Tag: Michel Temer

• Thursday, June 9th 2016 - 09:27 UTC

  Brazilians want fresh elections; 62% believe Rousseff's impeachment was the right decision

  

  The government of Interim President Michel Temer has a low approval rating among Brazilians and a majority of the country wants new elections to be held this year, according to a poll released on Wednesday.

• Wednesday, June 8th 2016 - 07:31 UTC

  Brazilian prosecution asks for the arrest of senior figures of Temer's government

  

  Brazil's political crisis heated up Tuesday, as authorities reportedly sought the arrests of senior figures behind the push to impeach suspended president Dilma Rousseff, accusing them of obstructing a corruption probe, according to the country's leading newspapers. This happens less than two months to go before Rio de Janeiro hosts the Summer Olympics.

• Tuesday, June 7th 2016 - 08:46 UTC

  Temer's Tourism minister might have to 'advance holidays' because of Petrobras

  

  Brazil's prosecutor general found evidence linking the tourism minister of interim President Michel Temer to the corruption scheme at Petrobras, newspaper Folha de S. Paulo reported on Monday. Prosecutor General Rodrigo Janot included intercepted phone messages in a request to the Supreme Court for a formal investigation of Tourism Minister Henrique Eduardo Alves, Folha reported in publishing excerpts of the messages.

• Monday, June 6th 2016 - 10:51 UTC

  Brazil's Lower House approves salary raises for military and civil servants

  

  The lower house of Brazil's Congress approved last week salary raises for military and civil servants that will cost about 4 billion reais (US$1.12 billion) this year, the lower house said through its official news agency.

• Saturday, June 4th 2016 - 08:34 UTC

  Lula da Silva blasts media for trying to hide the “coup” against Rousseff

  

  Former Brazilian president Lula da Silva accused the media conglomerate Globo, the country’s largest, of censoring suspended president, Dilma Rousseff, adding that the interim government of Michel Temer is seeking to take away social rights and is “delivering” the nation’s oil for exploitation by foreign interests.

• Friday, June 3rd 2016 - 09:13 UTC

  Temer's administration confident of congressional support for its economic plans

  

  President Michel Temer's will press ahead with ambitious plans to balance the budget, reform pensions and draw private money into the energy sector despite the loss of two ministers to a corruption scandal, his chief of staff said on Thursday.

• Thursday, June 2nd 2016 - 09:11 UTC

  Temer's home in Sao Paulo is fenced off to keep protestors away

  

  Brazil's acting president, Michel Temer, put a fence around his home in Sao Paulo to prevent protesters gathered in the vicinity from harassing his family. The measure, authorities said, was taken to “strengthen” the security surrounding the family of the interim president after on May 22 riot police dispersed a demonstration before his house.

• Wednesday, June 1st 2016 - 06:28 UTC

  Brazilians disenchanted with their elected officials and a majority believes “nothing will change”

  

  Brazilians have become increasingly disappointed with politics and their elected politicians, according to an Ibope Intelligence opinion poll collecting reactions to the current political situations, which has a suspended president, Dilma Rousseff; an interim leader Michel Temer, and a divided Congress.

• Tuesday, May 31st 2016 - 07:21 UTC

  Brazil's posts a primary budget surplus in April, because of annual income tax collection

  

  The Brazilian government posted a primary budget surplus in April well above market expectations due to a seasonal increase in tax revenues and a drop in subsidies, a senior official said on Monday. The government, which is struggling to lift the economy out of a deep recession, posted a primary budget surplus of 9.751 billion reais (US$2.72 billion) in April.

• Tuesday, May 31st 2016 - 07:07 UTC

  Brazil's acting president 7-year old son already has an estate of US$ 570.000

  

  Little Michel, the 7-year-old son of Brazil’s Acting President Michel Temer, has already proven he is far more mature than his years might suggest. A few weeks ago, he was responsible for choosing the new government's logo – when he saw it, he said “pretty.” Now, we know that the wunderkind has a few investments of his own.