This is what helps stop big corporations from bribing politicians Nathan Jensen and Edmund Malesky - March 7, 2018 [caption id="attachment_37143" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Protesters demand the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff,
Brazil’s federal intervention in Rio’s drug wars has an authoritarian feel — and could backfire Benjamin Lessing - March 2, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69983" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Brazilian President Michel Temer signed an
Chile just elected a billionaire president. These are the 4 things you need to know. Juan Luna and Jennifer Pribble - December 18, 2017 [caption id="attachment_67397" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters cheer as Sebastián Piñera, Chile's president-elect,
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How would removing Trump from office affect U.S. democracy? Aníbal Pérez-Liñán - May 26, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58898" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (Charles Dharapak/AP)[/caption] James B. Comey’s controversial
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The number of countries with female political leaders has plummeted Kelsey Coolidge and Curtis Bell - January 9, 2017 [caption id="attachment_49686" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Hillary Clinton makes a concession speech
Brazil votes on Sunday for the first time since Rousseff was ousted. What will happen to her party? Ryan Lloyd and Fernando Meireles - September 30, 2016 [caption id="attachment_47015" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A supporter of Rio de Janeiro
Some parts of the Brazilian government actually aren’t corrupt. Here’s what they have in common. Sérgio Praça, Matthew Taylor, and Katherine Bersch - June 20, 2016 [caption id="attachment_42295" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A man pulls a cart loaded
How Brazil’s electoral system led the country into political crisis Ryan Lloyd and Carlos Oliveira - May 25, 2016 [caption id="attachment_41085" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Anti-government demonstrators set up a large