Tag: Brazilean Congress

Friday, February 9th 2018 - 09:54 UTC
Brazilian congress member arrested on arrival from the US; he must spend five years in jail

Brazil's federal police have arrested a congressman on corruption charges at Sao Paulo's international airport, saying they feared he could try to escape to Paraguay. A panel of the country's top court this week ordered the arrest of Congressman Joao Rodrigues after his corruption conviction was upheld by a federal court.
Wednesday, January 31st 2018 - 09:06 UTC
Pension reform dispute between Brazil's Executive and Congress

Brazilian Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles said on Monday that although there may be differences in strategy between president Michel Temer and the speaker of the House of Representatives, Rodrigo Maia, everyone's goal is to ensure the approval of the pension reform.
Thursday, July 13th 2017 - 08:41 UTC
Temer faces challenge in Congress from his potential successor

The speaker of the lower house of Brazil's Congress, Rodrigo Maia, vowed on Wednesday to fight any changes President Michel Temer makes to a landmark labor reform passed by the Senate a day earlier, highlighting fresh tension between longtime allies.
Wednesday, April 19th 2017 - 14:27 UTC
Police unions storm Congress in Brasilia to protest pension reform bill

Brazilian President Michel Temer on Tuesday made new concessions to ease passage of an unpopular pension reform bill, leading police unions to try and invade Congress in the latest angry demonstration from a labor group.
Monday, December 19th 2016 - 08:04 UTC
Another major clash between Brazil's Supreme Court and Congress in the making

Another major clash between Brazil's Supreme Court and Congress in the making. Justice Luiz Fux ruled to return the anti-corruption bill back to its initial stages in the Lower House, despite the fact the fill had already reached Senate and was preparing to put the bill to a vote.
Wednesday, August 17th 2016 - 03:07 UTC
In last-ditch attempt Rousseff promises to advance elections if she's not impeached

Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff, on Tuesday pledged to open the door to an early general election if she survives an upcoming vote in the Brazilian Senate on ousting her less than half-way through her second term.
Wednesday, April 6th 2016 - 08:42 UTC
Brazil's governance crisis closer to a snap election as soon as October

A Supreme Court judge ordered Brazil's Congress on Tuesday to start impeachment proceedings against Vice President Michel Temer, deepening a political crisis and uncertainty over leadership of Latin America's largest country. Justice Marco Aurelio Mello told the lower house to convene an impeachment committee to consider putting Temer on trial on charges he helped manipulate budget accounting as part of President Dilma Rousseff's administration.
Wednesday, January 13th 2016 - 05:06 UTC
Crucial February for Rousseff: economic plan must convince investors and Congress

With her job on the line, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is spending January developing an economic plan which she hopes will restore faith in her leadership and weaken looming impeachment proceedings against her.
Thursday, October 8th 2015 - 18:51 UTC
Brazilian congress again exposes President Rousseff's political weakness

Brazil's Congress on Wednesday postponed for a fourth time voting on whether to overrule President Dilma Rousseff's vetoes of two spending bills in a defeat for her government as it scrambles for support to rebalance overdrawn public accounts.
Friday, February 13th 2015 - 04:13 UTC
Brazilian congress ignores Rousseff's call for spending cuts

Brazil's Congress passed legislation on Tuesday that limits the president's ability to reduce pork-barrel spending passed by lawmakers, a setback for President Dilma Rousseff's efforts to fight a fiscal deficit.