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A demonstrator confronts riot police during a protest against Brazil's President Michel Temer in front of the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on May 18.

Brazil will not be outdone by Washington’s chaos

May 19, 2017Global Politics

Scandal, secret tapes, obstruction of justice, talk of impeachment — not in Washington, this time we’re talking about Brazil. President Michel Temer says he will not resign.

Workers repair a tank of Petrobras oil company in Cubatao, Brazil, on April 12.

After Dilma, will Brazil keep up its massive corruption case?

September 7, 2016Justice

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