Brazil opens corruption probe against ex-president Lula
Brazil's corruption-fueled political crisis ramped up Thursday when prosecutors announced a probe into possible influence peddling by former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
View ArticleBrazil police want to question ex-president Silva
Brazil's Supreme Court on Friday said that federal police have asked for its permission to question former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for possible involvement in the kickback scheme that has...
View ArticleIconic president Lula in custody, Republicans rally against Trump (part 1)
In The World This Week: Iconic former Brazilian president Lula is detained by police in relation to the Petrobras scandal investigation, meanwhile Donald Trump maintains his lead in the US primaries...
View ArticleFormer Brazilian leader Lula detained in graft probe
Brazil's powerful ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva lashed out at prosecutors Friday after he was briefly detained by police as part of a probe into a massive corruption scheme.
View ArticleBrazil’s former president Lula charged in corruption probe
Prosecutors in Brazil asked Wednesday that powerful ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who was questioned this week in a huge corruption probe, be placed under formal investigation.
View ArticleZika virus: El Salvador's fight against mosquitoes
This week, El Salvador is fighting zika... with fish! We look at one unusual way the country is taking on the virus. Also, the race to the White House heats up with a surprise win for Bernie Sanders in...
View ArticleThe case against Lula: Brazilian icon faces corruption charges (part 1)
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the iconic labor leader who fought dictatorship before leading Brazil as it emerged as a world giant, now under formal investigation over alleged money laundering and a...
View ArticleThe case against Lula: Brazilian icon faces corruption charges (part 2)
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the iconic labor leader who fought dictatorship before leading Brazil as it emerged as a world giant, now under formal investigation over alleged money laundering and a...
View ArticleCorruption probes snare top politicians in recession-hit Brazil
In the throes of an economic recession, Brazilians are also facing a political crisis, with President Dilma Rousseff and other prominent leaders fending off allegations that threaten to upend the...
View ArticleFrench students protest labour reform, Brazilian icon Lula faces corruption...
Five years after the Fukushima disaster, Japan remembers its victims while the rest of the world reflects on the safety of nuclear power. Following the EU-Turkey summit, many feel that Europe has sold...
View ArticleBrazil's ex-president Lula eyes cabinet post amid graft probe
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva looks set to be offered a position in President Dilma Rousseff’s cabinet amid allegations about the top politician’s role in the Petrobras...
View ArticleProtests in Brazil as Lula named chief of staff
Protests erupted in several Brazilian cities Wednesday after President Dilma Rousseff named her predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva chief of staff and a taped conversation fed opposition claims the...
View ArticleBrazil: 'Get out Dilma, get out Lula'
IN THE WORLD PAPERS - Thurs. 17th March: Protests, corruption and possible impeachment. The scandal keeps growing in Brazil amidst nationwide protests calling for Dilma Rousseff's resignation after she...
View ArticleBrazil recession: Political crisis puts a drag on growth
A political crisis drags down the Brazilian economy, putting it on course for its worst downturn since records began. Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff is fending off calls for her resignation and...
View ArticleBrazil judge files injunction to stop controversial Lula appointment
Supporters of Brazil’s left-wing government clashed briefly with opponents of President Dilma Rousseff and predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva outside the presidential palace on Thursday as the...
View ArticleSupporters of Brazil’s Rousseff rally in face of impeachment threats
Supporters of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff called mass street rallies Friday in her defense, counter-attacking in a political crisis that threatens to drive her from office.
View ArticleSupreme Court justice in Brazil blocks post for ex-president Lula
A Supreme Court judge suspended former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s nomination to a cabinet post amid corruption investigations.
View ArticleUS presidential race: Mexicans hit back with anti-Trump campaign
This week, Mexican senators launch a social media campaign against the Republican frontrunner Donald Trump, who says he plans to wall off the border with Mexico if he becomes US president. Also, we...
View ArticleEnd of the road? Brazil's Rousseff faces impeachment (part 1)
This time, it could be curtains for Brazil's president. Dilma Rousseff is facing impeachment as her center-left coalition partner prepares to quit the government over the widening Petrobras scandal....
View ArticleEnd of the road? Brazil's Rousseff faces impeachment (part 2)
This time, it could be curtains for Brazil's president. Dilma Rousseff is facing impeachment as her centre-left coalition partner prepares to quit the government over the widening Petrobras scandal....
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