Here’s what you need to know about Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment trial vote in Brazil on Wednesday E.J. Graff - May 11, 2016 [caption id="attachment_40100" align="aligncenter" width="908"] People look at a big screen
Corruption is not new to Brazil, so why is it threatening the presidency now? Ryan Carlin, Gregory Love, and Cecilia Martínez-Gallardo - May 5, 2016 [caption id="attachment_40100" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Demonstrators during an April 17 protest
Think all the political excitement in Brazil is at the national level? Think again. Jorge Alves - May 2, 2016 [caption id="attachment_39945" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Protesters gather at the Copacabana beach in
Is the impeachment trial of Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff a coup? Amy Erica Smith - April 20, 2016 [caption id="attachment_39381" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Activists supporting the impeachment of President
Here’s why some people think Brazil is in the middle of a ‘soft coup’ Héctor Perla - April 16, 2016 Brazil’s elected government is in the news, but is it
Will Brazil impeach its president? Here’s a handy guide to the process and politics in play Ryan Lloyd and Calla Hummel - March 31, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38261" align="aligncenter" width="908"] People protest in favor of Brazilian
How the release of wiretapped conversations in Brazil threatens its democracy Daniela Campello and Cesar Zucco - March 26, 2016 [caption id="attachment_37985" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A demonstrator checks his mobile phone
More and more, presidents govern with a coalition. Here are the pluses and minuses. Timothy Power, Paul Chaisty, and Nic Cheeseman - March 17, 2016 [caption id="attachment_37143" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Demonstrators demand the impeachment of Brazil's
Police detained Brazil’s ex-president on Friday. Here’s what you need to know. Matthew Taylor - March 5, 2016 Brazil awoke in shock on Friday, as federal police surrounded
Compulsory voting can actually weaken support for democracy - April 1, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23257" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Brazil's president and Workers Party candidate