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.
Brazilian Firearms Manufacturer’s Shares Plummet After Decree
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Stock prices for Brazil’s main firearms manufacturer, Taurus, registered a sharp decline on Tuesday,...
Rio Governor Reiterates Shoot-to-Kill Stance Against Criminals
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The governor of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Witzel, defended once again his shoot-to-kill attitude...
Brazil’s Petrobras Confirms Divestment Plans, Announces Board
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s oil giant, Petrobras, has announced will resume its divestment program following the decision...
Battisti Captured in Bolivia After Fleeing Brazil in December
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – After more than forty years as a fugitive, thirteen of those living in Brazil,...
Art Performance Alluding to Torture is Closed in Rio
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The closing of an exposition alluding to torture during Brazil’s military dictatorship years has...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Gives Go Ahead for Boeing-Embraer Deal
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that the federal government will not oppose the...
Brazil’s 2018 Inflation Affected by Trucker’s Strike in May
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s official inflation for 2018 closed at 3.75 percent for the year, according to...
Rio Court Blocks R$45.6 Million of Former Governor’s Assets
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – At the request of the Rio de Janeiro Prosecutor’s office a court blocked the...
U.S. Government Shutdown Reduces Operations in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The political crisis in the United States over the building of the U.S.-Mexican border...
Brazil Pledges to Privatize 100 State-Controlled Companies
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian government has announced plans to privatize or sell off approximately one hundred...
Brazil Sends Troops to Halt Criminal Gang Violence in Fortaleza
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Ceará state transfers twenty leaders of organized crime jailed in the state to federal...
New Petrobras CEO Promises Free Market Fuel Prices in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The increase in competition in the oil sector will benefit Brazilian consumers, said the...
Tourists Robbed at Gunpoint on Rio’s Corcovado Trail
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Three men, armed with a pistol and two knives, robbed approximately forty tourists hiking...
Brazil and U.S. Forge New Pact to Work Against Authoritarian Governments
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s new Foreign Minister, Ernesto Araújo, said Wednesday that the country is starting a...