Joe Leahy
Thursday, October 4, 2012 - 00:00
Unemployment remains low and Ms Rousseff remains popular. Barring any calamities between now and 2014, she seems sure to clinch victory at the next presidential elections
Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 00:00
In the magical realist world of the Rio de Janeiro carnival, the last character one might expect to see portrayed in the festivities would be from the arcane sphere of Brazil's supreme court.
Friday, May 4, 2012 - 00:00
The tit-for-tat measures have reduced trade. In April this year, Argentine imports from Brazil fell 23.2 per cent compared to a year earlier, while Argentina’s exports to Brazil have also fallen 9.7 per cent.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 00:00
Increasingly stringent environmental processes, requiring a multitude of permits from different ministries and levels of government, are making it much harder for companies to start and run mines.
Monday, March 26, 2012 - 00:00
The measures under consideration would most likely include banning foreign state-owned companies, sovereign wealth funds and non-governmental organisations from purchasing farmland, while private projects would be approved on a case-by-case basis, Mr Pere
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - 00:00
What tested the nerves of some retired officers were comments from the minister that although the committee itself had no power to initiate legal action, the information it gathered during its investigations "could be used to mobilise judicial proces
Monday, March 5, 2012 - 00:00
It was a decision that could not have been better calculated to infuriate Brazil, particularly President Dilma Rousseff.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 00:00
US diplomats in Brazil will be keen to reassure the Brazilian government the decision was based on technical issues to avoid clouding Boeing's bid for the Brazilian fighter jet programme.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 00:00
Although data on the number of crack users are unavailable, a study of Brazil's municipalities shows that 91 per cent of the 4,430 cities surveyed have a crack problem.
Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 00:00
As the economies of the poorer northeastern states have boomed, so have they become more violent.