Brazil

Brazil's lower house passes second austerity bill

The lower chamber of Brazil's Congress passed a bill on Wednesday toughening access to social securi...

May 14, 2015 10:27 AM EDT

100 injured in teacher protest in Brazil city of Curitiba

More than 100 people were injured on Wednesday in violent clashes between protesters and police in t...

Apr 30, 2015 07:36 AM EDT

Indonesia executes drug convicts, sparks anger from Australia, Brazil

An Indonesian firing squad executed eight convicted drug-traffickers from several countries on Wedne...

Apr 28, 2015 07:10 PM EDT

Brazil says no 'grand bargain' with builders in Petrobras scandal

President Dilma Rousseff's government denied on Wednesday that it is looking to strike a "grand barg...

Mar 26, 2015 09:45 AM EDT

Petrobras scandal prosecutors seek tougher anti-corruption laws

Prosecutors who uncovered Brazil's biggest corruption case called on Friday for tougher prison sente...

Mar 21, 2015 08:47 AM EDT

Brazil comptroller to probe more contractors in Petrobras scandal

Brazil's Comptroller-General Office on Wednesday added another six construction and engineering firm...

Mar 19, 2015 03:54 AM EDT

Brazil government backers take to streets ahead of Sunday protests

Pro-government labor unions and social activists staged demonstrations across Brazil on Friday in su...

Mar 14, 2015 11:46 AM EDT

Brazil arrests former Italian guerrilla pending deportation

Brazilian police arrested on Thursday an Italian former leftist guerrilla wanted for murder in his c...

Mar 13, 2015 09:27 AM EDT

Brazil's comptroller opens case against more Petrobras contractors

Brazil's office of the comptroller general said on Wednesday it had opened a case against 10 additio...

Mar 12, 2015 05:30 AM EDT

Bureaucratic infighting hampers action on droughts: U.N. official

Infighting between competing government departments has weakened the world's ability to tackle droug...

Mar 10, 2015 11:16 AM EDT

Strike ends at Brazil GM plant after union flexes muscle

Workers at a General Motors Co (GM.N) car factory in Brazil ended a six-day strike on Thursday after...

Feb 27, 2015 09:07 AM EST

Brazilian companies push for deal to minimize Petrobras scandal

Some of the companies caught up in a massive corruption scandal at state-run oil firm Petrobras are ...

Feb 21, 2015 06:32 AM EST

Indonesia recalls envoy to Brazil amid row over execution

Indonesia has recalled its new ambassador to Brazil after the South American country postponed a cer...

Feb 21, 2015 06:22 AM EST

Brazil police seize luxury cars, cash from fallen tycoon Batista

Brazilian police said they seized seven cars, including a white Lamborghini, and $32,490 in cash, co...

Feb 07, 2015 07:31 AM EST

Oi-Portugal Telecom merger seen set to hold

Opposition to Brazilian group Oi's plans to sell off Portugal's former national telecoms operator, P...

Jan 20, 2015 04:49 AM EST

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