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Rousseff nemesis vows no let-up in Brazil impeachment bid 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 October 2015

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

14 October 2015

Brazil court hits Rousseff again, fueling impeachment talk 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 October 2015

Brazil's Rousseff to be investigated for alleged funds misuse 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 October 2015

Brazil president reshuffles cabinet to avert disaster 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 October 2015

Brazil's Rousseff pledges 37% cut in greenhouse gas emissions Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff on Sunday promised big cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2025.

28 September 2015

Gates Foundation sues Petrobras, PwC over scandal 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 September 2015

Brazil president's own supporters revolt against her austerity plans When Brazil's leftist President Dilma Rousseff loses the support of someone like longtime backer Edson Silva, perhaps she had better start worrying.

17 September 2015

Brazil graft probe targets two in president's inner circle: reports 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 September 2015

Rousseff says Brazil will try to get out of first budget deficit 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 September 2015

Brazil speaker, former president charged in Petrobras corruption Brazilian prosecutors lodged corruption charges against the speaker of the lower house -- a key figure in the country's current political crisis -- and also against a former president.

21 August 2015

Merkel urges Brazil to protect Amazon rainforest Brazil and Germany threw their weight behind the push for a global climate agreement later this year and stressed the vital importance of defending the Amazon jungle from deforestation.

21 August 2015

Kazakhstan listed in Top 10 World's Riskiest Sovereign Debt? Kazakhstan has been put on the map of the world's riskiest sovereign debt by Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Really?

20 August 2015

Impeaching Rousseff could imperil Brazilian democracy Brazilians clamoring for President Dilma Rousseff's overthrow should think twice, analysts say, warning that the trauma of impeachment could undermine 20 years of building democracy.

18 August 2015

Brazilians rage against president, corruption Hundreds of thousands of protesters demanded Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's resignation, blaming her and the leftist Workers' Party for runaway corruption,

17 August 2015

Rio set for 'great' Olympics: IOC Rio will stage a great Olympics, as long as it sorts out "millions" of details first, the head of an IOC fact-finding mission said.

13 August 2015

No 'easy' way back for humiliated Brazil: Dunga Exactly a year after their 7-1 World Cup humiliation by Germany, Brazil's once all-conquering football team appears as lost as ever and with no quick way back.

08 July 2015

Facegloria: Facebook for Brazil's Evangelicals Fluffy clouds waft across a blue sky as you log in and while you chat with friends, Gospel music rings out: welcome to Facegloria, the social network for Brazilian Evangelicals.

04 July 2015

Obama, Rousseff visit Martin Luther King memorial President Barack Obama and Brazil's Dilma Rousseff paid a surprise joint visit Monday to Washington's Martin Luther King Memorial, part of efforts to mend fences after a spying row.

30 June 2015

Brazil's Petrobras slashes multi-year investment plan Brazil's state oil giant Petrobras slashed its five-year investment plan by a whopping 77 billion dollars -- as it tries to recover from a massive corruption scandal.

30 June 2015

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