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 Confidence Indexes Show Mixed Projections in 2017
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – As Brazilians brace for another difficult year ahead, confidence indexes released this past week show...
Rio State Registers 15 Homicides Per Day in November
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – There were 462 homicides in Rio de Janeiro state in the month of November,...
Inflation Within Target in 2016 Says Brazil’s Central Bank
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Central Bank (CB) of Brazil forecasts that this year’s inflation will reach 6.5 percent,...
Brazil’s Odebrecht to Pay U.S., Switzerland Billions in Fines
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazilian construction conglomerate, Odebrecht, and one of its subsidiaries, Braskem, have agreed to pay at...
Petrobras of Brazil Closes US$2.2 Billion Deal With Total
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s oil giant, Petrobras, announced that it signed a Master Agreement with the French petroleum...
Officials Worry About Chikungunya Virus Epidemic in Rio de Janeiro
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – With the start of summer and the warmer, more humid weather descending on Rio...
Brazil to File Complaint Against Canada and Bombardier at WTO
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The government of Brazil has announced it will open a formal complaint against Canada at...
Irregularities in 41 Percent of Campaign Donations in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – More than 41 percent of donations made to political candidates in this year’s October municipal...
Turmoil in Brazil Not to Effect Economy, GDP to Grow
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Although acknowledging that forecasts for the country’s GDP growth next year continue to decline, Brazil’s...
Brazil’s Supreme Court to Receive Plea Bargaining Accords
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - The week promises to be tense in Brasília, Brazil, with the signed plea bargains by...
Number of Foreigners Seeking Work Visas in Brazil Fell in 2015
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Authorization of work visas for foreigners in Brazil fell by 21.12 percent according to a...
Brazil’s Ex-President Lula Sues Prosecutors for Defamation
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Having stated many times he would fight any and all attempts to discredit him, former...
Brazil’s Government Announces New Stimulus Plan
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Along with his economic team and Congressional representatives, Brazil’s President Michel Temer announced on Thursday...
Venezuela’s Representative Barred From Mercosur Meeting
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Despite being informed that a Venezuelan representative would not be able to attend the extraordinary...