Tag: Transparency

By Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The country may have faced economic challenges over the past few years, but Brazil's future remains promising for investors and offers many long-term opportunities thanks in part to the hosting of...

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...

By Lucy Jordan, Senior Contributing Reporter BRASÍLIA, BRAZIL – According to the Brazilian constitution, public servants may not earn above R$28,059.29 monthly – the wage of a Supreme Court Justice. Yet since the Lei de Acesso à Informação (Freedom of...