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A Brazilian court has ordered the seizure of goods and assets belonging to the broadcast-arm of the International Olympic Committee.

• 20 сентября 2016, 16:14

Eight weightlifters who previously served doping bans have won medals at Rio, while others have been sent home for failed tests.

• 15 августа 2016, 15:25

Australia's new teenage swimming sensation Kyle Chalmers won the blue riband Olympic 100m freestyle gold.

• 11 августа 2016, 15:06

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff risks being driven from office if the lower house votes in favor of an impeachment trial.

• 11 апреля 2016, 16:34

Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is warning that the Petrobras corruption probe is paralyzing the Brazilian economy.

• 28 марта 2016, 13:27

With crazy costumes, pulsating music the Rio Carnival's top performers swatted aside Zika worries to get down for the world's biggest party

• 08 февраля 2016, 15:22

Volkswagen will negotiate a settlement with Brazilian justice officials for allegedly allowing the torture and detention of employees opposed to Brazil's former military dictatorship.

• 02 ноября 2015, 16:27

Sao Paulo kicked off the 40th edition of its Fashion Week featuring the winter 2016 collection of Brazilian designer Alexandre Herchcovitch.

• 19 октября 2015, 15:08

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff sprang to the defense of her embattled finance minister, saying she would not be pressured into sacking him.

• 19 октября 2015, 14:53

World Boxing Championship 2015 has taken place in Doha, Qatar.

• 18 октября 2015, 18:18

The controversial central figure in attempts to impeach Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said Wednesday he will appeal a Supreme Court decision putting the brakes on the opposition's push to unseat her.

• 15 октября 2015, 15:58

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff won a temporary reprieve from threatened impeachment thanks to a Supreme Court intervention.

• 14 октября 2015, 15:54

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff suffered a major new setback when a court ruled that her government's accounting practices were illegal, handing ammunition to opponents threatening impeachment proceedings.

• 08 октября 2015, 11:15

President Dilma Rousseff's campaign will be investigated for alleged use of funds skimmed from the vast Petrobras corruption scheme, in a twist that could potentially end her term early.

• 07 октября 2015, 15:52

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff ordered a government reshuffle, axing eight ministries in what was announced as a cost-cutting measure but seemed aimed at ending political paralysis.

• 03 октября 2015, 17:32

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff on Sunday promised big cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2025.

• 28 сентября 2015, 11:56

The charity foundation of multi-billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates has sued Petrobras and accounting giant PwC's Brazil arm over investment losses due to corruption at the Brazilian oil giant.

• 26 сентября 2015, 12:43

When Brazil's leftist President Dilma Rousseff loses the support of someone like longtime backer Edson Silva, perhaps she had better start worrying.

• 17 сентября 2015, 15:23

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's former campaign treasurer and her chief of staff have been placed under investigation in the Petrobras mega corruption scandal.

• 07 сентября 2015, 15:50

After presenting Brazil's first ever budget deficit, President Dilma Rousseff promised that her government will work hard to get back in the black.

• 03 сентября 2015, 13:44