Category: Brazil

Former Brazilian President Silva Charged by São Paulo Prosecutors

Top Story — Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was indicted on Wednesday for grand larceny and money laundering, among other crimes, over his alleged relationship with a […] Read More >

Former Chief of Top Brazilian Construction Firm Sentenced to 19 Years in Corruption Case

Top Story — A federal judge in Brazil sentenced the ex-president of Latin America’s largest construction company, Odebrecht, to 19 years and four months in prison on Tuesday for his […] Read More >

Brazil Divided Over Questioning of Ex-President Silva

Top Story — The questioning by Federal Police of former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday morning has split the country along party lines, and become an […] Read More >

Brazil Ex-President Lula Questioned in Corruption Case

Top Story — Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was brought in for questioning by police on Friday, as part of an investigation into a multi-billion dollar kickback scheme […] Read More >

Top Facebook Executive Arrested in Brazil

BRASÍLIA, Brazil — Brazilian authorities arrested the highest-ranking Facebook executive in Latin America on Tuesday, accusing the company of failing to cooperate with a criminal investigation. The arrest, which Facebook […] Read More >

Top Mining Executives in Brazil Charged with Homicide Over November Dam Burst

Top Story — Brazilian police charged the president of the Samarco mining company, five company executives and one contractor with aggravated homicide on Tuesday for the deaths of at least 17 […] Read More >

Corruption Probe Gets Closer to Brazil’s Rousseff Following Arrest of Elections Advisor

Top Story — Prosecutors who have been investigating Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras on corruption charges have issued an arrest warrant for the political strategist who engineered embattled President Dilma Rousseff’s […] Read More >

Brazil Health Official Defends Controversial Decision to Halt Use of Pesticide in Fight Against Zika

The health commissioner of Brazil’s southernmost state defended his ban of a pesticide used to prevent the spread of the Zika virus, telling the Latin America News Dispatch that residents […] Read More >

As Zika Virus Spreads, Questions Still Remain Over Effect on Pregnant Mothers

Top Story — As the Zika virus spreads throughout the hemisphere, concerns from women and reproductive-rights activists are on the rise. The fears stem from the seeming connection between the virus […] Read More >

Zika Virus Prompts Brazil and El Salvador to Warn Pregnant Women

Top Story — The mosquito-borne Zika virus is wreaking havoc throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, most prominently in El Salvador and Brazil, prompting both nation’s leaders to issue warnings […] Read More >