Brazil

Brazil is the largest country in South America in area and population. It was one of the world’s fastest-growing economic powerhouses from 2000 to 2010, but the boom appeared to sputter in 2011. The country’s meteoric rise occurred under the stewardship of Luiz Inacio da Silva, who served as president from 2002 to 2011.

Brazil’s current administration, headed by Dilma Rousseff, has faced discontent from a growing middle class over its preparations for the World Cup in 2014 and an array of lavish projects conceived when economic growth was surging that now stand abandoned, stalled or wildly over budget. Despite facing fierce criticism over her economic policies, Rousseff was narrowly re-elected to a second term as president on October 26, 2014.

Scroll below to learn more about Brazil using our article archive and chronology of breaking news.

CHRONOLOGY OF COVERAGE

DEC. 26, 2014

Sao Luis Journal; former Brazilian Pres Jose Sarney's decision not to seek re-election to Senate as well as ouster of his political loyalists in state of Maranhao, one of poorest, may be opening for profound shift in Brazilian politics; Sarney is head of political dynasty that has controlled Maranhao state for five decades; powerful dynasties elsewhere in country are also showing weakness. MORE
DEC. 11, 2014

Drug-related violence is surging in Manaus and other cities in Brazil's Amazon as country emerges as world's second-largest consumer of cocaine and key smuggling domain; violence in Manaus, including targeted police killings and grisly gang turf wars, reflects city's change and expansion since 1970s. MORE
DEC. 11, 2014

Truth commission publishes long list of torture methods used during military rule in Brazil from 1964 to 1985; identifies 377 individuals as responsible for rights violations and calls for their criminal prosecutions in major challenge to 1979 amnesty law; report is expected to bolster challenges to military establishment that ranks among Latin America’s most recalcitrant in accepting responsibility for human rights abuses. MORE
DEC. 10, 2014

Eduardo Porter Economic Scene column observes that Brazil and other Latin American countries are prioritizing development over plans to cut carbon emissions in light of economic slowdown; notes that tension is also evident in Peru, which is currently hosting international negotiations on greenhouse gas emissions. MORE
DEC. 8, 2014

Brazil's prosecutor general Rodrigo Janot will indict minimum of 11 executives from country's largest construction companies on charges including bribery and money laundering in connection with oil industry graft scandal; charges open way for trial that will scrutinize illicit dealings between executives from Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petrobas, powerful contractors and officials in government of Pres Dilma Rousseff. MORE

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The Soccer Rout That Shook the World

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY

Germany's 7-1 victory over Brazil in the World Cup semifinals in Belo Horizonte was both stunning and humiliating, the first time that the Brazilians had lost a competitive match at home since 1975.

December 26, 2014, Friday

MORE ON BRAZIL AND: SOCCER , WORLD CUP 2014 (SOCCER) , WORLD CUP (SOCCER) , BRAZIL , GERMANY , BELO HORIZONTE (BRAZIL)

Decline of a Political Family Opens the Way for a Shift in Brazil

By SIMON ROMERO

As José Sarney leaves Brazil’s Senate, his family dynasty in Maranhão State is showing signs of strain.

December 26, 2014, Friday

MORE ON BRAZIL AND: SARNEY, JOSE , BRAZIL

Private Equity Funds Still Going Strong in Brazil Despite Economic Malaise

By VINOD SREEHARSHA

A new fund-raising round by the Carlyle Group is just one indication of private equity’s commitment to Brazil.

December 24, 2014, Wednesday

MORE ON BRAZIL AND: BRAZIL , ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP , CARLYLE GROUP LP , GAVEA INVESTMENTS , GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC , ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND TRENDS , PRIVATE EQUITY

Restored Forests Breathe Life Into Efforts Against Climate Change

By JUSTIN GILLIS

Driven by a growing environmental movement and mounting pressure from Western consumers, corporate and government leaders are making a new push to slow the cutting of rain forests.

December 24, 2014, Wednesday

MORE ON BRAZIL AND: FORESTS AND FORESTRY , GLOBAL WARMING ,GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS , SERIES , AMAZON JUNGLE , SOUTH AMERICA ,BRAZIL , COSTA RICA , INDONESIA , AGRICULTURE AND FARMING

Inquiry Into Foreign Bribes at Biomet Hangs Over $13 Billion Merger

By BEN PROTESS and MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED

An agreement to sell Biomet, a medical device maker, to Zimmer Holdings for $13.35 billion may be complicated by reports that Biomet helped bribe officials in Mexico and Brazil.