Tag: corruption
In Brazil, Police Go After Corrupts While Congress Can’t Make Up Its Mind
An important event took place in Brazil this past Wednesday, July 9. The CCJ, ...
Violence and Corruption: Double Challenge for a Prosperous Brazil
The numbers from the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) are impressive: Brazil ...
No Law Will Make the Brazilian Judiciary Abide by the Laws
Since it was enacted in October 1988, the Brazilian Constitution has developed judicial independence ...
Brazil’s Politicians Set to Cash in on Oil and Gas Discoveries
As if Brazil was not blessed with a bounty of natural resources it seems ...
Brazil After Lula: Some Predictions
It is not too early to begin thinking about what will happen when Lula ...
Brazil Gets Better Grade in Fighting Corruption But Still Fails
The latest report card for global corruption given annually by the London-based Transparency International ...
In Brazil, Rich or Poor, We’re All Prisoners
An old adage stated, “Brazilian, profession hope.” Today, it would be more correct to ...
Brazilian Senate Absolves Its President But Many Believe He’s Guilty
The Brazilian Senate narrowly voted Wednesday, September 12, to absolve the embattled senate president, ...
Former Chief of Staff and Ex Ministers Go to Trial in Brazil for Corruption
Brazil's Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a corruption case against former Cabinet ...
Brazil Has No Senate. It’s Been Buried Under Corruption, Omission and Incompetence
The worst thing about a building collapse is that it silences the dead or ...