Brazil

Monday, October 30th 2017 - 17:53 UTC
Temer expected to return to work on Tuesday, following prostate surgery

Brazilian President Michel Temer should be discharged today Monday from the Sao Paulo hospital where he had surgery to reduce the size of his prostate, his office said on Saturday. A previously announced meeting on Monday with Bolivian President Evo Morales will be postponed, the Foreign Ministry said.
Monday, October 30th 2017 - 11:02 UTC
Brazil wants detailed investigation into Canada's aerospace industry “subsidies”

Canada has urged the World Trade Organization to block attempts by Brazil to trigger a detailed investigation of its aerospace industry to buttress its case that subsidies to Bombardier caused “serious prejudice” to Brazil’s Embraer. The procedural move by Canada comes a month after the WTO agreed to set up a panel to investigate Brazil’s claim that Canada provided harmful aid to the CSeries jet.
Monday, October 30th 2017 - 07:17 UTC
Lula and former military officer, main presidential candidates in 2018, shows Ibope poll

Brazilian Former Lula da Silva and right-wing congressman Jair Bolsonaro would make it to a second round of voting in the 2018 presidential elections if they were held on Sunday, an Ibope poll showed.
Saturday, October 28th 2017 - 13:32 UTC
Temer survives biology and court charges, but his reforms' agenda is significantly weakened

President Michel Temer’s administration turned its attention Thursday to pressing its reform agenda, but it is unclear if it has the support to govern after convincing a small majority in Brazil's Congress not to suspend the leader and make him stand trial on corruption charges.
Tuesday, October 24th 2017 - 07:37 UTC
Brazil's Temer admits the pensions' reform could be delayed until next year

Brazil's President Michel Temer admits for the first time that the crucial pension reform legislation could not be passed by Congress this year. In an interview with Poder360 news website, Temer said the government had to again consult lawmakers in the government coalition, many of whom have already said they are doubtful the legislation will pass this year.
Thursday, October 19th 2017 - 20:53 UTC
“Untouchable” Temer does it again: Brazilian congress will support his full presidential mandate

A Brazilian congressional committee on Wednesday voted against making President Michel Temer stand trial on corruption charges. The 39-26 vote by the justice committee in the lower house was non-binding but gives Temer political momentum ahead of the full chamber taking up the issue.
Wednesday, October 18th 2017 - 07:37 UTC
Brazilian Senate challenges Supreme Court and returns suspended lawmaker

The Senate on Tuesday rejected a decision of Brazil's top court and returned a suspended lawmaker to his post, in what critics said was the latest self-protection move by politicians accused of corruption.
Tuesday, October 17th 2017 - 12:16 UTC
Federal audit freezes Rousseff and Gabrielli assets over losses in refinery purchase

Brazil's federal audit court ordered a freeze of former President Dilma Rousseff's assets as well as those of José Sérgio Gabrielli, ex-head of state-run oil company Petrobras, over a US$580 million loss in the 2006 purchase of a Texas refinery.
Friday, October 13th 2017 - 14:56 UTC
Swiss prosecutors will help with 2016 Rio Olympics corruption investigation

Federal prosecutors in Switzerland have agreed to help Brazilian authorities investigating Olympic official Carlos Nuzman, who is suspected of vote-buying in a corruption conspiracy linked to the Rio de Janeiro Games.
Friday, October 13th 2017 - 13:36 UTC
Giant meatpacker owners involved in insider trading could lose plea bargain deal with prosecutors

Brazil’s police investigation into insider trading by the owners of the world’s largest meatpacker JBS SA has found that they made a profit by taking financial positions before details of their plea bargain deal with prosecutors became public, the head of the probe said on Tuesday.