brazil politics

Dilma Rousseff Removed from Brazil’s Presidential Office After Impeachment Vote

Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has been removed from office for manipulating the budget after Senators’ impeachment vote. The Senate’s vote…

8 years ago

Dilma Rousseff Impeachment: Chamber of Deputies Votes to Start Proceedings

Brazil's lower house, Chamber of Deputies, has voted to start impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff. Dilma Rousseff is accused…

9 years ago

Dilma Rousseff Impeachment: Brazil’s Supreme Court Rejects Government Injunction

The Brazilian Supreme Court has upheld the result of an impeachment vote against President Dilma Rousseff. Dilma Rousseff, who says…

9 years ago

Dilma Rousseff Impeachment: Progressive Party Leaves Coalition Ahead of Vote

Brazil’s Progressive Party (PP) has announced it is quitting the governing coalition ahead of President Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment vote. The…

9 years ago

Dilma Rousseff Impeachment: Congressional Committee Votes to Go Ahead with Proceedings

A Brazilian congressional committee voted to go ahead with President Dilma Rousseff impeachment proceedings. The 65-member committee voted 38 to…

9 years ago

Dilma Rousseff Impeachment: Two More Senior Brazilian Officials Resign

Two more senior Brazilian officials have stepped down in the latest blow to President Dilma Rousseff’s government. They are Sports…

9 years ago

Dilma Rousseff Impeachment: PMDB Quits Governing Coalition

Brazil’s largest party, the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), has voted to pull out from the governing coalition. The centrist…

9 years ago

Dilma Rousseff Impeachment: Brazil’s Tourism Minister Resigns

Brazil's tourism minister Henrique Eduardo Alves has stepped down before vote on President Dilma Rousseff’s coalition. Opposition lawmakers want to…

9 years ago

Brazil: Dilma Rousseff Sues Senator Delcidio Amaral over Corruption Claims

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has said she will take legal action against Senator Delcidio Amaral who has accused her of…

9 years ago

Brazil Protests: Tens of Thousands of Dilma Rousseff’s Supporters Rally in Brasilia

Tens of thousands of people have joined pro-Dilma Rousseff rallies in Brazil to show support for the president who is…

9 years ago

Brazil: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s Appointment Blocked by Federal Judge

The appointment of Brazil’s ex-leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as chief of staff to President Dilma Rousseff, has been…

9 years ago

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Appointed as Dilma Rousseff’s New Chief of Staff

Brazil’s ex-leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been appointed as President Dilma Rousseff’s new chief of staff. The move…

9 years ago

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Accepts Ministerial Role in Dilma Rousseff’s Government

Brazil’s ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has accepted a key ministerial role in President Dilma Rousseff's government, media reports…

9 years ago

Eduardo Cunha: Brazil’s Speaker Accused of Corruption

The speaker of Brazil’s lower house of Congress, Eduardo Cunha, is being accused of keeping millions of dollars in foreign…

9 years ago

Brazil: President Dilma Rousseff Accuses Opposition of Coup-Mongering

Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has accused her political opponents of seeking to oust her government by "coup-mongering". Speaking at a…

9 years ago