Tag: Dilma Rousseff

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.
Tuesday, October 6th 2015 - 12:16 UTC
Rousseff government clashes with Federal Accounts Court

Brazil's attorney general argued on Sunday for the removal of a judge overseeing an investigation of embattled President Dilma Rousseff's accounts, a last-minute attempt to avoid a ruling that could lead to her impeachment.
Saturday, October 3rd 2015 - 08:11 UTC
Rousseff reshuffles cabinet and gives more power to key ally PMDB and Temer

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Friday announced a Cabinet reshuffle that reduces the number of posts from 39 to 31 and gives a more significant role to the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, or PMDB, the country's biggest and a key ally of her Workers' Party.
Saturday, October 3rd 2015 - 07:55 UTC
Rousseff's main coalition ally, “110 satisfied” with latest changes, but 'there's some fat left'

Brazil largest party, main ally and pillar of President Dilma Rousseff's fragile coalition said it was “110% satisfied” with the changes announced on Friday: reducing cabinet posts from 39 to 31, slashing thousands of coveted jobs for political appointees and cutting her salary and that of the vice president by 10%.
Thursday, October 1st 2015 - 08:58 UTC
Rousseff's approval ratings languish: two thirds consider her government “bad or terrible”

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's approval ratings languished in September, held down by the country’s economic and political crises, as her opposition in Congress considers opening impeachment proceedings.
Tuesday, September 29th 2015 - 06:28 UTC
Former president says “no way Uruguay can escape the impact of the Brazilian crisis”

Brazilian former president Fernando Henrique Cardoso, (1995/2002) said that the serious economic situation faced by Brazil is very complex, will take time to overcome and most surely the impact will be felt in neighboring Uruguay, a country which must target other markets, other economic spaces.
Monday, September 28th 2015 - 10:35 UTC
Brazil has sufficient reserves, but Rousseff concerned about companies with dollar debts

Brazil President Dilma Rousseff cited the nation's foreign currency reserves as a backstop to excessive volatility and weakness in the Brazilian Real.
Monday, September 28th 2015 - 10:21 UTC
Brazil supports Paris conference and pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions 37% by 2025

President Dilma Rousseff pledged on Sunday to slash Brazil’s greenhouse gas emissions by 37%, during her speech to the UN General Assembly. Outlining her vision for a global climate change agreement on Sunday, Rousseff stressed on the importance of a “common response”.
Thursday, September 24th 2015 - 09:05 UTC
Rousseff partial victory: Congress upholds vetoes cutting additional expenses

Brazil's Congress on Wednesday voted to uphold most of President Dilma Rousseff's vetoes on billions of dollars in additional expenses, marking a partial victory for the president, who is fighting a weakening economy and calls for her ouster, plus a plunging currency.
Wednesday, September 23rd 2015 - 07:05 UTC
Brazil's currency falls to its weakest level against the US dollar, 4.06 Reais

Brazil's currency fell to its weakest level ever as investors cast a wary eye on negotiations over spending bills that could further complicate the country's tenuous fiscal position. The currency, like others across Latin America, was also hammered by a global rise in the dollar sparked by increased expectations that the US Federal Reserve is still on track to raise interest rates this year.