Tag: Workers' Party (Brazil)

Wednesday, September 16th 2015 - 09:34 UTC
Two close associates of Lula da Silva will face trial on the Petrobras scandal

Two leading figures associated with Brazil's ruling Workers' Party will face trial over their alleged roles in the Petrobras graft scandal, authorities confirmed Tuesday.A judge has accepted to take on the case brought against Jose Dirceu, a former chief of staff under ex-president Lula da Silva (2003-2010), and who prosecutors say masterminded the bribes and embezzlement scheme skimming huge sums from the state oil giant.
Tuesday, September 15th 2015 - 09:40 UTC
Lula 'intimately' wants Dilma removed from office, says O Estado de Sao Paulo

Former Brazilian president Lula da Silva, “intimately celebrates” a possible political action that would remove president Dilma Rousseff from the Planalto Palace, according to one of the country's most respected and serious dailies, O Estado de Sao Paulo.
Saturday, September 12th 2015 - 11:05 UTC
Police want to question Lula da Silva on Petrobras; request to the Supreme Court

Brazilian police have asked the Supreme Court for permission to question former president Lula da Silva, who they say may have benefited from the corruption scandal roiling state oil giant Petrobras.
Tuesday, September 8th 2015 - 06:01 UTC
Rousseff leads Independence Day celebrations with tight security and no speech fearing pot banging

Brazilian Independence Day celebrations were marked Monday by the extra security surrounding President Dilma Rousseff during the ceremonies in Brasilia. Rousseff, in the official Rolls Royce with the top down and wearing the presidential ribbon, led the military parade for 2 kilometers before taking part in the program of events prepared by the armed forces.
Thursday, September 3rd 2015 - 07:13 UTC
Brazilian VP calls on business community for a 'national alliance'

President Michel Temer asked business owners and executives for a “national alliance” to deal with Brazil's political crisis and shaky economic situation. Temer is leader of the centrist PMDB, the main governing partner of Rousseff's center-left Workers Party, PT.
Saturday, August 29th 2015 - 05:25 UTC
'If necessary', Lula da Silva will be in the 2018 president election

Former two-term President Lula da Silva acknowledged Friday that he is weighing the possibility of seeking to return to Brazil's highest office in the 2018 elections. ”I can't say that I am or that I'm not (a candidate),” Lula said during an interview with Radio Itatiaia.
Friday, August 28th 2015 - 05:32 UTC
Lula da Silva seems to have lost his invincible electoral allure, opinion polls show

Former Brazilian president Lula da Silva, if he decided to run again in 2018 as his Workers Party insists, would lose the presidential contest against any of three potential candidates from the leading opposition party, PSDB, (Brazilian Social Democracy) according to a public opinion poll released this week.
Thursday, August 27th 2015 - 04:41 UTC
Dilma has an extra 12 days to show 'non-doctored' government accounts

Brazil's highest accounting court gave another 15 days for President Dilma Rousseff to respond to accusations she doctored the government accounts last year to hide the deterioration of the country's finances.
Tuesday, August 25th 2015 - 20:13 UTC
Rousseff planning to cut 10 of 39 ministries as commitment to austerity

Brazil's government announced on Monday it will slash the number of ministries and reduce its spending, in an effort to show commitment to austerity that could be politically costly for President Dilma Rousseff.
Tuesday, August 25th 2015 - 14:43 UTC
Brazil's electoral authority investigating funding of Rousseff's presidential campaign

The vice-president of Brazil’s TSE electoral authority has asked for an investigation of President Dilma Rousseff’s 2014 re-election campaign, citing evidence that it may have been financed with money from a corruption scheme at state-run oil firm Petrobras.