Tag: Scandal

A Braziliian football player is seeen dribbling the ball. Image: David Zalubowski/AP Photo/picture alliance

Football Scandal: Brazil’s Beautiful Game Is Becoming the Dirty-Trick Game

In a bland, cold courtroom on Monday, another football career likely ended. The Court ...

IMichel Temer, during interview to daily newpaper Estadão / Marcos Corrêa/PR

For Second Time, Brazil President Charged with Taking Bribes and Obstructing Justice

Brazilian President Michel Temer was charged with obstruction of justice and racketeering on Thursday, ...

A woman protests against the government in Brasília - ABr

Brazil’s Corruption? This Is Small Change. The Real Problem Are the 60,000 Killed a Year

Somewhere between outraged and perplexed, Brazilians have been bombarded with news about their political ...

Protest against Temer in Brasília - Lula Marques/Ag PT

All You Wanted to Know About Brazil’s Latest Presidential Scandal

Brazil’s president, Michel Temer, is facing a major scandal over a tape purporting to ...

Temer talks to the Nation - Beto Barata/PR

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 ...

Ali Baba and His Forty Thieves Are Alive and Well in Brazil These Days

Though officially Brazil abides by the Gregorian calendar, New Year kicks in for most ...

One of the ambulances sold by the Ambulances Mafia in Brazil

Ambulances, Prostitutes, Kickbacks… Here Comes the Latest Brazilian Scandal

The latest affair to rock the Brazilian republic, involving more than 100 congressmen charged ...

Brazil’s Final Congressional Report Reaffirms Vote-Buying Scheme’s Existence

The final report of the Brazilian Joint Parliamentary Investigatory Commission (CPMI) on the Post Office ...

Bank Robbers, Treasury Robbers. Brazil Has No Honest Robbers Anymore.

Nature follows its course. Whoever tries to thwart it can be deceived by the ...

Vote-Buying Scandal Makes First Victim in Brazilian Congress

The leader of a junior party of the Brazilian ruling coalition was forced to ...