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By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Brazil on Sunday, December 5th, to protest the anti-corruption bill approved by the Chamber of Deputies last week. According to protesters, the...

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Independent truckers on strike will receive a heavy fine if they obstruct and block the country’s main highways the Ministry of Justice announced on Tuesday. According to Justice Minister José...

By Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In Rio de Janeiro around 15,000 people protested against the government of President Dilma Rousseff and the recent money laundering scandal on Copacabana beach. The peaceful protest took up both...