Brazil

Brazil's Petrobras probe grows with international firms eyed

A Brazilian police officer investigating a kick-back scheme at state-run oil company Petrobras said ...

Jan 15, 2015 09:32 AM EST

Failure to stop Petrobras scandal could haunt Brazil's Rousseff

When federal investigators first identified signs of corruption at Petrobras in 2009, Dilma Rousseff...

Jan 03, 2015 12:22 AM EST

Petrobras probe could lead to oil firm hiring more foreign contractors

Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras said on Tuesday it may increase the number of foreign companie...

Jan 02, 2015 12:49 AM EST

Petrobras faces class-action lawsuit in New York court over graft

State-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA and its top executives face a class-action lawsu...

Dec 09, 2014 11:03 AM EST

Amazon Indians report more death threats after activists slain

Indians on the Peru-Brazil border say they continue to receive death threats from loggers after the ...

Dec 08, 2014 09:28 AM EST

Petrobras workers may be punished for refinery irregularities

Brazil's state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA has a list of workers who could may be punishe...

Nov 27, 2014 09:37 AM EST

Leftist Rousseff narrowly wins second term in Brazil

Brazil's leftist President Dilma Rousseff narrowly won re-election on Sunday after convincing voters...

Oct 26, 2014 08:54 PM EDT

Uruguay votes for new president; marijuana reform hangs in balance

Uruguayans vote on Sunday in a presidential election with the ruling leftist party trying to fend of...

Oct 26, 2014 04:59 AM EDT

Economic bounce, tough campaign point to Rousseff win in Brazil

President Dilma Rousseff looks positioned to narrowly win a second term on Sunday thanks to a slight...

Oct 23, 2014 08:41 PM EDT

Brazil's Rousseff to face pro-business Neves in election runoff

Brazil's leftist President Dilma Rousseff placed first in Sunday's election but did not get enough v...

Oct 05, 2014 09:27 PM EDT

Brazil's TIM hires Bradesco to gauge bid for rival Oi: source

Brazil's TIM Participações SA (TIMP3.SA) has hired Banco Bradesco SA's (BBDC4.SA) investment banki...

Oct 04, 2014 03:57 AM EDT

U.S., Brazil close to ending cotton trade rift - sources

The United States and Brazil are close to settling a decade-old trade dispute over cotton subsidies,...

Sep 30, 2014 04:58 AM EDT

Brazil's evangelicals gain clout, close to electing first president

Brazil's increasingly powerful evangelical Christians are tantalizingly close to electing one of the...

Sep 29, 2014 06:09 AM EDT

Players plan lawsuit over women's World Cup surface

Lawyers representing 40 top women's soccer players challenged FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Associati...

Sep 28, 2014 12:35 AM EDT

Brazil's Silva looks presidential, but not a shoo-in

Popular environmentalist Marina Silva looks capable of winning Brazil's presidential election in Oct...

Sep 01, 2014 10:32 PM EDT

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