Politics of Brazil
Brazil Senate Passes Controversial Labour Reform
The Brazilian Senate has approved a controversial labour reform bill – the first major overhaul in 70 years. The law...
Brazil’s Michel Temer Charged With Corruption
Brazilian President Michel Temer has been charged with accepting bribes by the country’s chief prosecutor. He is...
Brazilian President Acquitted In Illegal Campaign Funds Case
Brazil's top electoral court voted to acquit President Michel Temer and former President Dilma Rousseff following an...
Court Rules In Favour of Brazil Leader
Brazil's President Michel Temer has been acquitted of irregularities in the 2014 election, a ruling which allows him to...
Brazil Protesters Set Ministry On Fire
Angry demonstrators in Brasilia have started a fire inside the ministry of agriculture and have damaged several other...
Ministerial Building Set On Fire During Clashes
Angry demonstrators in Brasilia have started a fire inside the ministry of agriculture and have damaged several other...
Brazil’s Temer Demands Suspension of Corruption Probe
Brazilian President Michel Temer on Saturday demanded the Supreme Court suspend a probe into his alleged obstruction of...
Brazil President Seeks Suspension of Corruption Investigation
Brazil's President Michel Temer has said he will ask the Supreme Court to suspend an investigation against him, because...
Brazil President Michel Temer Faces New Corruption Accusations
Brazilian President Michel Temer has taken millions of dollars in bribes since 2010, according to testimony released by...
Brazil’s Beleaguered President Temer Refuses To Resign
Brazil is reeling from a dramatic new twist in its ongoing political crisis. Amid calls for his resignation from the...
Brazilian Leader Denies Hush Money Claim
President Michel Temer of Brazil has denied a newspaper report that he approved payments to silence a possible witness...
Brazil’s Ex-President Lula Questioned Over Corruption
The former Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has given evidence before the country's top anti-corruption...
Anti-Temer Strike Paralyses Major Cities In Brazil
Brazilian trade unions have staged nationwide strikes against President Michel Temer's austerity measures, causing...
Brazil Ex-Speaker Eduardo Cunha Jailed For 15 Years
A judge has sentenced the former speaker of the lower house of the Brazilian Congress, Eduardo Cunha, to 15 years and...
Dilma Rousseff On Being Betrayed
After a lengthy process that took nine months, Brazil impeached its first female president, Dilma Rousseff. The...
Current President Is A Traitor, Says Rousseff
Former Brazil president Dilma Rousseff has labelled the current leader Michel Temer a "traitor" and "illegitimate...
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...
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...
Brazil Minister Resigns Over Corruption Scandal
A prominent Brazilian minister accused of corruption has resigned, over a scandal which also involves President Michel...