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Moody’s Lowers Brazil’s Credit Rating, But Doesn’t Anticipate a Double-Dip Recession

Brazil’s economy is clearly growing again after a severe recession and will be shielded ...

Out with Temer, says protester's banner - Paulo Pinto/Ag PT

Badly Wounded, Brazil’s President Seems Incapable to Go Through with Country’s Incipient Recovery

Brazil’s massive corruption scandal – which has brought down dozens of politicians and business ...

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 ...

Federal Police agents visit Odebrecht

Brazil’s Odebrecht Bribe Bug Has Already Infected 11 Countries

Despite their different political affiliations and ideologies, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, former Brazilian ...

Protesters clash with police during Brazil's general strike - Tomaz Silva/ABr

The 35 Million-Strong General Strike that Stopped Brazil in Its Tracks

Amid record levels of unemployment and a terribly unpopular government, unions and citizens from ...

A Uber driver in Brazil

Brazil Congress Moves to Derail Uber and Company

Brazil’s lower house of Congress voted Tuesday to give cities greater power to regulate ...

Tropical Forest Institute (IFT) in action at the city Paragominas, Pará state

Brazil’s Former Minister Wants Farmers and Environmentalists United to Save the Amazon

Former Brazilian Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira has made an impassioned plea for a “new ...

São Martinho plant, which produces sugar and ethanol in Pradópolis, São Paulo state - Wikipedia

Grading Coke and Pepsi on Their Efforts to Curb Land Grab in Brazil’s Sugar Industry

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo’s efforts to stop illegal land seizures by sugar suppliers in Brazil ...

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Brazil’s Outsourcing Bill Divides Employers and Workers

The lower house of the Brazilian Congress passed a bill to allow companies to ...