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BRAZILIAN CONSTRUCTION TYCOON LEAVES PRISON, ENTERS FAMILY FEUD
For the remainder, Marcelo Odebrecht will be under house arrest in Sao Paulo... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: FORMER TOP BRAZIL PROSECUTOR SAYS SUCCESSOR, POLICE CHIEF SLOWING GRAFT PROBES
Former Brazil's Prosecutor General Rodrigo Janot attends an interview with Reuters in Brasilia, Brazil, November 28, 2017... READ MORE›
BRAZILIANS ASKED TO VOTE ON SECESSION
The movement said it set up polls in more than 1,000 municipalities across the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Parana... READ MORE›
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BRAZILIAN SOCCER TEAMS PLANE CRASHES
In the world of Brazilian soccer, Chapecoense was an upstart from a humdrum city... READ MORE›
OPERATION CAR WASH: THE BIGGEST CORRUPTION SCANDAL EVER?
Zavascki was in the process of reviewing numerous Car Wash testimonies that were expected to further implicate politicians in Brazil and other countries in Latin America... READ MORE›
A HALF-MILLION BRAZILIANS WANT TO BREAK AWAY AND FORM A NEW COUNTRY
The south of Brazil was colonized by immigrants from Italy, Portugal and Germany, and many take pride in a European sense of organization... READ MORE›
BRAZIL'S LULA SENTENCED TO PRISON ON CORRUPTION CHARGES
The judge has not asked for the former president's immediate arrest. Lula's lawyers could not be reached for comment... READ MORE›
BRAZIL'S NEW HERO IS A NERDY JUDGE WHO IS TOUGH ON OFFICIAL CORRUPTION
Brazil's new hero is a nerdy judge who is tough on official corruption... READ MORE›
ANTI-TEMER STRIKE PARALYSES MAJOR CITIES IN BRAZIL
Police used tear gas to clear highways of protesters but bus services, the metro and trains all stopped working, bringing the city temporarily to a standstill... READ MORE›
NO ONE HAS EVER MADE A CORRUPTION MACHINE LIKE THIS ONE
Brazilian police had discovered Odebrecht's accounts in the island nation of Antigua and Barbuda and were pressing authorities there to share them... READ MORE›
BRAZILIAN POLITICIAN WHO ORCHESTRATED OUSTING OF ROUSSEFF SENTENCED TO PRISON
Former lower house speaker Eduardo Cunha convicted over role in Car Wash corruption scandal and given 15 years in prison, which could be appealed... READ MORE›
BRAZIL'S LATEST SCANDAL: BRIBES, ACID AND TAINTED MEAT EXPORTS
Federal police served hundreds of court orders, including more than 30 detention warrants, in what local media says is the largest police operation in the country's history... READ MORE›
BRAZIL'S EX-PRESIDENT LULA CHARGED WITH CORRUPTION IN OIL KICKBACK SCANDAL
Dallagnol said that Lula, because of his control of the machinery of the Workers' party and the Brazilian government, was the central figure in the scheme... READ MORE›
BRAZIL ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS DRAW HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS ACROSS 18 CITIES
Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians joined anti-government rallies across the country on Sunday, ramping up the pressure on embattled president Dilma Rousseff... READ MORE›
RELEASE OF TAPPED PHONE CALLS BETWEEN LULA AND ROUSSEFF SPARKS MASS PROTESTS IN BRAZIL
On Wednesday night tens of thousands of Brazilians began gathering in Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Belo Horizonte and other major cities to demand the president's resignation... READ MORE›
BRAZILIAN POLICE DETAIN FORMER PRESIDENT LULA IN CORRUPTION INQUIRY
The Lula Institute put out a statement on Thursday saying "former President Lula never participated directly or indirectly in any illegality"... READ MORE›
WHERE IS THE WORLD'S GREENEST CITY?
For example, which cities have the cleanest air or the lowest greenhouse gas emissions?... READ MORE›
TENSION GRIPS BRAZIL AS EX-PRESIDENT LULA APPEARS IN COURT ON CORRUPTION CHARGES
Hashtags in support of both Lula and Moro have been trending heavily in Brazil... READ MORE›
BRAZIL'S LATEST SCANDAL: BRIBES, ACID AND TAINTED MEAT SALES
Abiec, the Brazilian meat exporting group, said in an email that no beef plants from its 29 member companies, which includes JBS, were mentioned in the investigation... READ MORE›
EX-BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT DA SILVA CONVICTED OF CORRUPTION
Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been convicted and sentenced to nine years and six months in prison for corruption and money laundering... READ MORE›
BRAZIL'S EX-PRESIDENT LULA TO STAND TRIAL FOR CORRUPTION IN BRIBERY SCANDAL
Workers' party supporters claim the Lava Jato investigation is politically biased and that most of those accused in other parties will not be held to justice... READ MORE›
6. IS THE PROBE CONNECTED TO OTHER CORRUPTION INVESTIGATIONS?
Notably, JBS SA and BRF SA, Brazil's two biggest meat suppliers... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | TWO POSSIBLE PATHS FOR BRAZIL'S MOST BELOVED EX-LEADER: PRISON OR THE PRESIDENCY
A former union organizer with a fourth-grade education, Lula rose to power as a voice for Brazil's disenfranchised poor... READ MORE›
BRAZIL: EDUARDO CUNHA ARRESTED OVER ALLEGED CORRUPTION
The central figure behind the impeachment of former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff has been arrested on corruption charges... READ MORE›
AS ISIS POSTS IN PORTUGUESE US AND BRAZIL BOLSTER OLYMPICS SECURITY
American officials have been training Brazilian antiterrorism units on chemical and biological attacks... READ MORE›
PEOPLE ARE SWOONING OVER BRAZIL'S 'HIPSTER COP' AFTER HE ARRESTED A POWERFUL LAWMAKER
Cunha's arrest, many said, was only a matter of time... READ MORE›
BRAZIL'S LULA APPEARS IN COURT IN CORRUPTION CASE
Thousands of Lula supporters descended on Curitiba overnight, mostly members of activists groups and unions, arriving in chartered buses from across the country... READ MORE›
BRAZIL'S ANTI-IMPEACHMENT PROTESTERS BLOCK HIGHWAYS AT RUSH HOUR
Demonstrators protesting the impeachment process threatening Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff occupied dozens of highways in major cities during rush hour Thursday morning, causing long backups... READ MORE›
JAILED EX-BRAZIL CONGRESS LEADER MAY NOT GET TO TELL ALL
Marlus Arns, a Curitiba-based lawyer representing Cunha, did not respond to requests for comment about any possible plea bargain or charges against him... READ MORE›
BRAZIL'S FORMER PRESIDENT LULA CHARGED IN MONEY LAUNDERING INVESTIGATION
Minister says ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva could rejoin government, putting him out of reach of judge probing alleged Petrobras kickback scheme... READ MORE›
EX-MINISTER ACCUSES FORMER BRAZIL PRESIDENT LULA OF ACCEPTING BRIBES
Palocci also served as Rousseff's chief of staff initially but was forced to resign due to corruption allegations... READ MORE›
RUN GRINGO RUN NEW CELLPHONE GAME HAS FUN WITH OLYMPIC RIOS STREET CRIME
And gringos in Rio de Janeiro for South America's first Olympics have been dealing with all the crime cliches the Wonderful City has to offer... READ MORE›
POLICE IN BRAZIL ARREST GROUP SUSPECTED OF PLANNING TERROR ATTACK DURING RIO GAMES
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazilian police have arrested 10 people suspected of planning terrorist attacks during the Rio Olympics, Brazilian prosecutors said Thursday... READ MORE›