Paulo Sotero
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 00:00
The situation in Venezuela is different from Ukraine," Rousseff said, defending her government's posture
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 00:00
"As we look ahead, it is evident that what the Snowden disclosures have done, aside from creating a level of pause at one part of our relationship, has largely not affected this broader people-to-people and
society-to-society engagement."
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 00:00
"On many occasions," she noted, "the Brazilian government did not agree" with the policies of the Bolivarian leader. Insiders say this was not an extemporaneous remark.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - 00:00
The desire Rousseff showed to pay a visit to the White House early in 2013, when she called to congratulate Obama for his reelection in November, was seen as an early sign of a more productive dialogue with Washington.
Monday, October 22, 2012 - 00:00
In Brazil, because voting is mandatory, subject to fines and punishment, the act of not voting is not a passive response easily attributed to forgetfulness.
Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 00:00
For the first time since the restoration of democracy in Brazil in 1985, a high-level bilateral dialogue will start with the US leader heading south. Until now, it was the other way around. Brazilian presidents were expected to go first to Washington.
Friday, May 14, 2010 - 00:00
In the last days of his tenure, the Brazilian president is reaching for his crowning foreign-policy glory. Will it go horribly, horribly wrong?