Category: Southern Cone
September 14, 2015 > Christopher Looft
What to Expect From Dilma Rousseff’s UN Speech
NEW YORK — Since 1947, a Brazilian leader has traditionally given the first speech of the United Nations General Assembly debate, a tradition reflecting the storied reputation of the country’s diplomatic […] Read More >
September 14, 2015 > Staff
Painful Budget Cuts, Tax Hikes Are Rousseff’s “Last Chance,” Newspaper Says
Top Story — Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff is “hanging by a thread,” daily newspaper Folha de São Paulo said in a front-page editorial Sunday, which argues that Rousseff’s government will […] Read More >
August 17, 2015 > Cleuci de Oliveira
Anti-Government Protests Sweep Brazil for Third Time in Six Months
SÃO PAULO — Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of major Brazilian cities on Sunday for the third time in 2015, demanding an end to corruption and the […] Read More >
July 17, 2015 > Staff
Brazil’s Ex-President Latest Target of Corruption Probe
Top Story — Brazilian prosecutors are reportedly investigating former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for allegedly using his influence abroad to lobby for Brazilian business interests, confirming Silva’s expressed […] Read More >
July 6, 2015 > Staff
Wikileaks Reveals Details of NSA Spying on Brazil
Top Story — The whistleblower website Wikileaks has released documents detailing the extent of the U.S. surveillance that targeted Brazil’s president and others, causing a major diplomatic row in 2013. […] Read More >
July 4, 2015 > Cleuci de Oliveira
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice: House Passed Criminal Age Measure Unconstitutionally
BRASÍLIA, Brazil — A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has described the approval of a controversial measure to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16 as an illegal […] Read More >
July 2, 2015 > Staff
Brazilian Congress Rejects Controversial Bill Regarding Age of Criminal Responsibility
Top Story — Brazil’s Lower Congressional House voted against a controversial constitutional amendment that would have lowered the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16. The proposed bill, which […] Read More >
June 29, 2015 > Staff
Brazil President Courting Investors on Visit to U.S.
Top Story — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff met with investors in New York on Sunday ahead of a planned meeting with her U.S. counterpart Barack Obama, the first to take […] Read More >
June 25, 2015 > Staff
Brazil’s Inflation Rises as Growth Forecast is Cut
Top Story — The Brazilian central bank issued a dismal economic forecast on Wednesday, predicting a contraction of the gross domestic product by 1.1 percent in 2015 and a nine […] Read More >
June 22, 2015 > Staff
Brazilian Construction Titans Arrested in Corruption Probe
Top Story — The heads of Brazil’s two largest construction firms were arrested on Friday in connection with a massive corruption investigation which continues to expand and may soon reach […] Read More >