Tag: PT
The Streets Clamored for It, But Brazilian Congress Is Bungling the Electoral Reform
Brazil’s Congress is rushing to approve a series of legislative reforms to update the ...
Former Brazilian Presidents Lula and Rousseff Charged with Stealing US$ 470 Million from Oil Giant Petrobras
The Brazilian Attorney General, Rodrigo Janot, has accused former presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da ...
In Brazil, Left and Right Are Lost in the Labyrinth of History
In today’s Brazil, everything is as it seems. The belly of politics has been ...
Lula Goes Back to His Roots in Effort to Win Once Again Brazil’s Presidency
The former President of Brazil and founder of the Workers Party, Luiz Inácio Lula ...
Lula’s Conviction Is a Testament to How Far Brazil Has Come as a Democracy
After Dilma Rousseff was ousted as president in August 2016, Brazil’s pro-impeachment camp confidently ...
Latest Charge Against Brazil’s President: Bribing Legislators to Avoid Impeachment
Brazilian President Michel Temer is facing accusations that he bribed lawmakers to assure their ...
From Friends to Foes. The Split Between Temer and Lula Is a Mirror of Brazil
In the film Jerry McGuire, Tom Cruise exhorts, “Show me the money.” In Brazil, ...
Brazil’s PT Elects New Party Leader and Moves to Make Lula President Again
Brazil’s leader of the Workers Party (PT) in the Senate, Gleisi Hoffmann, from the ...
How the Neoliberal Elite Conspired to Destroy Brazil’s Workers Party. And How It Failed
The Brazilian Workers’ Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores, PT) won the country’s presidential elections four ...
Brazil’s President Response to Hush Money Accusation: I Repeat, I Will Not Resign
Brazilian President, Michel Temer, said this Thursday he will not resign, after an explosive ...