Tag: scandal
Brazil’s House Starts Second Suit to Remove Congressman Who Blew the Whistle on the PT
The Ethics Council of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies notified deputy Roberto Jefferson (PTB – ...
Brazil’s Lula Backs Up His Finance Minister After Bribery Charges
The Finance Minister of Brazil, Antonio Palocci, denied yesterday in a nationally televised news ...
We Got a Government We Did Not Elect, Says Brazil’s Landless Movement
The following excerpt is from a recent letter written by the National Secretary of ...
Tears and Indignation Won’t Save Lula’s Job
The ongoing scandal involving allegations that the Workers Party (PT) paid bribes to members ...
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 ...
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 ...
Brazilian Finance Minister Says Government Scandal Will Not Taint Economy
Brazil’s Minister of Finance, Antonio Palocci, declared that there is no question in the ...
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’ ...