Category: Brazil
November 17, 2014 > Staff
Brazil Arrests 27 in Petrobras Corruption Scandal
Top Story — Brazilian authorities on Friday arrested 27 people in connection with an investigation into a multibillion-dollar corruption scheme at the state-run oil company Petrobras. Among the 27 was […] Read More >
November 10, 2014 > Dusty Christensen
São Paulo’s Worst Drought In Decades Linked To Rainforest Depletion: Climatologist
South America’s largest city, São Paulo, Brazil, is experiencing a severe water crisis. A record drought and high water demand from the growing city have severely depleted São Paulo’s main […] Read More >
October 27, 2014 > Staff
Brazil Re-elects Dilma Rousseff as President
Top Story — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff won her re-election bid in the closest race in the country’s history, taking just over 51 percent of the vote to beat her […] Read More >
October 17, 2014 > Staff
Brazilian Man Confesses to Killing 39 People, Attempts Suicide in Jail
Top Story — A Brazilian man confessed to committing at least 39 murders after police arrested him in the city of Goiânia on Thursday after a 70-day investigation. Thiago Henrique […] Read More >
October 6, 2014 > Staff
Rousseff Will Face Neves, Not Silva in Brazil Runoff
Top Story — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will compete for her second term in a runoff after failing to win outright in the first round of voting, which also ended […] Read More >
October 2, 2014 > Staff
Religion Increasingly Important as Brazilians Head to the Ballot Box
Top Story — In anticipation of Sunday’s presidential election in Brazil, heated campaigns are demonstrating the increasing political clout evangelical churches wield as religious demographics shift in the country. Just […] Read More >
September 24, 2014 > Staff
Brazil Refuses to Sign U.N. Forest Initiative
Top Story – A plan to eliminate deforestation worldwide in the next 15 years collapsed when Brazil said it would not participate, reported The Associated Press. The United States, Canada […] Read More >
September 17, 2014 > Staff
Homeless Activists Clash With Police in São Paulo
Top Story — Unrest paralyzed central São Paulo Tuesday after police attempted to evict a group of homeless activists occupying a building there, reported the Los Angeles Times. The residents, who […] Read More >
September 15, 2014 > Staff
Brazilian Presidential Candidates Are Now in a Dead Heat
Top Story — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is now in a statistical tie with presidential hopeful Marina Silva, according to a poll released Friday by the Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics […] Read More >
October 11, 2012 > Staff
Brazil Supreme Court Appoints First Black President
Top Story — The Brazilian Supreme Court appointed the first black presiding judge, Joaquim Barbosa, on Wednesday. Judge Joaquim Barbosa, 58, was appointed by ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva […] Read More >