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Attorney general: proposed Brazilian legislation absolves corrupt politicians
Brazil's Attorney General Rodrigo Janot on Friday warned that politicians involved in the Petrobras graft , the nation's largest-ever corruption scandal, are seeking to pass new legislation absolving themselves of punishment for any crimes. The inv (More) |
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Ousted Brazil president accuses current leader of taking large bribe
Lawyers for ousted former Brazil president Dilma Rousseff filed documents with the Superior Electoral Court in Brazil on Thursday alleging that her former vice president and current President Michel Temer took a large bribe. Specifically, the lawye (More) |
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Brazil police arrest former house speaker in corruption scheme
The Federal Police of Brazil on Wednesday arrested former House speaker Eduardo Cunha for his alleged participation in an embezzlement scheme. Cunha, who is most known for leading the impeachment of former president Dilma Rousseff , was held indefi (More) |
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Brazil lower house approves amendment to cap government spending
The Brazil Chamber of Deputies on Monday voted in favor of a constitutional amendment that would limit government spending to counteract the country's alarming economic downturn. The Brazilian population has been struggling with rising unemploymen (More) |
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Brazil prosecutors file new charges against former president da Silva
Brazil's federal prosecutors filed new corruption charges against former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday. Da Silva is already involved in two other corruption investigations. In September a Brazilian judge accepted charges against da S (More) |
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Brazil police arrest former minister in corruption probe
The Federal Police of Brazil on Monday arrested former finance minister Antonio Palocci in connection with an ongoing corruption probe. The former minister is accused of being involved with a host of other government officials who worked under the (More) |
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Brazil Supreme Court allows corruption probe of President Temer
The Brazil Supreme Court approved a motion by prosecutors to open a preliminary investigation into accusations from Sergio Machado, former Transpetro head, that president Michel Temer sought illegal campaign donations in 2012. It was revealed by the (More) |
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Brazil ex-president to be tried on corruption charges
A Brazilian judge on Tuesday accepted charges against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after the Petrobas Oil Scandal . Judge Sergio Moro allowed charges that include complaints that da Silva illegally received almost USD $1.1 million in i (More) |
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Former Brazil president denies corruption charges
Former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , on Thursday denounced charges filed against him in a corruption scandal involving more than 50 of the country's politicians. The charges , including corruption and money laundering, were filed (More) |
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Brazil Congress expels lawmaker who led charge to oust president
Brazil's lower house of Congress voted to expel the formerly influential congress member Eduardo Cunha on Monday. The vote was largely in favor of ousting the lawmaker for "conduct incompatible with parliamentary decorum." Cunha was charged by the (More) |
Starr Report accused Clinton of impeachable offenses
On September 9, 1998, Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr filed a report to Congress accusing President Bill Clinton of 11 impeachable offenses relating to his association with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
