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Brazil’s Senate Approves Controversial Labor Bill

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Not even the seven-hour sit-in promoted by the opposition, four of which were held in...

Opinion: The Fear in Brazil

Opinion by Jeb Blount RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – I got back to Rio de Janeiro on Sunday after a month in the United States,...

Opinion: Brazil Gone Bananas

Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Banana Republics are back on the rise and I'm not talking about women and men apparels...

Brazil Shuts Down the Task Force Investigating Lava Jato

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The federal police in Brazil announced on Thursday that officers assigned to the task force...

Opinion: Brazil’s Rumor Mill

Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – There have always been lots of rumors circulating about the Lava Jato (Car Wash) investigation, but...

Brazil Braces for Nationwide Strike Against Reform Bills Today

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazilian officials are bracing for what may become a significant nationwide protest today, Friday June...

Opinion: Brazil’s Other “Criminal Masterminds”

Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last September, a federal prosecutor accused former President Lula of being the mastermind and supreme leader...

Brazil Announces New Limits for Large Cash Withdrawals

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – As part of its fight against corruption, Brazil’s Central Bank (CB) announced on Wednesday (June...

Opinion: Brazil’s Shameless Politicians

Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last week and this have proven beyond any doubt that Brazilian politicians have no sense of...

Brazil Tries to Explain Increased Deforestation in Amazon Region

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Minister of Environment in Brazil, JosĂ© Sarney Filho, said over the weekend that data...

Opinion: Brazil as a Serious Country, Part TrĂȘs

Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A month ago, the Curmudgeon wrote about a sweeping proposal to reform the French political system,...

New Minister of Transparency Says Lava Jato Will Help Brazil

By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At a seminar held by the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) in Rio de Janeiro, the...

Petrobras of Brazil Decreases Gasoline Prices 2.3% and Diesel 5.8%

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The state-owned oil giant of Brazil, Petrobras, announced on late on Wednesday (June 14th) a...

Rio’s Mayor May Cut Carnival Samba School Subsidies by Half

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Carnival lovers are in an uproar this week after Rio de Janeiro’s mayor, Marcelo...

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