Brazil

Brazil

Brazilian lawmakers vote in favour of President impeachment

Brazilian President loses crucial impeachment vote Opposition easily surpass two-thirds majority Rousseff’s ruling Workers Party vows to continue

18/04/2016

Brazil

To impeach or not to impeach? Zero hour for Dilma Rousseff

The day has arrived for Dilma Rousseff to learn her fate. This evening (April 17), Brazil’s lower house of Congress – the Chamber of Deputies – is to

17/04/2016

Brazil

Brazil: Dilma Rousseff puts in last-ditch effort ahead of impeachment vote

Embattled Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has put in a last-ditch effort ahead of Sunday’s impeachment vote (April 17). The country’s first female

16/04/2016

Brazil

Rousseff cancels televised speech ahead of impeachment vote

Brazil’s president cancelled an televised speech on Friday night for fears it would spark demonstrations. Dilma Rousseff was expected to defend her

16/04/2016

Brazil

Debate begins in Brazil ahead of impeachment vote for Rousseff

Latest counts put the pro-impeachment camp in the lead.

15/04/2016

Brazil

Rousseff asks Brazil court to halt impeachment proceedings

Brazil’s Supreme Court upheld on Thursday (April 14) the voting order fixed by the lower house of Congress for Sunday’s impeachment vote, a setback

15/04/2016

Brazil

Rio Olympics: the challenges faced by Brazil

14/04/2016

Brazil

Brazil: impeachment step-by-step

The President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff is on a political knife edge. There is the very real threat she could be voted out of office. But she is in

13/04/2016

Brazil

Brazilian corruption probe claims another political scalp

Brazilian police arrested former senator Gim Argello as part of a two-year corruption investigation. The so-called “Operation CarWash” probe is

13/04/2016

Brazil

Brazilian president accuses top political figures of leading coup against her

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff who is facing impeachment has denounced what she describes as a conspiracy to overthrow her suggesting that her

13/04/2016

Brazil

Brazilian committee recommends Rousseff impeachment

Committee recommends Rousseff impeachment Ex-president, Lula da Silva says it’s coup Vice-president releases audio tape in major gaffe

12/04/2016

Sport

Brazil launches security exercises ahead of Rio Olympics

The venues may not be ready for the upcoming Olympics in Rio, but Brazil's special forces have launched a series of security operations ahead of the games.

07/04/2016

Brazil

Brazilian police arrest 10 involved in Rio Olympic ticket scalping

07/04/2016

Brazil

Brazil: President Rousseff pushed one step closer to impeachment

‘Minimal indications’ of wrongdoing exist to put Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on trial for corruption, according to a report by Congressman

07/04/2016

Brazil

Brazil's Dilma Rousseff squares up for impeachment battle

A defiant President Dilma Rousseff has said no to a cabinet reshuffle, ignoring calls for changes which could have boosted her political support and

06/04/2016

Brazil

Brazil: Lula rallies support for Dilma as impeachment looms

Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been rallying support for his beleaguered political protégé and successor Dilma Rousseff as

05/04/2016

Brazil

Protesters in Sao Paolo want Dilma Rousseff out

A day after pro-Rousseff demos in Brazil, her detractors took to the streets to demand she leaves office.

02/04/2016

Brazil

Thousands turn out in defence of beleaguered Brazilian president

Thousands have turned out in defence of President Dilma Rousseff, who faces possible impeachment

01/04/2016

Brazil

Supporters rally to save Brazil's President Rousseff from impeachment

Thousands rally in support of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff as she fights efforts to oust her from office

01/04/2016

Sport

German beach volleyball medal hopes already at work in Rio

German Olympic beach volleyball medal hopes Kira Walkenhorst and Laura Ludwig are already in Rio preparing for the summer games. The training and

30/03/2016

Brazil

Brazil: President Dilma Rousseff fighting for her political life

Abandoned by her her vice-president, Michel Temer, many of her allies and fighting for her political life with calls for impeachment strengthening it

30/03/2016

Sport

Corruption probe halts state funding for Rio Olympic construction

A court in Brazil has blocked funding for the construction of an Olympic venue on suspicion of corruption.

30/03/2016

Brazil

Brazil: Major blow for Rousseff as PMDB quits coalition

Brazil’s largest party said on Tuesday that it is quitting President Dilma Rousseff’s governing coalition and pulling its members from her

29/03/2016

Sport

Rio Olympic velodrome delays force cancellation of test event amid widening corruption scandal

25/03/2016

Brazil

Brazil's Rousseff says will not resign, despite impeachment bid

Brazil’s embattled President Dilma Rousseff has vowed never to resign, despite a bid to impeach her and a huge, ongoing political crisis. She is

22/03/2016

Brazil

Brazil: Lula at the centre of a political storm

Lula is the man who has been shaping Brazil since 2003 and who established the Workers Party at the top of the country’s politics. The charismatic

18/03/2016