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Brazil’s big problem is corruption but it is “super democratic country” – outgoing U.S. ambassor
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Outgoing United States Ambassador to Brazil, Todd Chapman, said in an interview with 'O Estado de Sao Paulo' that...
President Bolsonaro besieged by attacks following accusations
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The week at the Planalto Palace began with a hangover after deputy Luis Miranda's (DEM-DF) testimony before the Covid...
Opinion: Will Brazil’s Covid CPI actually accomplish something?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – (Opinion) Created in April by Brazil’s Senate, the parliamentary investigative committee known as the Covid CPI is scheduled to...
Opinion: Brazil’s “Covid CPI” – a “tempest in a teapot”, “terminating in pizza”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – (Opinion) Under Article 58 §3 of Brazil’s 1988 Constitution, either house of Congress can create an investigative committee called...
Bolsonaro changes six ministries to accommodate Centrão and try to get off the ropes
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro carried out a cabinet reform that changes almost a quarter of his 22 ministries, including the...
PIX: Can Criminals Launder Money Using Brazilian Instant Payment System?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Cash in the underpants, R$51 million (US$10 million) in banknotes in an apartment in Bahia, cash deposits, houses bought...
Political Analysis: How Bolsonaro Now Intends to Shape Brazil’s Supreme Court Profile
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Jair Bolsonaro has never concealed his contempt for the current composition of the Federal Supreme Court (STF). During his...
Analysis: Judge Nunes on Brazil’s Supreme Court Would Seal Bolsonaro Deal with Centrão
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Wednesday, President Jair Bolsonaro again made use of what is known as a "trial balloon" in Brasilia jargon....
Opinion: The Triumphal Return of the “300 Picaretas”
RIBEIRÃO PRETO, BRAZIL - (Opinion) Back in 1993, running for President after serving in Congress for four years, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva famously...
Brazilian Bar Association Expects Offensive Against Moro After STF Decision on Partiality
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) has never been fond of the ex-Minister of Justice Sérgio Moro. Felipe Santa Cruz,...
Replacement of STF Justices Sparks Political Dispute, Challenges Bolsonaro’s Favorites
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - No one looks at a résumé to choose a Supreme Court (STF) Justice, but rather their political connections. This...
Bolsonaro Is Now Favorite in 2022 Presidential Election Race
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Jair Bolsonaro government has been through the perfect political storm for the past three months.
The crisis unleashed by...
Mayoralty Election in Greater São Paulo Will Test Past Opponents
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The municipal elections in the São Paulo metropolitan region should be marked by testing the PSDB party's resistance to...
Investigations of Covid-19 Related Corruption Point to R$1.07 Billion in Overspending
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As the coronavirus epidemic spreads in Brazil, the country is also witnessing another escalation: anti-corruption operations involving public money...