Tag: corruption
Brazil’s First Brother Used Lula’s Name to Get Mafia Money, Say Police
Brazilian police have formally accused a brother of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ...
Brazil Federal Police Uncover National Scheme of Sentences for Sale
After an anti-corruption operation called Hurricane (the original name is in English) in Rio ...
Brazil Gets New Congress. 15% of Deputies Are Charged with Crimes
A report published by Globo online reveals that at least 74, 1 in 7, ...
Are Brazilians Ready for Democracy? They’ll Answer on the Ballot Box
The first big soccer event in Brazil after the disappointing performance of the national ...
Brazilians Vote in Lula But Call His Administration Second Most Corrupt
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva administration is the second most corrupt in ...
We Need Jails. Education Alone Won’t Put Brazil Together Again.
Some problems are not solved in isolation. One example of this is the violence, ...
It’s Cultural. Police Alone Will Not Solve Violence, Says Brazil’s Lula
Brazilians angered by gang violence that rocked South America’s largest city demonstrated across the ...
Federal Prosecutor Indicts 40 Brazilian Notables Involved in Bribe-for-Vote Scandal
Brazil’s Federal Prosecution Office (Ministério Público) announced Tuesday, April 11, the indictments of 40 ...
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 ...
A Chronology of Brazil’s Corruption Scandal: 3 Ministers and 7 Congressmen Ousted
The ten-month political crisis in Brazilian President Lula’s Administration has been rife with charges ...