Andrew Downie
Monday, February 7, 2011 - 00:00
Rousseff has made pointed references to the years she spent in jail, and she has backed the formation of a truth commission.
Monday, May 24, 2010 - 00:00
Brazil has long felt it doesn't get the respect it deserves as a prominent emerging nation and under President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, it has gone all out to garner attention as a global player.
Monday, April 5, 2010 - 00:00
The 13 people killed in Para in 2008 over land issues is almost half the national total and more than in any other state.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 00:00
Thousands of Brazilian schoolchildren and city and state workers were given the afternoon off to gather in Rio de Janeiro today and protest a federal law that would reduce the amount of petroleum royalties the energy-rich state now gets.
Monday, February 8, 2010 - 00:00
To win the job, Dilma — who, like many Brazilian public figures is known by just one name — will need Lula out on the campaign trail
Monday, December 21, 2009 - 00:00
There are few winners in the case of Sean Goldman, the 9-year old boy at the center of a custody battle between his American father and Brazilian stepfather. But the losers are easy to spot, starting with common sense.
Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 00:00
Brazil faces huge infrastructure challenges in the coming years
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 00:00
The day of violence a school got hit in the cross fire and more than 10 buses were torched has underscored the challenge of creating a secure environment for hundreds of thousands of foreign tourists
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 00:00
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was 40,000 feet in the air on Sept. 21, en route to the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, when he got the news. Exiled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, after sneaking back into his Central American coun
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 00:00
Brasilia finds itself in the kind of diplomatic spotlight it once shunned.