Tag: anti-corruption law

By Kate Rintoul, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL — Speaking in Rio on Wednesday (August 20th), Gustavo Ungaro, president of the National Council of Internal Control (CONACI), defended the proposed amendment to the constitution (known as PEC 45) that...

By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff promised to overhaul the country’s public services and political system in response to grievances voiced by demonstrations that saw over a million people on the streets last month. Although the government...