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 ...