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"Millions of dollars were allegedly skimmed" for multiple oil projects implace by the Peterobas oil company. The scheme was run by Paulo Roberto Costa who is now under house arrest
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President Dilma Rousseff won her second term as Brazil's President
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Peterobars Oil Company CEO and five other top figures step down
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A corruption scandal broke out involving the Petrobas State Oil Comapny. It was a fraud that helped put Brazil into a recession. Once the country found out about the scandal, hundreds of thousands of Brazillians started protests in the streets
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The police arrested three former congressmen who were involved with the Peterobras Oil Scandal, broadening their search.
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660,000 People protest for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff
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In Brazil demonstrators took to the streets of cities and towns across the country for a day of nationwide anti-government protests.
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Courts accuse the government for illegally borrowing billions of dollars to offset the 2014 budget. People in oppostition of President Rousseff, seek impeachment
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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced a major government reshuffle, axing eight ministries in a cost-cutting measure that analysts say also aims to protect the embattled leader from impeachment threats.
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Brazil's opposition filed a new impeachment petition against President Dilma Rousseff, accusing her of illegal accounting practices.
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The book "Nemesisi: One Man and the Battle for Rio is published. This book spotlighted the drugs, corruption, poverty, and violence in Brazil.