Brazil

Tuesday, June 25th 2013 - 06:01 UTC
Rousseff proposes referendum on sweeping political reforms in response to protests

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff proposed on Monday a popular referendum to implement sweeping political reforms in response to the country's largest public protests in 20 years. Rousseff called for a public vote to eventually amend Brazil's constitution as she tries to seize the momentum in a national debate set off by two weeks of increasingly disruptive demonstrations.
Monday, June 24th 2013 - 08:24 UTC
Supreme Court Justice and anti-corruption champ has become symbol of Brazilian protests

Joaquim Barbosa the black magistrate from Brazil’s Supreme Court and who won national acknowledgement as inflexible with corruption cases has become the preferred candidate for 2014 presidential elections by the thousands of protestors who took to the streets these last two weeks.
Monday, June 24th 2013 - 08:22 UTC
Three out of four Brazilians fed up with poor public services support street protests

An overwhelming majority of Brazilians, 75% supports the two weeks street demonstrations demanding improved public services and complaining about the huge sums invested in stadiums for football world cups, according to a public opinion poll from Ibope and which was released in the latest edition of the weekly magazine Epoca.
Saturday, June 22nd 2013 - 06:03 UTC
Rousseff pledges to meet protestors and their demands, but will also maintain order

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff promised on Friday to hold a dialogue with members of a protest movement sweeping the country, but also said she would do whatever is necessary to maintain order.
Saturday, June 22nd 2013 - 05:58 UTC
Brazil bishops support massive demonstrations, “as long as they are peaceful”

Leaders of the Brazilian bishops' conference announced their support for the massive demonstrations sweeping across the country but declined to say how they might affect World Youth Day activities and the visit of Pope Francis in July.
Saturday, June 22nd 2013 - 05:51 UTC
Pacific Alliance in a “marketing success” and no concern for Mercosur, says Brazil

The Pacific Alliance is a ‘marketing success’ and does not represent a concern for Mercosur since it does not have the potential for physical integration as other blocks from the region, said Brazilian Foreign minister Antonio Patriota during a congressional hearing this week in Brasilia.
Friday, June 21st 2013 - 17:02 UTC
FIFA and the Confederation Cup in Brazil: “the show must go on”

FIFA at no stage has discussed the possibility of canceling the Confederations Cup, which has been overshadowed by protests sweeping Brazil, according to a brief statement on Friday from soccer’s main organization following on reports from the Brazilian media.
Friday, June 21st 2013 - 06:37 UTC
Mercosur summit in Montevideo will consider lifting Paraguay’s suspension

Brazilian Foreign minister Antonio Patriota confirmed on Thursday that Paraguay’s suspension from Mercosur will be in the agenda of the coming presidential summit, next 12 July in Montevideo.
Friday, June 21st 2013 - 06:19 UTC
Rousseff calls emergency cabinet meeting; a million people took to the streets in capital cites

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff has called for an urgent meeting of her main ministers Friday morning to address the effects of the current demonstrations through out Brazil which on Thursday evening convened over a million people in eighty cities.
Friday, June 21st 2013 - 06:16 UTC
Brazilian political system from surprise to shock as there seems no end to protests

Brazil's biggest protests in two decades intensified on Thursday despite government concessions meant to quell the demonstrations, as over 300,000 people took to the streets of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia and tens of thousands more flooded an estimated one hundred cities.