Tag: <span>Dilma Rousseff</span>
October 6, 2014 > Staff
Rousseff Will Face Neves, Not Silva in Brazil Runoff
Top Story — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will compete for her second term in a runoff after failing to win outright in the first round of voting, which also ended […] Read More >
October 2, 2014 > Staff
Religion Increasingly Important as Brazilians Head to the Ballot Box
Top Story — In anticipation of Sunday’s presidential election in Brazil, heated campaigns are demonstrating the increasing political clout evangelical churches wield as religious demographics shift in the country. Just […] Read More >
September 24, 2014 > Staff
Brazil Refuses to Sign U.N. Forest Initiative
Top Story – A plan to eliminate deforestation worldwide in the next 15 years collapsed when Brazil said it would not participate, reported The Associated Press. The United States, Canada […] Read More >
September 15, 2014 > Staff
Brazilian Presidential Candidates Are Now in a Dead Heat
Top Story — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is now in a statistical tie with presidential hopeful Marina Silva, according to a poll released Friday by the Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics […] Read More >
October 30, 2011 > Roque Planas
Brazil: Lula da Silva Diagnosed With Throat Cancer, Begins Chemo Monday
Ex-President of Brazil Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, 66, was diagnosed with malignant throat tumor on Saturday, after undergoing medical examinations at a São Paulo hospital. The Hospital Sírio-Libanês — an […] Read More >
October 28, 2011 > Staff
Brazil, Argentina & Uruguay Take Aim At Dirty War Abuses
Today in Latin America Top Story— Three Southern Cone nations took major actions this week against former military members accused of crimes committed during their nations’ “dirty wars” of the […] Read More >
October 4, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Brazil’s Rousseff Says United Action Needed To Combat Euro Debt Crisis
During a meeting between Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and European leaders in Brussels on Tuesday, the head of Latin America’s largest economy said that her country and the European Union […] Read More >
September 30, 2011 > Staff
Brazil: Judge Suspends Belo Monte Dam Construction In Amazon
Today in Latin America Top Story— According to a decision posted on a Brazilian court website, a judge has suspended construction on the country’s $11 billion Belo Monte dam project […] Read More >
September 21, 2011 > Staff
United Nations: Brazil’s Rousseff Becomes First Woman To Open UNGA Debate
UNITED NATIONS — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff opened the 66th United Nations general debate in New York on Wednesday, becoming the first woman in the organization’s history to do so. […] Read More >
July 14, 2011 > Roque Planas
Hugo Chávez To Receive Cancer Treatment In Brazil
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez will travel to Brazil for cancer treatment, according to Brazilian daily A Folha de São Paulo. The newspaper did not cite sources, but a Brazilian government […] Read More >