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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.

Brazil’s Government to Cut Over 20,000 Federal Jobs

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s federal government plans to save R$209 million per year, by cutting over 20,000...

Rio’s Legislature Begins New Term With Six Members in Jail

 By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Representatives of the Rio de Janeiro Assembly will being sworn in today for the...

Brazil’s CMN Announces R$6 Billion in Credit for Small Agricultural Producers

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Banks in Brazil will have to allocate approximately R$6 billion from rural deposits and...

Brazil’s New Congress Starts Friday Already with Controversial Issues

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Friday, February 1st, Brazil’s Congress will resume legislative activities after the end-of-year break...

Brazil’s Petrobras Sells Pasadena Refinery to Chevron

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Petrobras America Inc. (PAI), a Petrobras subsidiary, signed a purchase and sale agreement on...

Brazil’s President Bolsonaro to Return to Work After Surgery

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Two days after undergoing seven hours of surgery to remove a colostomy bag, Brazil’s...

Vale to Shut Down Dams and Reduce Production in Brazil

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Vale, the mining giant of Brazil, announced on Tuesday that the company will eliminate...

Five People Linked to Vale’s Dam Collapse Arrested in Brazil

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Three Vale employees responsible for the licensing of the dam that broke in Brumadinho...

Brazil’s Oil Giant Vale Loses R$71B in Market Value After Dam Break

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Mining giant of Brazil, Vale, registered on Monday the largest plunge in share value...

Brazil’s President Bolsonaro Undergoes New Surgery

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, is undergoing surgery on Monday to remove a colostomy bag...

Mining Giant Vale Fined Over R$11B for Dam Burst in Brazil

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the wake of the Brumadinho dam disaster and while firefighters are still looking...

Vale Sounds New Alarm to Evacuate More of Devastated Brazilian Town

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the early hours of Sunday, warning sirens were once again issued by mining...

Dam Bursts in Brazil Burying Hundreds Under Tons of Mud

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A little over three years after the worst environmental disaster registered in Brazil, another...

Outspoken Gay Legislator Flees Brazil After Death Threats

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – One of Brazil’s most outspoken gay legislator, Jean Wyllys, announced on Thursday through his...

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