Vincent Bevins
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 00:00
Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas on the crowds without warning and assaulted some protesters and bystanders who had their hands in the air chanting ‘no violence’.
Thursday, June 13, 2013 - 00:00
If police suspicions are correct, this would be the fifth slaying of a journalist this year with an apparent link between the crime and the victim's work
Monday, May 6, 2013 - 00:00
As Brazil prepares to host the World Cup and Olympics, it still faces logistical, infrastructure and security issues
Friday, April 26, 2013 - 00:00
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, who was endorsed by Lula in 2010, kept silent on the ultimately victorious candidacy of Maduro, the hand-chosen heir of the late leftist Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez.
Friday, March 29, 2013 - 00:00
Silva has thrown in the towel, saying he is deeply frustrated by government gridlock and bureaucracy. He plans to quit rather than seek a second term in next year's election
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - 00:00
Nearly a century after the "Downton Abbey" set felt Britain's social order shift beneath them, Brazil is undergoing its own transformation.
Monday, March 4, 2013 - 00:00
Rich and powerful newspapers and TV networks have been critical of the left-leaning president despite her hands-off approach toward them.
Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 00:00
Some see an opportunity to create a more civil and safe society after the Kiss nightclub fire that killed 235. A number of rules apparently were ignored there.
Monday, November 26, 2012 - 00:00
Partygoers casually snorted cocaine off tables set up in the plaza at the Rocinha favela and waved guns in the air as they danced.
Friday, November 23, 2012 - 00:00
Barbosa became one of the country's most well-known public figures this year as he oversaw the prosecution of high-level politicians for a vote-buying scandal dating to 2003 and 2004.