Tag: corruption
In Poor Brazil, Much Money Spent Legally, Is Still an Act of Corruption
We, the 21st-century Brazilians, inherited a great quantity of knots that hobble us in ...
Tears and Indignation Won’t Save Lula’s Job
The ongoing scandal involving allegations that the Workers Party (PT) paid bribes to members ...
Lula Tells Brazilians He Feels Betrayed and Begs Forgiveness
In an address to the nation, prior to the 11th meeting of the full ...
In Brazil, Friends of Lula Cry While the Opposition Calls for His Impeachment
The publicist who managed Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s 2002 election campaign ...
Political Reform Bill in Brazil Calls for an End to Private Donations to Candidates
Brazil’s election campaign financing irregularities that have surfaced during the testimony and investigations into ...
With Lula in Power in Brazil, Defrauding Is a Civic Duty
“Whatever comes your way, will do you good” – says a sinister Spanish proverb. How ...
Brazil’s Industry Leaders Ask Lula for Stability and Lower Interests
Brazil’s Minister of Finance, Antônio Palocci, said on Friday, August 5, that the government ...
Political Probe Hints There Will Be a Purge in Brazilian Congress
The chairman of the Post Office Parliamentary Inquiry (CPI), senator DelcÀdio Amaral from the ...
Brazil’s Corruption Scandal Has Spared Lula for Now, But Government Is Paralyzed
The corruption scandal engulfing Brazil is beginning to have effects on the economy and ...
Brazil’s PT Congressmen Get 10 Days to Explain Accusations of Corruption
A decision taken yesterday, August 4, by Brazil’s National Executive of the PT (Workers’ ...