Politics

Lula talks to the crowd at Avenida Paulista - Ricardo Stuckert/Instituto Lula

Despite Street Protests Brazil President Goes Ahead with Pension Reform

  Brazil’s president Michel Temer and senior lawmakers are still unwavering in their support ...

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva making a speech -

In Court, Lula Claims Innocence and Talks About a 3-year Massacre to Destroy Him

Brazil’s former president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has appeared in court to deny ...

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 ...

The Alvorada Palace and its garden - Ichiro Guerra/PR

Priest Couldn’t Get Rid of Evil Spirit. So Brazil’s President Moved Out of His Palace

In an interview to weekly news magazine Veja, Brazilian President, Michel Temer, confided what ...

Brazilian First Lady Marcela Temer and her husband - Beto Barata/PR

Brazil President Celebrates Women’s Day Reminding a Lady’s Place Is in the Kitchen and the Supermarket

Brazilian President Michel Temer delivered a speech Wednesday at his presidential palace in Brazilian ...

Elections: A Far-Right Former Captain Surges as Brazil’s Donald Trump

Since the election victory of Donald Trump, many have tirelessly talked about populism. It ...

The Worst Ever: Brazil’s GDP Drops 7.2% in the 2015-2016 Period

Brazil’s economic woes continue as the country’s worst-ever recession unexpectedly deepened at the end ...

On the Verge of Being Ousted, Brazil President Counts on a Slow Justice to Complete His Mandate

Brazilian President Michel Temer’s government expects a federal judge to recommend his removal for ...

By Planting Eucalyptus, Espírito Santo State in Brazil Is Creating an Immense Green Desert

The spread of desertification and increasing scarcity of water amid eucalyptus monocultures in the ...

Brazil Is Losing Conservation Reserves. Mining Interests Seem to Be Behind the Move

New legislation in Brazil has been proposed to reduce or eliminate several Amazon conservation ...