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. 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
DEC. 4, 2014

Brazilian Navy says it will establish naval mission in small African island nation of Sao Tome and Principe; mission reflects Brazil's hopes of increasing its influence in Africa. MORE

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Rio’s Sailing Site Is Contaminated

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A drug-resistant superbacteria was discovered in the waters where the sailing events for the 2016 Olympics are set to be held.

December 16, 2014, Tuesday

MORE ON BRAZIL AND: OLYMPIC GAMES (2016) , RIO DE JANEIRO (BRAZIL) ,BACTERIA

What Our Skies Would Look Like Without City Lights

By JOHN GUIDA

In a series of transporting images, a photographer recovers the Milky Way — and a longing for infinite spaces — for city dwellers.

December 15, 2014, Monday

MORE ON BRAZIL AND: HONG KONG , SAO PAULO (BRAZIL) , SHANGHAI (CHINA) ,TOKYO (JAPAN) , PHOTOGRAPHY , SPACE AND ASTRONOMY , STARS AND GALAXIES , URBAN AREAS

Brazil Edges U.S. Women; Manchester United Cruises

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Marta scored all three of Brazil’s goals in a 3-2 victory over the United States in Brasília on Sunday.

December 15, 2014, Monday

MORE ON BRAZIL AND: SOCCER , LIVERPOOL (SOCCER TEAM) , MANCHESTER UNITED (SOCCER TEAM) , BRAZIL , ROONEY, WAYNE

Where Tech Giants Protect Privacy

By MARK SCOTT

Regulations on personal data are tougher abroad.

December 14, 2014, Sunday

MORE ON BRAZIL AND: PRIVACY , EUROPE , FACEBOOK INC ,GOOGLE INC , COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET , CONSUMER PROTECTION ,LAW AND LEGISLATION , SOUTH AFRICA , BRAZIL

Drug Trade Transforms an Amazon Outpost

By SIMON ROMERO

The city of Manaus is reeling from expanding drug violence, including the targeting of the police and grisly murders in gang turf wars.

December 11, 2014, Thursday

MORE ON BRAZIL AND: DRUG ABUSE AND TRAFFIC , COCAINE AND CRACK COCAINE , BRAZIL , ORGANIZED CRIME , MURDERS, ATTEMPTED MURDERS AND HOMICIDES , MANAUS (BRAZIL)

Brazil Releases Report on Past Rights Abuses

By SIMON ROMERO

President Dilma Rousseff, once a victim of the military rulers, broke into tears during a speech about the publication of the rights violations.

December 11, 2014, Thursday

MORE ON BRAZIL AND: BRAZIL , TORTURE , ROUSSEFF, DILMA

Eike Batista's Electricity Company in Brazil Seeks Bankruptcy Protection

By DAN HORCH

The firm, Eneva, joins Mr. Batista’s petroleum exploration company OGX, his naval construction company OSX and his mining company MMX in seeking to renegotiate their obligations.