Tag: corruption

The Latest Minister Accused of Corruption in Brazil Is Close Friend of President Rousseff

Fernando Pimentel, Brazil’s Trade and Industry minister, is facing pressure to explain his personal ...

Brazil, a Poor Country Mired in Lies, Hostage to Greedy Political Parties

The results of research recently published by the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and ...

Another Nail in Brazilian Labor Minister’s Coffin: Ethics Committee Wants Him Out

In a surprising move to the Brazilian government the Executive Committee on Public Ethics ...

Dilma’s Legacy: Dealing with Lula’s Remnants of Corrupt Aides

Dilma Rousseff approaches the anniversary of her inauguration as Brazil’s president at the beginning ...

Brazilians Don’t Protest in the Streets Simply Because They’re Happy With What They Have

What happened? Or rather, why it didn’t happen? There were only 150 “protestants” in ...

In Rio, 95% of Favelas Are Controlled by Drug Lords and Police-Connected Thugs

Postcard-pretty Rio, in Brazil, is pockmarked with favelas (slums). More than a thousand of ...

After Fall of 6th Minister Brazil Opposition Applauds Honesty of New Sports Minister

Brazilian congressman Aldo Rebelo from the Communist Party of Brazil (PC do B) is ...

Brazil’s Ombudsman Says 8 Years of Lula Saw US$ 38 Billion Stolen from Country’s Coffers

The numbers come from Brazil’s government itself. Brazilian politicians and public employees skimmed at ...

Brazil’s Sports Minister Likely to Be 5th Rousseff’s Cabinet Member to Fall for Corruption

Veja, the weekly magazine with the largest circulation in Brazil (about 1.1 million copies) ...