Tag: Impeachment

Protesters ask for the ousting of Brazilian president and congress

Bar Association and People in the Streets Call for Brazil President’s Ouster

After overseeing president Dilma Rousseff’s ouster and now, embroiled in a series of bribe ...

A protester with a head sign: Out, Temer - Paulo Pinto/Agência PT

Why Brazil’s Chaos Is No Reason for Panic

Brazil’s political turmoil is going into overdrive, exacerbated in recent days by the discovery ...

Temer talks to the Nation - Beto Barata/PR

Brazil’s President Response to Hush Money Accusation: I Repeat, I Will Not Resign

Brazilian President, Michel Temer, said this Thursday he will not resign, after an explosive ...

Michel Temer and Eduardo Cunha

Taped Talk Shows Brazil President Approving Hush Money. Opposition Wants Impeachment

On March 7, at around 10:30 p.m., businessman Joesley Batista entered the Brazilian presidential ...

Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) building in Brazilian capital Brasília

If All Goes As Planned, Brazilian President Will Fend Off Trial and Complete Mandate

Brazil’s top electoral court on Tuesday delayed proceedings in a landmark trial about illegal ...

President Michel Temer checking his cell phone - Beto Barata/PR

Brazil Prosecutor Wants President Temer Impeached for Illegal Campaign with Rousseff

Brazilian President Michel Temer since taking office, in May 2016, has faced one crisis ...

Protest in Rio against government's reforms - Fernando Frazão/ABr

Brazilians Pour onto Streets Demanding a Halt to Reforms and the President’s Ousting

Brazilians took to the streets in a nationwide protest on Wednesday against President Michel ...

At UN, Brazil President Praises Democracy and Asks Foreigners to Invest in His Country

In the speech marking the opening of the 71st United Nations (UN) General Assembly, ...

Too Much Honesty and Not Enough Friends Brought Brazil’s President Down

Personally incorruptible, unlike her nemeses, Dilma Rousseff was impeached and dismissed on the flimsiest ...

Concession to Rousseff Generates Tension at Brazil’s New Government Coalition

On his first official trip after assuming Brazil’s Presidency, Michel Temer is in Shanghai, ...