Category: Southern Cone
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 >
April 4, 2016 > Staff
Panama Papers: Trove of Leaked Documents Names Argentine President, Latin American Officials
Top Story —Argentine President Mauricio Macri, soccer star Lionel Messi and at least 57 people investigated over their alleged involvement in a multi-billion dollar corruption scheme at Brazilian oil giant […] 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 >
March 10, 2016 > Staff
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 >
March 9, 2016 > Staff
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 >
March 7, 2016 > Staff
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 >
March 4, 2016 > Staff
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 >
March 1, 2016 > Cleuci de Oliveira
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 >