Michel Temer

International

Brazil Prisoners Beheaded In Riot At Natal Prison

Inmates have seized control of the largest prison in the north-eastern Brazilian city of Natal. Police say at least 10...

Opinion

Brazil’s Locomotive Breath

Abstract The Brazilian ‘locomotive’ has stopped. Oil production has been one of crucial drives in fostering not...

International

Dilma Rousseff On Being Betrayed

After a lengthy process that took nine months, Brazil impeached its first female president, Dilma Rousseff. The...

International

Current President Is A Traitor, Says Rousseff

Former Brazil president Dilma Rousseff has labelled the current leader Michel Temer a "traitor" and "illegitimate...

International

Clashes As Senate Approves 20-Year Austerity Plan

The Brazilian Senate has approved a controversial amendment to the constitution capping public spending for the next 20...

International

Ex-Odebrecht Director Links Brazil’s President To Illegal Transfers

A former director of Brazilian engineering firm Odebrecht SA told prosecutors that the company made several illegal...

International

Senate Head Renan Calheiros Ordered To Resign

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has ordered one of the country's most senior politicians, Renan Calheiros, to stand...

International

Victims of Colombia Crash Take Final Flights Home To Brazil

Dozens of coffins carrying those killed when a plane flying Brazil's Chapecoense soccer team crashed into a Colombian...

Top Stories

Football World Rallied Around Crash Club

The football world has rallied around a Brazilian club which lost most of its players in a plane crash in Colombia....

International

Football Rallies Around Brazilian Team

Since the early hours of the morning, people have been coming to Chapecoense's stadium. The football world has rallied...

International

Brazil President Temer ‘will Block’ Controversial Bribe Amnesty

Brazil's President Michel Temer has said he will block attempts to approve controversial legislation giving amnesty to...

Top Stories

Brazil Minister Resigns Over Corruption Scandal

A prominent Brazilian minister accused of corruption has resigned, over a scandal which also involves President Michel...

International

Brazil President Michel Temer Accused of Corruption

Brazil's President Michel Temer has been accused of pressuring a cabinet minister to engage in corrupt practices....

Top Stories

Protesters Storm Brazil Congress Seeking Military Rule

Dozens of protesters demanding a military coup have forced their way into Brazil’s lower chamber of Congress in the...

Diaspora

Climate Change Dominates Opening Of 71st Session Of The United Nations General Assembly

New York, September 20, 2016: The United Nations General Assembly kicked off yesterday, September 20 in New York City....

International

Brazil President Booed At Opening Ceremony

Brazilian president Michel Temer was booed as the 2016 Paralympic Games opened in Rio de Janeiro to a backdrop of...

International

Rousseff Leaves Brazil Presidential Palace For Last Time

Former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff has left her official residence in the capital Brasilia for the last time...

International

Police Use Tear Gas At Pro-Dilma Protest

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Brazil to demonstrate against the government. Organisers said...

International

Brazil’s Rousseff Dilma Removed From Office By Impeachment Vote

Brazil's Senate has voted to remove President Dilma Rousseff from office for manipulating the budget. It puts an end to...