Category: Brazil
February 4, 2016 > Staff
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 >
January 22, 2016 > Staff
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 >
January 13, 2016 > Jessica Diaz-Hurtado
Amid Police Violence Against Brazil’s Black Population, a Protest Movement Grows
RIO DE JANEIRO — After celebrating 16-year-old Roberto de Souza Penha’s first paycheck on a late November night, Souza and his four friends were shot to death in their car […] Read More >
December 18, 2015 > Staff
Brazil Court Grants Rousseff Temporary Reprieve on Impeachment
Brazil’s Supreme Court issued two decisions Thursday that will assist embattled President Dilma Rousseff in her attempts thwart impeachment proceedings. The Court voted to invalidate the results of a secret […] Read More >
December 17, 2015 > Staff
Brazil Attorney General Calls for Speaker’s Ouster for ‘Obstructing’ Investigation
Top Story — Brazil’s attorney general on Wednesday called for the Supreme Court to remove House Speaker Eduardo Cunha from office, arguing Cunha has used his position to obstruct a […] Read More >
December 9, 2015 > Staff
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Suspends Impeachment Proceedings Against President
Top Story — Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Luiz Edson Fachin made the decision late Tuesday night to suspend impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff, just hours after lawmakers dealt Rousseff a […] Read More >
December 3, 2015 > Staff
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to Face Impeachment Proceedings
Top Story — Speaker of Brazil’s lower house of Congress, Eduardo Cunha, introduced impeachment proceedings against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday. The charges stem from an October ruling by […] Read More >
November 17, 2015 > Staff
Brazil Police Investigate Mob Killing in Wealthy Rio Neighborhood
Police in Rio de Janeiro on Monday announced they will investigate the apparent mob killing of an ice vendor in the city’s beachfront neighborhood of Ipanema over the weekend, The […] Read More >
November 6, 2015 > Staff
16 Feared Dead, Hundreds Displaced After Mining Dams Burst in Brazil
Top Story — Two dams holding iron-mine wastewater broke in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais on Thursday, flooding the nearby town of Bento Rodrigues with water, mud and potentially […] Read More >
October 14, 2015 > Staff
Brazil’s Supreme Court Grants President Temporary Impeachment Reprieve
Top Story — Brazil’s Supreme Court gave president Dilma Rousseff a temporary reprieve from the threat of impeachment on Tuesday, ruling against lower house speaker Eduardo Cunha on issues relating […] Read More >