re subject to significant government intervention, which follows long cycles; Brazil is early in the interventionist cycle (e.g., Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s recent politicization of electricity tariffs), while other countries such as Argentina are closer to the end. Below is a partial list of structura

eaching the US homeland." Then, Edward Snowden published "a trove of classified information in 2013, revealing wiretaps of then- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff." Intelligence cooperation and military partnerships "with Brazil broke down, and the US lost a key partner." US Southcom Leader Adm. Craig Faller "

sovereign credit rating to junk status, the government ditched an earlier budget proposal and recommitted itself to fiscal discipline. President Dilma Rousseff rallied around her finance minister, Joaquim Levy, and announced a primary surplus target of 0.7% of gross domestic product (GDP) for fiscal year

g put in place to meet the needs of the country's rapidly growing economy. I was more surprised, and greatly heartened, to learn that President Dilma Rousseff had just announced that she aims to provide 75,000 study abroad scholarships to Brazilian students through 2014. This is exactly the right step

l Daily Update Brazil's economic outlook deteriorates further According to newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, Finance Minister Joaquim Levy told President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday that he was becoming increasingly isolated in the federal administration and losing support to implement his fiscal adjustment plan, a

dit-default swaps. Bond investors arc relegating Brazil to junk as the biggest contraction in 25 years and growing support for impeaching President Dilma Rousseff increase the chances its investment grades will be slashed. Just last week, S&P joined Moody's Investors Service in revising its outlook on Brazil's

sed the list of people under investigation in the Petrobras bribery scandal. The list includes 34 congressmen and five former ministers of President Dilma Rousseff. As expected, Lower House Speaker Eduardo Cunha and Senate Speaker Renan Calheiros are among the 34 congressmen. According to newsmagazine Veja, th

sed the list of people under investigation in the Petrobras bribery scandal. The list includes 34 congressmen and five former ministers of President Dilma Rousseff. As expected, Lower House Speaker Eduardo Cunha and Senate Speaker Renan Calheiros are among the 34 congressmen. According to newsmagazine Veja, th

egins, Brazil's Crisis Heats Up Again 2015-07-17 03:00:01.0 GMT By Anna Edgerton (Bloomberg) -- The political crisis engulfing Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff got a lot bigger Thursday, when the man who was both her mentor and predecessor was named as the target of a federal probe into foreign business tr

bor rights (jeopardized by Levy's fiscal adjustment) and protesting against a potential "rupture in democracy" (in other words, supporting President Dilma Rousseff and rejecting her impeachment). Demonstrations in favor of Dilma's impeachment are scheduled for Sunday. - According to Broadcast newswire service,

t town: Rio stuck with big bills, vacant venues Inline image 1 With its economy failing, more than 200,000 Zika virus cases and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff facing an impeachment, against all odds, Rio de Janeiro pulled off last year's Olympics, keeping crime at bay and fending off dire forecasts of cor

tik [C] Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2015 12:24:12 +0000 Classification: Confidential --- Original Sender: JOSE CARLOS FARIA, DEUTSCHE BANK S.A. B President Dilma Rousseff has invited Aviation Minister Eliseu Padilha of the PMDB to replace Pepe Vargas (PT) as Secretary of Institutional Affairs (liaison with Congress).

of the world, it seems that the Finance Ministry was not consulted about it and Minister Levy cancelled all his meeting yesterday to meet President Dilma Rousseff and discuss the BNDES measures, according to Estado de S.Paulo. Thus, it looks like Levy has suffered another defeat. Valor Economico is reporting

l Daily update Brazil's economic outlook deteriorates further According to newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, Finance minister Joaquim Levy told President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday that he was becoming increasingly isolated in the federal administration and losing support to implement his fiscal adjustment plan, a

egins, Brazil's crisis Heats Up Again 2015-07-17 03:00:01.0 GMT By Anna Edgerton (Bloomberg) -- The political crisis engulfing Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff got a lot bigger Thursday, when the man who was both her mentor and predecessor was named as the target of a federal probe into foreign business tr

dit-default swaps. Bond investors are relegating Brazil to junk as the biggest contraction in 25 years and growing support for impeaching President Dilma Rousseff increase the chances its investment grades will be slashed. Just last week, S&P joined Moody's Investors Service in revising its outlook on Brazil's

Daily Update Brazil's economic outlook deteriorates further According to newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, Finance Minister Joaquim Levy told President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday that he was becoming increasingly isolated in the federal administration and losing support to implement his fiscal adjustment plan, a

a private jet when it crashed in poor weather conditions as it was landing at an airport =ear Sao Paulo. Up until then, the reelection of President Dilma Rousseff i= October elections seemed a near certainty that would guarantee four more years in office for the political elite that has governed Brazil since 2

ent will inev=tably have to cut a lot, and the cuts will be heavily concentrated in publ=c investments. In an interview to Bloomberg News, President Dilma Rousseff=said that she will do everything she can to meet the primary surplus Large= of 1.2% of GDP. - There has been a lot of talk in the local press latel