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.
Government Suspends Program Linked to Minha Casa, Minha Vida
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Minha Casa Minha Vida (My House My Life) the massive public low income housing campaign...
Brazil’s Inflation Rate for February Highest Since 2005
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - The IPCA (Consumer Price Index) for the month of February registered an increase of 1.22...
Brazil’s COPOM Increases Selic Interest Rate to 12.75 Percent
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazilian Central Bank’s Comitê de Política Monetária - COPOM (Monetary Policy Committee) decided unanimously on...
Rio Creates Commission to Invest in Social Projects in UPPs
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The first meeting of the CEMAPP (Executive Commission on Monitoring and Assessment of Pacification Policies)...
Brazil’s Petrobras to Sell US$13.7 Billion in Assets
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Petrobras, Brazil's state-led oil giant, announced that it has approved a plan to sell assets...
Brazil’s Real Falls Due to Weakening Economy
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s currency, the real, fell to its weakest level against the U.S. dollar since 2005...
Truckers Continue to Block Highways in Brazil’s South
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Despite an agreement between Brazil’s federal government and several truckers’ associations on Wednesday, February 25th,...
Truckers Agree to Unblock Brazil’s Federal Highways
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – A meeting held on Wednesday afternoon, February 25th, between government officials and truck driver associations...
Foreign Investors Look to Brazil’s Health Sector
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Despite the weak economy, rising inflation and the forecast of a zero or negative GDP...
Operation Carnival 2015 Already Under Way in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – As hundreds of thousands of Brazilians get ready to head out to celebrate Carnival, this...
Explosion on Oil and Gas Ship in Brazil Leaves Dead and Injured
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – An explosion in an oil and gas production ship rented by Petrobras killed at least...
Federal Police Confiscate Eike Batista’s Yacht, Cars and Money
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s Federal Police raided the home of Eike Batista’s former wife and sons on Thursday morning (February 12th), confiscating three...
BRICS Officials Discuss Demography Issues in Brasília
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Representatives of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) are meeting...
Brazil to Announce New Export Policy Plans in March
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC) in Brazil announced on Monday, February...