Category: Brazil
May 5, 2016 > Staff
Brazil’s Supreme Court Suspends Lower House Speaker Eduardo Cunha
Top Story — A Brazilian Supreme Court minister suspended Lower House Speaker Eduardo Cunha from office on Thursday over Cunha’s alleged involvement in the massive corruption scheme at Brazilian oil […] Read More >
April 26, 2016 > Staff
Brazil’s Opposition Party Split on Decision to Support New Interim Government
Top Story — Looking ahead to a 2018 presidential run, Brazil’s largest opposition party is split on the degree to which they will support a provisional government in the likely […] Read More >
April 19, 2016 > Staff
Defiant, Rousseff Hopes For a Potential Ally in Senate Leader
Top Story — Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff on Monday spoke out against the decision the night before by the lower house of Congress to proceed with her impeachment, vowing to […] Read More >
April 18, 2016 > Cleuci de Oliveira
Brazil’s Rousseff Loses Impeachment Fight in Congress
BRASÍLIA — Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies voted to impeach President Dilma Rousseff on Sunday, delivering the most significant blow to date against her efforts to remain in power. A total […] Read More >
April 12, 2016 > Staff
Brazil Congressional Committee Votes to Proceed with Rousseff Impeachment
Top Story — The Brazilian congressional committee set up to determine whether President Dilma Rousseff should face impeachment proceedings decided on Monday to uphold the impeachment process by 38 to […] Read More >
April 6, 2016 > Staff
Brazilian Judge Rules Vice President Must Face Impeachment, Complicating Succession Plans
Top Story — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Tuesday ordered Congress to initiate impeachment proceedings against Vice President Michel Temer, complicating efforts by Temer’s party to install him in […] Read More >
April 5, 2016 > Staff
Brazil’s Attorney General Calls Impeachment Proceedings Unconstitutional
Top Story — During a blistering speech on Monday that laid out Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s defense against a potential ouster, the country’s attorney general denounced the impeachment proceedings underway […] Read More >
March 29, 2016 > Staff
Brazilian Party to Split from Government Coalition, Increasing Likelihood of Rousseff’s Impeachment
Top Story — The Brazilian Democratic Movement Party is expected to officially split from President Dilma Rousseff’s governing coalition on Tuesday, dealing a possibly fatal blow to her presidency. PMDB […] Read More >
March 15, 2016 > Cleuci de Oliveira
In Brasília Protests, “Operation Carwash” Judge and Far-Right Congressman Emerge as Incompatible Heroes
BRASÍLIA, Brazil — On one side, the geeky, understated Brazilian judge overseeing the so-called Operation Carwash investigation into a massive kickback scheme at oil giant Petrobras. On the other, a […] Read More >
March 11, 2016 > Staff
Prosecutors Call for Arrest of Brazil Ex-President Lula
Top Story — Prosecutors in the Brazilian state of São Paulo lodged an official request on Thursday for the arrest of ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, arguing that the […] Read More >