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US and Brazil settle old dispute
US sold Brazilian $300 million dollars to settle repair ties hurt by an espionage scandal. -
Dilma Rousseff gets 41.6% of vote
Dilma Rousseff gets 41.6% of the vote taking out Marina Silva and Aecio Neves, her main rivals. -
Director of Petrobas arrested
Renato Duque, director of services of the state-run oil company Petrobras, for money-laundering and other forms of corruption in the company. -
Protests Over Rise in Prices
In Brazil protesters in Sao Paulo fought police who used tear gas and sound bombs to disperse crowds, as thousands protested the bus fare hikes. -
Investigation on Politicians
The Supreme Court of Brazil approved an investigation of dozens of top politicians including some people from congress and a former president Fernando. -
Protests Over Government Corruption
Over a million people protested in the streets of Brazil over corruption and want Dilma Rousseff to be impeached. -
An effort to Decrease Inflation
To try and bring inflation down Brazil’s Central Bank raised interest rate by half a point to 13.75% -
$20 million Recovered from a Petrobas Scandal
The state-owned oil company got about $20 million in April from a Swiss bank account opened by former Petrobras executive and he is charged with receiving bribes from some of the country's top construction firms. -
Financial Markets Fall
after debt rating downgrade. raising the debt limit is beginning to stress financial markets. At an auction the interest rate nearly tripled relative to the auction before that, and it reached the highest level since 2008 -
Impeachment Petition
Accusing Dilma Rousseff of illegal accounting practices, the opposition in Brazil filed a new impeachment petition.
