Tag: protests

Oil Multinationals Might Soon Have a Bigger Piece of Brazil’s Offshore Pie

Brazil’s House of Representatives is ready to vote on whether to privatize the country’s ...

Students Prison in Brazil Had Help from Infiltrated Army Captain

The Brazilian man accused of infiltrating a group of students opposed to the government ...

Rio Olympics Closing Ceremony Won’t See Brazil’s President. He Fears the Boos

Brazil president Michel Temer’s press office informed that he will not attend the closing ...

“Out, Dilma,” “Stay, Dilma.” Brazilians Can’t Decide What to Do with Their President

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Brazil, some calling for the permanent ...

The Meaning of Brazil’s Protests and a Who Is Who of the Main Villains

A wave of pro-impeachment protesters against Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff, representing the largest political ...

Charged with Helping Mobbers, Brazil Lawyer Takes Refuge at Uruguayan Consulate

Brazilian Lawyer Eloísa Samy, accused of committing acts of violence during street protests in ...

Some Brazilians Are Rooting Against Brazil. It’s All Politics.

As we get closer to the October presidential election, the attacks on the World ...

Brazil Protests: Bus and Banks Vandalized and Burned in Rio and São Paulo

Protesters demonstrating in Brazil in support of teachers receiving better pay in the Brazilian ...

Food Prices Fall in Brazil and President Rousseff Gives a Sigh of Relief

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has been helped in her efforts to tame inflation by ...

Protests, Broken Subway, Security Lapses: It’s Brazil Welcoming the Pope

On Tuesday, Rio’s subway broke down, causing chaos for throngs of pilgrims in town ...

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