Tag: Dilma Rousseff

Monday, August 8th 2011 - 04:37 UTC
Brazilean President Rousseff looses another top official to corruption

The Brazilian congressional opposition promised to block legislative work in both Houses until the government accepts the creation of a Special Investigation Commission, CPI, to look into alleged corruption practices in several ministries from the administration of President Dilma Rousseff.
Friday, August 5th 2011 - 19:55 UTC
Lula da Silva comes out in strong support Celso Amorim as defence minister

Brazilian former president Lula da Silva came out in full support of the latest cabinet reshuffle by President Dilma Rousseff who sacked the Minister of Defence Nelson Jobim following some derogatory remarks about the cabinet chief and the head of institutional relations (mainly with Congress).
Monday, August 1st 2011 - 06:25 UTC
Brazil reiterates Falklands-flagged vessels will be banned from entering its ports

Brazil reiterated its intention of banning all Falklands’ flagged vessels from calling at the country’s ports and described as “illegal” the current round of oil exploration in the Islands’ waters.
Monday, August 1st 2011 - 06:21 UTC
Brazil ready to announce 30bn dollars tax relief for industry

Brazil is prepared for the event of a United States default if no agreement is reached in the US congress on the debt ceiling and will also implement a 30 billion dollars tax relief program to prop Brazilian industry competitiveness, announced Finance minister Guido Mantega.
Saturday, July 30th 2011 - 22:43 UTC
South America as a region to discuss measures to counter global financial crisis

South America’s top economic and monetary authorities will be meeting in Lima and later in Buenos Aires to agree on “joint and specific actions” to address the flush of global liquidity distorting regional currencies and of unsold manufactured goods threatening jobs and industry.
Saturday, July 30th 2011 - 22:33 UTC
Cristina and Dilma reaffirm ‘strategic alliance and commitment to Mercosur

Argentina and Brazil reaffirmed on Friday their strategic alliance and commitment to Mercosur and regional integration during a summit in Brasilia, where President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner together with her Brazilian peer Dilma Rousseff inaugurated the new Argentine Embassy in the Brazilian capital.
Wednesday, July 27th 2011 - 03:59 UTC
“Dilma is completely able of running the country”, says Lula da Silva

Brazilian former president Lula da Silva criticized rich countries for their roll on the current economic crisis that has been changing the world’s economic map and once again came out forcibly in support of President Dima Rousseff.
Saturday, July 23rd 2011 - 02:09 UTC
President Rousseff is “playing with fire” warn ruling coalition allies

The Brazilian Executive is “playing with fire” in the way it addresses relations with other partners of the ruling coalition warned the Party of the Republic (PR) which is threatening to join the opposition conditioning the government’s majority in Congress.
Wednesday, July 20th 2011 - 22:21 UTC
Lula da Silva again to the rescue of President Rousseff facing cabinet setback

Former Brazilian leader Lula da Silva said President Dilma Rousseff managed the latest political crisis in the cabinet ‘correctly’ and is proving she has the capacity to lead “in this and in all situations”.
Monday, July 18th 2011 - 08:50 UTC
Brazil launched the construction of four Scorpene-class attack submarines

The construction of four diesel powered Scorpene-class attack submarines for the Brazilian Navy was launched on Saturday at a plant near Rio de Janeiro.