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Michel Temer steps out of Dilma Rousseff shadow and will reportedly tackle Brazil's struggling economy

This is now the time for Michel Temer to step out of the shadow of Dilma Rousseff for whom he served as vice-president since 2011. He is set to

12/05/2016

Brazil

A majority of Brazil's Senate indicates it will vote to impeach President Dilma Rousseff over illegal financing

12/05/2016

Brazil

Thousands of protesters for and against impeachment gather outside Brazilian parliament

As the Brazilian senate debated whether or not to impeach its president, protesters gathered outside the congress in the capital Brasilia. The

12/05/2016

Brazil

Rio's slum hostels offer alternative Olympic housing

Stunning views of iconic Sugarloaf Mountain, a sun-drenched patio nestled in the hills of Atlantic rainforest and rooms costing a fraction of nearby

11/05/2016

Brazil

Dilma's last day? Brazil's Senate in session on impeachment trial for President Rousseff

The clock is ticking for Dilma Rousseff. Brazil’s Senate is in session for a vote on whether or not to put the nation’s first female president on

11/05/2016

Brazil

Brazilian senate due to vote on Dilma Rousseff impeachment

The Brazilian senate is due to vote on Wednesday on whether to impeach the president. If senators vote in favour, Dilma Rousseff will be suspended

11/05/2016

Brazil

Brazil: an impeachment sage of twists and turns

Impeachment proceedings against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff started in December, when the then speaker of the Lower Chamber of Deputies

10/05/2016

Brazil

Brazil: impeachment process against Rousseff back on track

The ongoing political ping pong in Brazil has thrown the country into chaos. For the moment, the process to impeach President Dilma Rousseff is back

10/05/2016

Brazil

Brazil's Senate rejects attempt to annul impeachment proceedings against Rousseff

Brazil’s Senate says it will go ahead with a vote on Wednesday on whether to impeach the president. It’s the latest in the long running saga of

10/05/2016

Brazil

Rousseff lives to lead another day: Brazil's lower house suspends impeachment process

The acting speaker of Brazil’s lower house of Congress has annulled the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff. Rousseff acknowledged

09/05/2016

Brazil

Brazil: Senate committee approves report recommending Rousseff's impeachment

A special committee in Brazil’s Senate has approved a report recommending that President Dilma Rousseff should face an impeachment trial. The panel

06/05/2016

Brazil

Rousseff's rival suspended in latest scandal to strike Brazil

Eduardo Cunha, the speaker of Brazil's lower house of Congress, is suspended in the latest scandal to strike the country.

05/05/2016

Brazil

Dilma's impeachment moves one step closer as commission backs removal

The head of Brazil's Senate commission considering the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff has recommended that the legal process for her removal from office should continue.

05/05/2016

Brazil

Andy Murray joins Federer in not staying at Rio Olympic Village

04/05/2016

Business Series

Brazil: dam collapse lawsuit seeks billions from mining companies

Brazil's Federal prosecutor have filed a 38 billion euro civil lawsuit against mining company Samarco and its owners, Vale and BHP Billiton, over a tailings dam disaster that causes massive pollution.

04/05/2016

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Olympic torch arrives in Brazil

The Olympic torch arrives in Brazil for the official start of the torch relay, counting down 95 days to the opening ceremony.

04/05/2016

Brazil

Brazil's top prosecutor requests probe into Dilma Rousseff's role in Petrobras scandal

Brazil's Attorney General, Rodrigo Janot, has requested the Supreme Court open an investigation into President Dilma Rousseff as part of a massive probe into corruption at the state-run oil firm Petro

04/05/2016

Sport

Rio Olympic Torch relay begins in Brasilia

The Olympic torch relay for the Rio Games began on Tuesday in the country’s capital Brasilia. President, Dilma Rousseff, who may face impeachment

03/05/2016

Culture news

Bikinis dominate Sao Paulo Fashion Week

Featuring high on the list at Sao Paulo Fashion Week were the bikini collections. Legendary Brazilian bikini designer Jaqueline de Biase delivered

02/05/2016

Sport

Russia strikes gold in men's team sabre in Rio

Victory for Russia in the fencing World Team Championships in Rio. The favourites came out on top in the men’s team sabre, after beating Hungary

28/04/2016

Sport

Fencing: Vezzali swansong ruined by Russia triumph

The test event for the Olympic fencing competition continued at Carioca Arena in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday with the team world championships and

27/04/2016

Culture news

Sao Paulo Fashion Week goes sober amid Brazil crisis

It is a more sober Sao Paulo Fashion Week that is taking place in Brazil’s largest city this year, as the country faces its worst economic crisis in

27/04/2016

Brazil

At least 2 people killed after Rio cycle lane collapses

At least two people have been killed in Brazil’s Olympic city of Rio de Janeiro when a new cycle lane collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean. The beach

21/04/2016

Brazil

Michel Temer: the vice president emerging from Rousseff's shadow

Michel Temer became Brazil’s Vice President in 2011. Quietly known by political allies and enemies alike as “The Butler” because of his manners and

19/04/2016

Brazil

Brazil: Rousseff fights but impeachment tide rises

Dilma Rousseff, the embattled Brazilian president facing possible impeachment on corruption charges, has fired back at her critics for staging what

19/04/2016

Brazil

Rousseff comes out fighting following impeachment vote

Rousseff comes out fighting She says she is facing a coup against her *She will defend herself in the Senate Following Sunday’s crushing defeat

19/04/2016