Brazil’s ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been convicted of corruption charges and sentenced to nine and a half…
Brazilian President Michel Temer has been accused of corruption after he allegedly pressured former Culture Minister Marcelo Calero to engage…
At least 40 demonstrators stormed Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies demanding a military coup. The protesters scuffled with guards and took…
Brazil's ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be tried for corruption and money laundering over an alleged scheme at…
Brazil’s Congress has expelled ex-Speaker Eduardo Cunha after he denied having millions of dollars hidden in Swiss bank accounts. Information…
Brazil’s ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is to go on trial for obstruction of justice in a case related…
Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff has condemned the move to impeach her as a "coup" and a "farce", denying she…
Brazil has welcomed the Olympic flame for the start of a torch relay that will culminate with the opening of…
Brazil’s Supreme Court has been asked by Attorney General Rodrigo Janot to authorize the start of corruption investigations against prominent…
Brazil's lower house, Chamber of Deputies, has voted to start impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff. Dilma Rousseff is accused…
Brazilian oil company Petrobras has announced it will cut 12,000 jobs by 2020. The voluntary layoff program will help save…
Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman - famous for a giant rubber duck that pops up around the world - says a…
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has said she will take legal action against Senator Delcidio Amaral who has accused her of…
The appointment of Brazil’s ex-leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as chief of staff to President Dilma Rousseff, has been…
Brazil’s ex-leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been appointed as President Dilma Rousseff’s new chief of staff. The move…
Brazil’s ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has accepted a key ministerial role in President Dilma Rousseff's government, media reports…
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has refused to resign over her alleged mishandling of the economy after moves to impeach her.…
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has visited ex-leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a day after he was questioned over corruption…
Brazil’s ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been arrested as part of a huge fraud inquiry into the state…
Brazil's economy shrank by 3.8% in 2015, according to the national statistics agency IBGE. The world's seventh-largest economy has fallen…
Brazil’s Finance Minister Joaquim Levy has resigned as Latin America's largest economy struggles to recover from recession. Joaquim Levy has…
Brazil's recession has deepened as the country's economy shrank by 1.7% in Q3 of 2015 compared with the previous quarter.…
The speaker of Brazil’s lower house of Congress, Eduardo Cunha, is being accused of keeping millions of dollars in foreign…
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has accused her political opponents of seeking to oust her government by "coup-mongering". Speaking at a…
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff broke the law in managing the country's budget for 2014, an audit court has ruled. Dilma…