Court Ruling May Help Brazil’s Rousseff Avoid Impeachment
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – After two days of deliberating, Brazil’s Supreme Court decided to annul the December 8th election of the special committee looking into impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff and established several conditions that reduce the chances of Rousseff being impeached. Analysts say that Rousseff was benefited […]
Brazil’s Congress Approves CPMF Tax with 2016 Budget
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – With only days to go before the start of a new year, Brazil’s Congress approved on Thursday the 2016 Budget which calls for the creation of a tax over financial transactions (CPMF tax) and establishes a lower primary surplus target, of 0.5 percent of the […]
Junta Local: A Collective for Brazil’s Local Food Producers
By Shalina Chatlani, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – For a little over a year now, Junta Local, a community of local Brazilian producers has been holding artisanal food fairs throughout Rio de Janeiro, bringing quality, homemade products to the community. The idea for developed when three friends, Thiago Nasser, Bruno Negrão, and Henrique […]
New Phase of Construction for Rio’s VLT Train System
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On December 17th Rio’s mayor Eduardo Paes announced during an episode of the Globo channel’s RJTV news program that beginning in January areas of the city’s Avenida Rio Branco will be closed in order to continue construction work on the Veículo Leve sobre Trilhos/VLT […]
Anti-Impeachment Protesters Take to Streets in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Three days after pro-impeachment rallies were seen all around the country, it was Rousseff supporters’ and anti-impeachment demonstrators’ turn to take to the streets. According to government press, thousands of government supporters gathered in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasília to call for the […]
Court Orders Shut Down of WhatsApp for 48 Hours in Brazil
By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Popular online messaging service, WhatsApp, has today December 17th been suspended for 48 hours in Brazil. A court in São Paulo state has ruled that the app will not function for two days because it is said to have failed to cooperate in a […]
Brazil Investment Grade Status Drops in Fitch Rating Adjustment
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The investment grade of Brazil has been pummeled with the downgrade on Wednesday of the country’s sovereign rating by Fitch Ratings. Along with the downgrade, Fitch also announced that it has issued Brazil a negative outlook, leaving Brazil now as junk status. “Brazil’s downgrade reflects […]
Bloco Sargento Pimenta Opens Rehearsal for Rio’s 2016 Carnival
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Well known for mixing the best of The Beatles with Brazilian rhythms, the bloco Sargento Pimenta will hold their first public rehearsal for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Carnival on Sunday, December 20th at Paiol 08 in Lapa. Lasting from 2PM to 10PM, the […]
Two Brazil Surfers in Final of WSL World Title Surf Competition
By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing Report RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The world surf season is coming to an end today, December 17th, with two big competitions taking place simultaneously in Hawaii. In the Billabong Pipe Masters the contenders have been whittled down to nine, and in the World Surf League (WSL) title competition only […]
Ethics Committee in Brazil Accepts Process Against Cunha
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Ethics Committee in Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies has approved by eleven votes to nine to continue the process against Chamber President, Eduardo Cunha. Cunha is accused of receiving bribes, money-laundering and passive corruption in the Lava-Jato (Carwash) scandal. According to Committee members one of […]
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