Tag: Brazilian Democratic Movement (PMDB)

• Monday, October 8th 2018 - 06:43 UTC

  Bolsonaro's performance unprecedented at Congress level: from 8 to 51 seats

  

  Brazil's far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro turned his party from a footnote in a crowded Congress into a national powerhouse on Sunday, underscoring a seismic shift in Latin America's biggest nation as voters raged against the political establishment.

• Saturday, August 4th 2018 - 12:25 UTC

  Ex Finance minister Meirelles joins the Brazilian presidential race

  

  Henrique Meirelles, a former finance minister in unpopular President Michel Temer's government, joined Brazil's presidential race on Thursday, promising market reforms to rebuild the battered economy.

• Thursday, May 25th 2017 - 20:45 UTC

  Brazilian ex presidents discussing the outcome of the political situation

  

  Three ex Brazilian presidents are holding talks on the future of the country following what seems the inevitable outcome of the current political situation with deep differences between the political system and the Judiciary.

• Wednesday, May 24th 2017 - 06:27 UTC

  Temer running out of special aides to corruption arrests; one even returned a bag with hush money

  

  A special aide to embattled Brazilian President Michel Temer was arrested on Tuesday in connection with a fraud scheme and another aide gave police a bag filled with cash that was allegedly part of a bribe approved by the leader.

• Friday, March 31st 2017 - 04:39 UTC

  Rousseff's “hangman” sentenced to 15 years in prison for corruption

  

  A federal court sentenced Brazil’s former speaker of the Lower House, Eduardo Cunha, to more than 15 years in prison on Thursday for corruption, making him the highest-profile political conviction yet in the “Operation Car Wash” scandal. The former politician’s defense team said they would appeal the decision but Cunha will remain imprisoned pending appeal.

• 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.

• Friday, November 11th 2016 - 08:48 UTC

  Brazilian president accused of having received US$ 300.000 for political campaign funding

  

  Brazilian President Michel Temer has been accused of taking a large bribe by a former political ally. Lawyers for former President Dilma Rousseff, who was removed from office in May, filed court documents which they say prove the claim.

• Tuesday, November 1st 2016 - 02:16 UTC

  Brazil municipal elections runoff ratify “non political” candidates

  

  Marcelo Crivella on Sunday won the mayor's race in Rio de Janeiro, beating leftist Marcelo Freixo by a wide margin. Crivella, with the Brazilian Republican party, garnered 59.35% of the votes to 40.65% for Freixo, who is with the Socialism and Freedom Party.

• Thursday, October 20th 2016 - 21:05 UTC

  Brazilian ex lawmaker who triggered fall of Rousseff arrested, and promises a “tell-all memoir”

  

  The corruption-related arrest of a former top Brazilian lawmaker on Wednesday threatens to revive political turmoil and snap the momentum of a government economic reform campaign. Eduardo Cunha was taken into police custody Wednesday on accusations of corruption and money laundering related to oil platform contracts with state-controlled Petrobras. He denies the accusations.

• Friday, October 7th 2016 - 12:18 UTC

  Temer wins first Congressional battle with milestone bill to cap public spending

  

  A Congressional committee in Brazil approved on Thursday a constitutional amendment that would limit public spending to the rate of inflation for 20 years, handing President Michel Temer an initial victory in his plan to plug a widening deficit, which if continued at the current rate could lead to fiscal collapse and public accounts insolvency, “a repeat of the Greek tragedy”.