Tag: corruption
A Brazilian Virus Called Odebrecht
Over the last 73 years, Odebrecht has become the leading construction company in Latin ...
China’s Appetite for Soy Is Turning Brazil’s Amazon into a Shantytown
Over the last 40 years, the north of the state of Mato Grosso has ...
Justice, Press and People Deserve Credit for Brazil’s Waning Corruption
Last month, the respected Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Teori Zavascki died in a plane ...
Leaked Court Papers Show 52 Politics Linked to Corruption in Brazil: It Starts with the President
Leading the list are Brazilian President Michel Temer, former soccer star Romário, former candidate ...
Eike Batista, Once Brazil’s Wealthiest Man, Is Now an International Fugitive
Brazilian businessman Eike Batista was put on Interpol’s list of wanted people. After the ...
Despite Efforts, Brazil’s Corruption Ranking Gets Worse
Brazil ranks 79th among 176 countries in a world ranking of perceived corruption ...
The Olympic Chaos and Corruption Don’t Stop in Rio. They Are All Over the Sports World
Wounds have opened. recriminations are all around. The Rio Olympic Games, even before the ...
An Autopsy of the Corruption That Sapped Brazil’s Ruling Party
“Hear me, citizens of Brazil, senators, and deputies…” Thus commenced the televised coverage of ...
Corruption? No Big Deal! That’s the Way Things Are Done In Brazil
The present problem of corruption involving the Lula administration finds its roots in the ...
Bank Robbers, Treasury Robbers. Brazil Has No Honest Robbers Anymore.
Nature follows its course. Whoever tries to thwart it can be deceived by the ...
