Tag: Aecio Neves

• Thursday, September 19th 2019 - 17:48 UTC

  Ex Odebrecht corrupt VP found dead in Rio de Janeiro

  

  Former Odebrecht Vicepresident Henrique Valladares, one of the main informants in the megacorruption scandal which links the Brazilian building firm with bribes involving top tier officials from governments all over Latin America, has been found lifeless in his Rio de Janeiro flat, it was reported. The cause of death is yet to be determined.

• 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.

• Thursday, May 18th 2017 - 22:22 UTC

  Temer rejects calls for stepping down: “I will not resign. I repeat, I will not resign”

  

  Brazilian President Michel Temer on Thursday rejected calls for his resignation, saying he will fight allegations that he endorsed the paying of hush money to an ex-lawmaker jailed for corruption. The embattled leader spoke in a national address after Globo newspaper reported Wednesday night that Temer was recorded supporting payments to former Lower House Speaker Eduardo Cunha.

• Friday, March 3rd 2017 - 11:48 UTC

  New Brazilian foreign minister no fan of Trump, but sponsors free trade, Mercosur and the Pacific Alliance

  

  Brazil's president has picked as his new foreign minister a man who has sharply criticized U.S. President Donald Trump. President Michel Temer named Sen. Aloysio Nunes to the post Thursday to replace Jose Serra. Serra resigned last week for medical reasons. The appointment doesn't require congressional approval. Both Nunes and Serra belong to the center PSDB party, senior member of the ruling coalition.

• Wednesday, May 4th 2016 - 08:18 UTC

  Brazilian prosecution asks for investigation of opposition leader Senator Neves

  

  Brazil’s top prosecutor asked the Supreme Court to open an investigation into opposition Senator Aécio Neves, the country’s leading opposition figure, as the vast Petrobras corruption probe engulfed more politicians. Neves, who narrowly lost the 2014 presidential election to Dilma Rousseff, was previously included in a list of some 50 politicians thought to have taken bribes originating from state-run companies.

• Monday, May 2nd 2016 - 11:54 UTC

  Temer anticipates support of constitutional reform, and would step down in 2018

  

  Vice-president Michel Temer patiently preparing a coalition and a basic program if Dilma Rousseff is finally impeached said he will not be standing as a candidate for Presidency in 2018. Furthermore, he said he will support the proposal to end presidential re-election in Brazil.

• Tuesday, April 26th 2016 - 09:11 UTC

  Brazil's main opposition party divided on support to a possible Temer government

  

  Brazil's largest opposition party is divided over how strongly to back a new interim government if it succeeds in having President Dilma Rousseff stripped of office, as it eyes a run at the presidency in 2018, senior members said on Monday.

• Saturday, October 10th 2015 - 07:11 UTC

  Opposition will push for impeachment proceedings against Rousseff next week

  

  Brazil opposition lawmakers will push for impeachment proceedings to begin next week against embattled President Dilma Rousseff, local media reported Friday. It comes after the country’s top audit court, the TCU, ruled that the government’s 2014 accounts had been manipulated in the run-up to last year’s presidential elections to give a better impression of the economy and sustain spending on social programs.

• Thursday, October 8th 2015 - 12:14 UTC

  Rousseff closer to impeachment: government accounting practices 'illegal' says Accounts Court

  

  Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff suffered a major new setback Wednesday when a court ruled that her government's accounting practices were illegal, handing ammunition to opponents threatening impeachment proceedings. The decision by the Federal Accounts Court or TCU was the latest blow to Rousseff, less than a year into her second term.

• Wednesday, October 7th 2015 - 10:28 UTC

  Brazil's top electoral court will investigate Rousseff's reelection campaign for alleged 'irregularities'

  

  Brazil's top electoral authority ruled on Tuesday there are grounds to investigate irregularities in President Dilma Rousseff's re-election campaign last year. The TSE electoral court voted 5-2 on the decision. It is seeking to determine whether Rousseff and Vice President Michel Temer abused their power while in office to run the campaign, and whether illegal money was used as funding.