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Lise Alves

Lise Alves is a Carioca who spent much of her life in the U.S., and now lives in São Paulo. She writes mainly national politics and business for us, with an occasional travel story.

Inmates and Police Negotiate at Parana Prison in Brazil

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Military police reported to have restarted its negotiations with rioting inmates in a prison complex...

Brazil’s Petrobras Announces Reduction in Investments

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The government controlled oil giant of Brazil, Petrobras, announced it has reduced its forecast for...

São Paulo Takes Drastic Step to Prevent Dengue Outbreak

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Worried about a dengue outbreak like the one seen at the beginning of this year,...

Bank Workers Start Nationwide Strike in Brazil

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Bank employees all over Brazil started a strike on Tuesday, October 6th, for an indefinite...

Uber Car Transportation Service Controversy in Brazil Heats Up

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Alternative transportation seen in services such as Uber, has led to heated discussions and violence...

Brazil’s Domestic Air Travel May Register R$7.3 Billion Deficit

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The devaluation of the Brazilian real currency, the increase in costs and the significant retraction...

Brazil’s Rousseff Announces Cabinet Re-Shuffling

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – In an effort to show that the government is conducting deep reforms in its ranks...

Giant Duck Placed on Congress Lawn by Protestors in Brazil

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – A giant, inflatable twelve-meter yellow duck appeared on the lawn of Brazil’s National Congress Thursday...

Brazil Fuel Price Hikes Likely to Pressure Inflation

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – This week the government announced it had authorized the increase of gasoline and diesel fuel...

Swiss Officials Confirm Accounts for Brazil’s House Speaker

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Swiss authorities have handed over information to Brazil’s General Attorney’s Office showing that the Speaker...

Brazil’s Rousseff Vetoes Law Allowing for Corporate Donations

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff vetoed a bill which would make it legal for companies to...

Brazil Declines in Global Competitiveness Index

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Adding to Brazil’s economic woes, a report released on Tuesday, September 29th, shows the country...

Brazil’s Government Reducing Investments in Social Programs

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – When the Rousseff Administration first announced harsh economic measures that they said would help reduce...

Brazil Real Falls to R$4 to US$1 and Stock Market Tumbles

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Not even the discourse by Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff on Monday in New York at...

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