Tag: Sergio Cabral

• Friday, July 5th 2019 - 14:26 UTC

  Ex Rio governor admits paying US$ 2 million to ensure 2016 Olympics

  

  The former governor of Rio de Janeiro state said in court testimony on Thursday that he paid US$2 million to buy votes to ensure the sprawling Brazilian seaside city would be chosen to host the 2016 Olympic Games.

• Tuesday, May 28th 2019 - 09:03 UTC

  Brazil's once richest man fined US$ 134 million for insider trading

  

  Eike Batista, once the richest man in Brazil, has been fined around US$134 million for insider trading, the securities commission said on Monday as the ex-billionaire remains under house arrest pending an appeal against a 30-year jail sentence.

• Tuesday, March 19th 2019 - 08:28 UTC

  Maracaná stadium returns to the government of Rio do Janeiro; private contract cancelled

  

  Rio de Janeiro state says it is taking over the running of Brazil's Maracanã stadium, canceling the contract of a private consortium. Governor Wilson Witzel said the decision would take effect on 17 April but would not disrupt football matches.

• Wednesday, July 4th 2018 - 09:02 UTC

  Brazilian ex-billionaire sentenced to 30 years in prison for corruption

  

  A Brazilian businessman famous for amassing and then losing a multi-billion-dollar fortune has been convicted of corruption and money laundering and sentenced to 30 years in prison.

• Monday, October 7th 2013 - 17:37 UTC

  Brazilian police raid slum areas in Rio do Janeiro; claims of police brutality

  

  Brazilian police poured into a dozen slum areas of Rio de Janeiro over the weekend continuing a drive to pacify the poor neighborhoods despite accusations of police brutality that have called the tactic into question.

• Tuesday, November 27th 2012 - 20:40 UTC

  Brazil’s oil windfall distribution debate takes off in the streets of Rio do Janeiro

  

  Thousands of people took to the streets in Rio do Janeiro on Monday to urge Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to veto a bill that local officials say could cost Rio state billions of dollars in lost oil revenue, and cripple plans to host the World Cup and Olympics.

• Monday, November 14th 2011 - 06:32 UTC

  Brazilian troops take over Rio’s main favela without firing a shot

  

  Three thousand troops backed by helicopters and armoured vehicles occupied Rio de Janeiro's largest favela (slum) without firing a shot, the biggest step in the Brazilian city's bid to improve security and end the reign of drug gangs.