Tag: Brazilian congress

• Friday, March 9th 2018 - 09:08 UTC

  Open Skies agreement between Brazil and US: 30% surge in flights expected

  

  Brazil’s Senate on Wednesday approved an Open Skies agreement between Brazil and the United States that clears the way for a partnership between American Airlines Group Inc and LATAM Airlines Group. The treaty will be sent to President Michel Temer, who is expected to sign it into law.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2016 - 10:39 UTC

  Massive violent protests against Brazilian congress discussing austerity bill

  

  Thousands of people gathered on Tuesday in Brasilia outside Brazil's Congress to protest against the austerity plan of President Michel Temer and against what they see as attempts to shield corrupt politicians. Student groups and labor unions organized the demonstration to coincide with a debate in the Senate on Temer's proposal for a constitutional amendment that would cap public spending for 20 years.

• Wednesday, October 12th 2016 - 11:53 UTC

  Brazil's Lower House approves by ample margin amendment to freeze spending

  

  Brazil's Lower House of Congress approved on Monday a document which is the base for a Proposed Constitutional Amendment (PEC) that would freeze federal spending for the next 20 years, a legislative priority for Michel Temer's government in 2016.

• Thursday, October 31st 2013 - 15:31 UTC

  Brazil commemorates 25 years of the post-dictatorship constitution

  

  Four former Brazilian presidents Jose Sarney, Fernando Color de Mello, Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Lula da Silva were honored at a ceremony in the Senate to commemorate the 25 years of the 1988 constitution.

• Thursday, September 26th 2013 - 06:27 UTC

  Brazil’s “Clean record” bill shows a third of lawmakers have pending bills with Justice

  

  The recently approved Transparency Law has exposed that at least a third of the 594 Brazilian federal lawmakers have pending bills with criminal and administrative courts referred mainly to cases of corruption, which is expected to have an impact in the coming elections of next year when most of Congress will be renewed.

• Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 01:52 UTC

  Brazil congress tries to contain public opinion fury and ends secret voting system

  

  Brazil's lower house has voted on Wednesday to end the system of secret voting in the national legislature. That's been a main demand from anti-government protesters who've taken to streets since June. And it was one of the five specific reform items that President Dilma Rousseff told lawmakers to pass to meet demonstrators' demands.

• Friday, June 1st 2012 - 06:37 UTC

  Discreet Brazilian congress: with no claimants panties are finally incinerated

  

  A pair of panties that fell out of a Brazilian legislator's pocket onto the floor of Congress two weeks ago has been burned after no one claimed them. Fifteen days ago, a group of federal deputies came running into Congress to vote on a bill related to cyber crimes, reported Brazilian newspaper O Globo.