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.
S&P Maintains Brazil’s Junk Status and Negative Outlook
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – International ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) announced on Friday it was maintaining Brazil’s ratings...
Rio’s Military Police Protests Start Small, for the Moment
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Although there have been reports of demonstrations in at least 27 military police battalions,...
Brazil’s IBGE Hikes 2017 Grain Forecast Growth to 20.3 Percent
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – This year’s Brazilian harvest should total 221.4 million tons, an increase of 20.3 percent in...
Police Criticized as Violence Continues in Brazil’s City of Vitória
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – As tension continues in the streets of Vitória, the licensed governor of the state of...
Rio’s Governor Pezão Ordered to Step Down by Regional Courts
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Rio de Janeiro’s Regional Electoral Court (TRE-RJ) on Wednesday, voted 3 to 2 for state...
Brazil’s City of Vitória Braces for 6th Day of Violence
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The situation remains tense in the capital of Espírito Santo, Vitória, during the sixth day...
Over 11,000 Stores Close in Rio de Janeiro State Last Year
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – More than 11,950 companies closed their doors in the state of Rio de Janeiro...
Brazil’s Temer Nominates Moraes for Supreme Court
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – As the highest court of the land prepares to analyze Brazil’s greatest corruption graft, President...
Brazilian Army Called in to Protect Vitória in Espírito Santo
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Two hundred federal army troops are patrolling the streets of Espírito Santo’s capital, Vitória, since...
Brazil’s Former First Lady is Cremated in São Paulo
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Former first lady Marisa Leticia Lula da Silva was cremated on Saturday after doctors declared...
Minha Casa Minha Vida Housing Program to Expand in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – President of Brazil, Michel Temer, is expected to announce on Monday new rules for the...
Brazil’s President Temer Names Moreira Franco as Minister
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – President of Brazil, Michel Temer, announced on Thursday (February 2nd) that he was raising the...
Report Shows Brazil Has Highest Cost of Crime in Latin America
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – According to a recent report by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) violence costs in Brazil...
Brazilian Senator Aecio Neves Implicated in Fraud Scheme
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Former presidential candidate, Senator Aecio Neves has been accused by an Odebrecht executive of setting...