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Brazilian president Michel Temer

Brazil’s Electoral Court Spares Temer. He’s Still the President

Brazil’s top electoral court dismissed a case on Friday that threatened to unseat President ...

Lady with a sign: Out with Temer - Paulo Pinto/Ag. PT

Is Brazil on the Brink of Political Chaos? Quite Possibly

It is a nail-biter in Brasília: After the impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff ...

Brazilian journalist Reinaldo Azevedo - Jovem Pan

In the Crosshairs of Courts and Politicians: The Perils of Being a Journalist in Brazil

The release of a private conversation between a well-known journalist and his source has ...

President Michel Temer and his predecessor Dilma Rousseff - EBC

Counting the Days to the Ouster of Second Brazil President in One Year

Brazil’s president Michel Temer is already fighting a devastating corruption scandal, but this week ...

Independence Dragons, the ceremonial police in charge of Palácio do Planalto, the presidential office - Photo: Carolina Antunes/PR

Senate Approves Amendment Proposal that Would Bring Presidential Elections to Brazil Now

Another crack around and within Michel Temer’s administration emerged as a Brazilian Senate Committee ...

Police drag protester in Rio - Photo by Pedro Prado

International Court Rules Against Brazil’s Police Indiscriminate Killings

Amnesty International lambasted “impunity” for Brazilian police who kill suspects during operations, after a ...

Former president Lula and judge Sergio Moro

Lula Gets Assurances from Moro He Doesn’t Face Imminent Arrest

Brazil’s former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, after almost five hours of testimony ...

Cattle raised in the Brazilian Amazon

In Brazil, Land Speculators Know Well They Are Above the Law

On the Amazon frontier, where many people operate outside the law, you often hear ...

Brazilian Indians celebrating the Kuarup - Photo by ABr

Indians Take Brazil to International Court on Dispute over Land

An international human rights commission has accused Brazil of failing to obey its own ...