2016 Rio Olympics: Brazil detects IS radical posts in Portuguese
Pre-Olympic jitters had already risen after a French jihadist warned on Twitter after deadly attacks in France last November that Brazil was the "next target."
Jun 17, 2016, 22:21 PM IST
Brazil Olympic chief urges protesters not to mar opening ceremony
The first Summer Olympics ever staged in South America open on August 5 in Rio`s Maracana Stadium.
Jun 07, 2016, 04:51 AM IST
Dilma Rousseff denies using Petrobras funds to cover personal expenses
Rousseff is likely to seek reparations in the court for defamatory accusations made against her.
Jun 04, 2016, 05:59 AM IST
Brazil acting president pushes for quick Dilma Rousseff impeachment
Rousseff, accused of taking unauthorized loans to patch up the state budget during her 2014 reelection campaign and in early 2015, was suspended for the trial on May 12.
Jun 03, 2016, 04:50 AM IST
Leaked audio claims second Brazilian minister
In audio released by Globo television last night, Silveira was heard talking to Senate President Renan Calheiros and Sergio Machado.
May 31, 2016, 10:40 AM IST
Corruption scandal throws Brazil`s interim government into disarray
Planning Minister Romero Juca said in a hurried appearance before television cameras that he would step aside from Tuesday.
May 24, 2016, 09:00 AM IST
Venezuela recalls Brazil ambassador following Rousseff's suspension
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro recalled his country`s ambassador in Brazil after his counterpart Dilma Rousseff was suspended over an impeachment trial.
May 14, 2016, 12:02 PM IST
Brazil's interim president may remain in office till 2019
Brazil`s interim President Michel Temer said Friday he may remain in office till 2019.
May 14, 2016, 10:26 AM IST
Brazil's interim government touts support for tough measures
Presidential Chief of Staff Eliseu Padilha said the incoming government understood it was only provisional for now and had ordered portraits of Rousseff to be left hanging in federal buildings.
May 14, 2016, 02:44 AM IST
Protesters rally against acting Brazilian president Temer
The protesters said that they will not recognise the "legitimacy" of Temer's government, adding that they will take to the streets again in the coming days, not to defend Rousseff but to protect "democracy and social rights".
May 13, 2016, 07:58 AM IST
No women in Brazilian acting president's cabinet
Temer's decision to include nine different parties in his cabinet also shows the priority he is placing on ensuring a strong relationship with Congress and guaranteeing legislative majorities.
May 13, 2016, 03:47 AM IST
'We must restore Brazil's credibility': Acting President
Extending an olive branch to the left after a divisive battle over Rousseff's impeachment, he called for "dialogue" on the multiple crises facing Latin America's largest country, which is deep in recession and reeling from a far-reaching corruption scandal.
May 13, 2016, 03:34 AM IST
UN's Ban calls for calm in Brazil
Rousseff was suspended to face impeachment trial, ceding power to her vice president Michel Temer.
May 13, 2016, 03:24 AM IST
Brazil's institutions 'durable' enough to withstand crisis: US
The 55-22 vote effectively ended 13 years of leftist rule in Latin America's largest country, brought down amid a deep economic crisis and a still unfolding corruption scandal centered on the state oil giant Petrobras.
May 13, 2016, 03:22 AM IST
Brazil's new president names business-friendly cabinet
All the new ministers were men, a stark contrast with the sidelined administration headed by Brazil's first woman president.
May 13, 2016, 01:32 AM IST
Brazil`s Rousseff suspended by Senate
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has been suspended from office to face an impeachment trial in the Senate on charges that she broke budget accounting rules.
May 12, 2016, 15:35 PM IST
Brazil's Rousseff suspended to face impeachment trial
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was suspended Thursday to face impeachment, ceding power to her vice-president-turned-enemy Michel Temer in a political earthquake ending 13 years of leftist rule over Latin America`s biggest nation.
May 12, 2016, 15:26 PM IST
Brazil president in last-gasp appeal against impeachment
The result of what is expected to be a marathon voting session may not be final until Thursday.
May 11, 2016, 00:27 AM IST
In fight against impeachment, Brazil President Dilma Rousseff tries to win left support
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, in her fight against impeachment, met her advisors to analyse social measures she could announce on Labour Day as a way of winning back leftist support, the media reported.
May 01, 2016, 09:22 AM IST
Brazil`s people will `prevent setbacks` to democracy: Rousseff at UN
President Dilma Rousseff voiced confidence Friday that Brazil`s people will "be able to prevent any setbacks" to democracy as she battles a bid to impeach her.
Apr 23, 2016, 07:40 AM IST
