Tag: corruption
The Latest Minister Accused of Corruption in Brazil Is Close Friend of President Rousseff
Fernando Pimentel, Brazil’s Trade and Industry minister, is facing pressure to explain his personal ...
Brazil, a Poor Country Mired in Lies, Hostage to Greedy Political Parties
The results of research recently published by the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and ...
Another Nail in Brazilian Labor Minister’s Coffin: Ethics Committee Wants Him Out
In a surprising move to the Brazilian government the Executive Committee on Public Ethics ...
Dilma’s Legacy: Dealing with Lula’s Remnants of Corrupt Aides
Dilma Rousseff approaches the anniversary of her inauguration as Brazil’s president at the beginning ...
Brazilians Don’t Protest in the Streets Simply Because They’re Happy With What They Have
What happened? Or rather, why it didn’t happen? There were only 150 “protestants” in ...
In Rio, 95% of Favelas Are Controlled by Drug Lords and Police-Connected Thugs
Postcard-pretty Rio, in Brazil, is pockmarked with favelas (slums). More than a thousand of ...
After Fall of 6th Minister Brazil Opposition Applauds Honesty of New Sports Minister
Brazilian congressman Aldo Rebelo from the Communist Party of Brazil (PC do B) is ...
Brazil’s Ombudsman Says 8 Years of Lula Saw US$ 38 Billion Stolen from Country’s Coffers
The numbers come from Brazil’s government itself. Brazilian politicians and public employees skimmed at ...
Brazil, Shut Up Already! Who Needs Advice of a Land Filled with Crime, Illiteracy and Corruption?
These days, it has become a habit of the Brazilian government and those in ...
Brazil’s Sports Minister Likely to Be 5th Rousseff’s Cabinet Member to Fall for Corruption
Veja, the weekly magazine with the largest circulation in Brazil (about 1.1 million copies) ...