Brazil VP targeted by impeachment petition
An ally of embattled President Dilma Rousseff has filed an impeachment petition against Vice President Michel Temer, citing testimony that implicates him in the sprawling corruption scandal shaking Brazil's political class.
Apr 02, 2016, 07:37 AM IST
Brazilians march to support Dilma Rousseff against `coup`
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff`s fight against impeachment gathered speed when tens of thousands of people marched nationwide to oppose what they said was a "coup."
Apr 01, 2016, 09:26 AM IST
Brazil's Rousseff gets relief from Supreme Court, supporters
Brazil`s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday to take a corruption investigation into former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva away from a crusading federal judge, as pro-government protests across the country eased pressure on President Dilma Rousseff.
Apr 01, 2016, 06:14 AM IST
Brazil Supreme Court takes over probe into ex-president
Brazil's Supreme Court has handed former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva a victory, ruling against returning a corruption investigation involving the ex-leader back to a judge he accuses of unfairly targeting him.
Apr 01, 2016, 04:55 AM IST
Brazil president warns of 'putsch' ahead of impeachment vote
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said today she was the victim of a coup as her allies horse-traded frantically for enough votes to ride out an impeachment drive.
Mar 31, 2016, 01:29 AM IST
Brazil's biggest party quits coalition, isolating Rousseff
Brazil`s largest party announced on Tuesday it is leaving President Dilma Rousseff`s governing coalition and pulling its members from her government, a departure that cripples her fight against impeachment proceedings in Congress.
Mar 30, 2016, 00:33 AM IST
Brazil`s Dilma Rousseff faces coalition collapse
Brazil`s largest political party looks set to quit the government of leftist President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday, in a move that would trigger the collapse of the coalition and push her closer to impeachment.
Mar 29, 2016, 11:20 AM IST
Brazil`s Dilma Rousseff faces coalition collapse
Brazil`s largest political party, the PMDB, looks set to quit the government of leftist President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday.
Mar 29, 2016, 08:24 AM IST
Brazil lawyers file new impeachment case against President Dilma Rousseff
The Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) filed a new request on Monday for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff for obstructing justice and granting international soccer body FIFA tax-exempt status during the 2014 World Cup.
Mar 29, 2016, 04:40 AM IST
Brazilian lawyers push for Dilma Rousseff impeachment
The Brazilian bar association piled more pressure on President Dilma Rousseff, saying it will file a new request tomorrow to Congress for her impeachment, in a political crisis that threatens to topple her government.
Mar 28, 2016, 01:27 AM IST
Brazil's Dilma Rousseff slams 'fascist' attempts to remove her
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff condemned the "fascist methods" being used by her opponents in an interview with several foreign media groups.
Mar 25, 2016, 05:32 AM IST
Petrobras reports record loss as Brazil crisis churns
Petrobras, which is at the center of an explosive corruption scandal that has wrought chaos on Brazilian politics, said it lost $9.6 billion last year, the worst result since its founding in 1953.
Mar 22, 2016, 10:16 AM IST
Brazil impeachment drive accelerates, Lula fights back
Brazil`s struggling leftist government is fighting on two fronts Monday as impeachment proceedings threaten President Dilma Rousseff and legal battles harry her predecessor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Mar 21, 2016, 12:50 PM IST
Brazil's Dilma Rousseff knew about bribery scheme, senator says
A senator accused of involvement in Brazil`s biggest corruption scandal said President Dilma Rousseff and her predecessor Lula were both aware of it and tried to block prosecutors from investigating, Veja magazine said on Saturday.
Mar 19, 2016, 22:47 PM IST
Brazil Supreme Court judge suspends Lula's appointment
A Brazilian Supreme Court judge blocked ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from becoming presidential chief of staff and sent the corruption case against him back to criminal court.
Mar 19, 2016, 10:26 AM IST
Brazil's Lula sworn in over protests as Rousseff faces impeachment
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in as chief of staff to his successor Dilma Rousseff on Thursday as a judge sought to block his appointment and Congress began proceedings to impeach her in a deepening political crisis.
Mar 18, 2016, 12:58 PM IST
Mass rallies in Brazil today as President faces impeachment
Supporters of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff called mass street rallies Friday in her defense, counter-attacking in a political crisis that threatens to drive her from office.
Mar 18, 2016, 11:30 AM IST
Brazil government appeals injunction against Lula post
Brazil`s government Thursday filed an appeal against an injunction blocking President Dilma Rousseff from bringing her predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva into her government, after claims she was shielding him from corruption accusations.
Mar 18, 2016, 01:55 AM IST
Facing graft charges, Brazil's Lula joins government in crisis
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff named her predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as her chief of staff on Wednesady, sparing him possible arrest for corruption as she seeks to fend off a damaging crisis.
Mar 17, 2016, 08:36 AM IST
Brazil`s ex-president Lula to become chief of staff: Lawmaker
Brazil`s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will become chief of staff to his embattled successor Dilma Rousseff, a lawmaker in their party said Wednesday as both fight for their political survival.
Mar 16, 2016, 22:06 PM IST
