Samantha Pearson
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 - 06:18
Brazil’s federal prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into the country’s wildly popular former leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, putting further pressure on his embattled protégée President Dilma Rousseff.
Friday, August 2, 2013 - 00:00
While fewer protesters have hit the streets over the past few weeks, they have started homing in on specific targets. And it's a strategy that may be just as effective. In Rio de Janeiro, public enemy No. 1 appears to be Sergio Cabral.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 00:00
Chaos broke out across at least 12 states over the weekend after rumours spread that the government was planning to suspend the nationwide Bolsa Familia social welfare programme
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - 00:00
With only three weeks to go until the new year, the world's best economists still can't work out what their 2012 GDP forecasts should be for.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 00:00
Brazil's vast land borders are incredibly difficult to control and efforts by the federal police to eradicate coca plantations in neighbouring countries have not always gone down so well.
Monday, April 2, 2012 - 00:00
Brazil's largest oil workers' union on Wednesday became the latest group to mount an attack on Chevron and its drilling contractor Transocean, filing a civil lawsuit that called for their expulsion from the country’s lucrative oilfields.
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.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 00:00
Last year, for every dollar sent home by foreigners, only $2.43 was sent back by Brazilian workers abroad, the smallest difference in history.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 00:00
The drought in Argentina and Brazil matters well beyond the agricultural commodities markets.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 00:00
Six of Brazil's top ministers have been forced to resign since June, and it looks like it could soon be seven. This time we’re talking about Carlos Lupi, the labour minister.