrobras.
April 6, 2017
Opinion: Brazil’s Recipe for Disaster
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Curmudgeon has been off line for a month now, but...
November 9, 2015
Brazil’s Government Pushes for Fiscal Reform Approval
For the Administration the revision of earmarked expenditures and a new tax are necessary to balance public accounts.
November 4, 2015
Brazil Could Register Largest Primary Deficit Ever in 2015
The revised 2015 budget would go from a primary surplus of R$8.74 billion to a primary deficit of between R$70-75...
October 23, 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