Brazil
Brazil court suspends Lower House Speaker Eduardo Cunha
Brazil's top court has suspended Lower House Speaker Eduardo Cunha from his mandate, following a request by the country's attorney general, officials say. He has been accused of trying to obstruct corruption investigations against him and intimidate congressmen. Mr Cunha is an outspoken critic of President Dilma...
Brazil leader Rousseff vows to fight on
Brazil's beleaguered President Dilma Rousseff has told she is an "innocent victim" and she will fight on as possible impeachment looms. She vowed to "keep fighting… to come back to government if the impeachment request is accepted". Ms Rousseff is accused of manipulating government accounts, which...
Zika, recession, political scandal loom over Brazil Olympics
This year, Brazil is scheduled to open its arms to people from all over the world for the 2016 Summer Olympics. With the Games nearly three months away, the country is facing a series of unprecedented challenges: the Zika virus outbreak, which has been connected to a rare birth defect; a crippling recession that has left...
In Crushing Defeat, Brazil’s Rousseff Moves Close To Impeachment
Brazil’s leftist President Dilma Rousseff suffered a humiliating loss in a crucial impeachment vote in the lower house of Congress on Sunday and is almost certain to be forced from office months before the nation hosts the Olympics. Fireworks lit up the night sky in Brazil’s megacities of Sao Paulo and Rio de...
Brazil Rousseff: MPs set for knife-edge impeachment vote
Brazil's lower house of Congress is due to hold a crucial vote on whether to impeach President Dilma Rousseff over charges of manipulating government accounts for political gains. Security has been stepped up outside the building in Brasilia to prevent clashes between rival protesters. Ms Rousseff has accused her political...
Brazil’s embattled Dilma Rousseff loses PP from coalition
Another coalition partner of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has announced it is quitting, dealing a further blow to her bid to stave off impeachment. The Progressive Party (PP) said most of its 47 MPs would vote for Ms Rousseff to be impeached. Last month the PMDB, the largest party in Brazil's governing...
Zika outbreak will worsen before it gets better, WHO head says
The head of the World Health Organization warned Wednesday that the Zika outbreak would likely worsen before nations besieged by the mosquito-borne virus linked to thousands of birth defects in Brazil see relief. Director-General Margaret Chan made the comments at the end of her two-day visit to Brazil, the country at the...
Zika crisis and economic woes bring gloom to Brazil’s Olympic buildup
After Brazil was thrashed 1-7 in the semi-final of the last World Cup, it was hard to imagine a sporting mega-event could throw up anything more dispiriting for the host nation. But with six months to go until Rio de Janeiro hosts the next Olympics, the sense of gloom is plunging new depths as the country struggles with a Zika...
This is what happens in Brazil when you park in a disabled space illegally
Park in a disabled space in Brazil at your peril. One man found out the hard way that parking your car in a spot reserved for people with disabilities is not a smart thing to do. The man’s car was covered – and we mean covered – in blue paper. White ‘disabled’ symbols were made with sheets of...