more leftist wing of the Workers Party 1 EFTA00607213 has called for special taxes on the banking sector and the wealthy. Even former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has reportedly suggested relaxing the fiscal stance and lowering interest rates to boost growth. Organized civil servant unions have warned that

ring more and more of the nation's companies. On Monday, Brazilian police arrested Jose Dirceu, who served as chief of staff under former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, saying he helped put into place an alleged system of kickbacks at the oil company. An S&P downgrade would push Brazil back into junk since the comp

en the man who was both her mentor and predecessor was named as the target of a federal probe into foreign business transactions. Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose widespread popularity paved the way for Rousseff's election in 2010, is under investigation on allegations of influence peddling to help cons

in Brazil's largest corruption scandal. Three politicians who were instrumental in landing and organizing the Olympics — former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, former Rio governor Sergio Cabral, and former Rio Mayor Eduardo — have been under investigation. Cabral, an early promoter of the Olympics and Worl

hen the man who was both her mentor and predecessor was named as the target of a federal probe into foreign business transactions. Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose widespread popularity paved the way for Rousseff's election in 2010, is under investigation on allegations of influence peddling to help cons

aring more and more of the nation's companies. On Monday, Brazilian police arrested Jose Dirceu, who served as chief of staff under former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, saying he helped put into place an alleged system of kickbacks at the oil company. An S&P downgrade would push Brazil back into junk since the com