Tag: Congress

Brazilian Congress Leaves for Next Year Decision on Doubling Their Salaries

Brazilian congressmen have postponed the voting over their own salary increase for next year ...

Brazilian Supreme Knocks Down Congress’s 91% Hike, But They Still Want It

The Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) granted unanimously, on Tuesday, December 19, a preliminary injunction ...

Congressmen in Brazil Double Own Salary Leaving Their US Colleagues in the Dust

Brazilian senators and House representatives approved this Thursday, December 14, a hike in salary, ...

72 Brazilian Congressmen Might Be Expelled for Embezzlement

A Brazilian congressional panel has recommended that 72 House representatives and Senators be expelled ...

Inquiry Asks for Ouster of 71 Brazilian Congressmen

Brazilian Senator Amir Lando, reporter of the congressional inquiry that investigated the sale of ...

Invasion of Brazilian Congress Caused US$ 45,000 in Damages

It is estimated that the damage caused by the members of the Movement for ...

Invaders of Brazilian Congress Are Leftist Militants

Brazil’s Minister of Agrarian Development, Guilherme Cassel, in an interview on TV Nacional declared ...

Brazilian President Condemns Vandalism in Congress

The press office of Brazil’s Presidency released a note expressing solidarity and support for ...

500 Protesters Who Broke Into Brazilian Congress Are in Jail

Members of Brazil’s Movement for Liberation of the Landless (Movimento de Libertação dos Sem ...

Brazilian Congress Pans President Lula’s New Budget Guidelines

The 2007 Budget Guidelines Law (Lei de Diretrizes Orçamentárias, LDO) submitted, Tuesday, April 18, ...