Brazil

Saturday, October 17th 2015 - 06:43 UTC
“Rousseff has broken the law and must step down”, says top Brazilian lawyer

President Dilma Rousseff has broken the law and must step down so that Brazil can recover its legal bearings, the author of a key impeachment petition said. Helio Bicudo, a 93-year-old lawyer who was a high-ranking member of Rousseff's ruling Workers' Party, said in an interview that Brazil must return to “the rule of law.”
Saturday, October 17th 2015 - 06:30 UTC
Lula da Silva questioned for 90 minutes on allegations of influence peddling

Brazilian ex-President Lula da Silva, who allegedly used his influence to aid a leading domestic engineering group after leaving office, voluntarily testified on Thursday before federal prosecutors during an hour and a half, his foundation said.
Saturday, October 17th 2015 - 06:24 UTC
Brazil's Finance Levy minister “has not resigned and will stay in his post”

Finance Minister Joaquim Levy has not resigned and will stay in his post, Brazil's government said on Friday, denying a media report that he planned to step down in a dispute over austerity measures. A finance ministry spokeswoman told reporters that Levy “continues to work and is committed to improve the country's future.”
Friday, October 16th 2015 - 07:43 UTC
Fitch cuts Brazil's credit rating to the brink of junk; “terrible” news says government

Fitch Ratings cut Brazil's credit rating to the brink of junk, warning the country could soon lose its coveted investment grade rating as government finances deteriorate amid a prolonged recession and persistent political uncertainty.
Friday, October 16th 2015 - 07:35 UTC
Petrobras strikes further discovery at giant pre-salt Libra field in Santos basin

Petrobras announced a further hydrocarbon discovery at the giant pre-salt Libra field in the Santos basin, offshore Brazil. The company said that well 3-BRSA-1310-RJS, in the central portion of the block, identified the presence of hydrocarbons in a low-porosity reservoir. This is the fourth well drilled in the Libra area since exploratory drilling began last August.
Thursday, October 15th 2015 - 07:27 UTC
Rousseff accused the opposition of a 'deliberate coup-mongering'

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has accused her opponents of trying to overthrow a democratically elected government by seeking to oust her without any material facts while spreading hatred and intolerance across the country.
Wednesday, October 14th 2015 - 08:01 UTC
China to the rescue of cash strapped Petrobras with $2bn for a 10-year lease of two platforms

Brazil's state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA will raise $2 billion through a 10-year leasing contract with China's Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Leasing, the Brazilian company said in a statement on Tuesday.
Wednesday, October 14th 2015 - 07:37 UTC
Brazil's Supreme Court gives Rousseff a break in her battle to avoid impeachment

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff won a temporary reprieve on Tuesday from threatened impeachment thanks to a Supreme Court intervention and her principal opponent's decision to hold off for now on opening proceedings.
Tuesday, October 13th 2015 - 07:13 UTC
Pacific Alliance members outstand in Latin American performance, says IMF

Brazil is still by far the largest economy in Latin America despite its recession and the impact of the devaluation of the Real, according to the latest report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which said Venezuela dropped to the position of the region’s seventh-largest economy with a GDP that’s now half the size of Colombia’s.
Monday, October 12th 2015 - 06:19 UTC
“Under no condition, I might resign” says Brazil's Lower House speaker

The speaker of Brazil's lower house of Congress ruled out resigning in response to pressure from colleagues over allegations that he took bribes and stashed the money in Swiss bank accounts.