Politics

Brasil Terminal Portuário (BTP) at Alemoa, part of the Santos port complex

Brazil President Celebrates End of Recession. Not So Fast, Say Economists

President Michel Temer posted on his Twitter account celebrating the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ...

Brazilian farm workers - Sebastião Salgado

Brazil’s Left Is Proposing an Economy Based on Workers

cial and political movements in Brazil are organizing a “popular emergency plan” meant to ...

Act in solidarity with Car Wash operation in Brasília - Marcello Casal Jr/Ag. Brasil

Brazil Is No More the Poster Child for Fighting Hunger and Poverty

Tape recordings of Brazilian President Michel Temer and Senator Aécio Neves allegedly encouraging the ...

Former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff

Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff: Martyr, President, Martyr

An exclusive interview by Democracy Now: Dilma Rousseff on Her Ouster, Brazil’s Political Crisis & ...

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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 ...

Protesters burn buildings and fight the police in Brasília - José Cruz/ABr

Responding to Pressure, Brazil President Removes Army from Capital

Brazilian President Michel Temer has called troops back off the streets of Brasília following ...

Protest against Temer at Museu da República in Brasília - Lula Marques/Agência PT

How the Neoliberal Elite Conspired to Destroy Brazil’s Workers Party. And How It Failed

The Brazilian Workers’ Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores, PT) won the country’s presidential elections four ...

Brazilian Army sent to protect the presidential palace in Brasília - Valter Campanato/ABr

Army Takes Over Brazil’s Capital After Protesters Invade and Break Government Buildings

The Brazilian Army took over positions close to the presidential palace and ministry buildings ...