Rousseff's impeachment trial enters final stretch
The impeachment trial of Brazilian suspended President Dilma Rousseff entered the final stretch, with the defense and prosecution set to present their closing arguments.
Aug 31, 2016, 05:23 AM IST
Brazil's Senate indicts Dilma Rousseff, opens impeachment trial
A conviction would definitively remove President Dilma Rousseff from office, ending 13 years of leftist rule by her Workers Party.
Aug 10, 2016, 12:27 PM IST
Olympics 2016: Protests shake Rio hours before opening gala
Demonstrators also targeted the Olympics, saying the billions of dollars spent on staging South America`s first Games fueled corruption and only helped the elite.
Aug 06, 2016, 03:53 AM IST
In crime-ridden Rio, 2016 Olympics police reinforcements come under fire
Brazil is deploying 85,000 police and soldiers, double the number used in the London 2012 Olympics.
Jul 06, 2016, 22:37 PM IST
Brazil`s interim president has 13% approval: Poll
Just 13 percent of Brazilians think interim president Michel Temer is doing a good job, a poll found Friday, making him only slightly more popular than his bitter rival Dilma Rousseff.
Jul 01, 2016, 20:19 PM IST
Brazil's political crisis will test BRICS capability: China
Brazil always valued its cooperative relations with other BRICS countries after the birth of the bloc in 2009.
Jun 13, 2016, 11:30 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
Mass rape video shocks Brazil as teen girl drugged, gang-raped by over 30 men in Rio
Brazilian police on Saturday were investigating the gang-rape of a 16-year-old girl whose attackers boasted about it by posting an online video of her that has horrified the country.
May 28, 2016, 09:36 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
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 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's Senate debates impeaching cornered Rousseff
Senate President Renan Calheiros, who was overseeing the proceedings, told reporters that impeachment would be "traumatic" for Brazil.
May 12, 2016, 00:23 AM IST
