The Irish Times

Operation Car Wash: Brazil’s endemic corruption laid bare

Presidents, politics and big business have become embroiled in a scandal that has cost the country over €33bn so far

Sat Oct 07 2017 - 02:00

Pressure mounts on Brazilian president as close ally arrested

Former minister Geddel Vieira Lima detained as part of ongoing corruption investigation

Tue Jul 04 2017 - 18:34

Bribery charge against Brazilian president reaches parliament

Vote in congress could see controversial Michel Termer removed from office

Thu Jun 29 2017 - 22:18

Michel Temer accused of taking millions in bribes

Brazil’s supreme court releases plea-bargain testimony that implicates president

Fri May 19 2017 - 22:05

Brazilian president Michel Temer facing bribery allegations

Leader fights for political life over link to payments bound for jailed colleague

Thu May 18 2017 - 19:13

Brazil: Corruption investigation net closes on president

Michel Temer’s cabinet chief steps aside on ‘health grounds’ after illicit fundraising claim

Fri Feb 24 2017 - 17:11

Brazil police strike leads to mounting violence and 140 murders

Worst recession in decades means state cannot meet demands for pay increases

Mon Feb 13 2017 - 18:09

Brazilian politicians still feel the heat from Petrobras scandal

From the president on down, Brasília’s political elite dangle as federal judges circle

Fri Nov 04 2016 - 01:00

Former Brazil president Lula to stand trial on corruption charges

Lula denies allegations of accepting €1m in bribes from Petrobras and other companies

Wed Sept 21 2016 - 14:22

Brazil politician who led Dilma Rousseff impeachment sacked

Eduardo Cunha expelled from congress after being caught lying about overseas accounts

Tue Sept 13 2016 - 18:50

Dilma Rousseff says charges are plot by opponents

Impeachment trial expected to remove Brazilian president from office this week

Mon Aug 29 2016 - 21:36

Chaos in Brazil as Dilma Rousseff impeachment vote annulled

Confusion after surprise move by acting speaker of lower house Waldir Maranhão

Mon May 09 2016 - 19:11

Brazil parliament speaker suspended in corruption inquiry

Eduardo Cunha was prime mover behind the effort to impeach President Dilma Rousseff

Thu May 05 2016 - 17:10

Brazil sends in the clowns to vote on Rousseff impeachment

Deputies conduct themselves with all the decorum of drunken fans at a football match

Mon Apr 18 2016 - 16:21

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff loses impeachment vote

Congress votes to send Rouseff for trial in Senate on charges of manipulating budget

Mon Apr 18 2016 - 08:35

Prospects poor for Rousseff as crisis endgame begins in Brazil

Undecided deputies likely to turn against president in impeachment vote

Tue Apr 12 2016 - 19:45

Brazilian lawmakers recommend impeaching Rousseff

Vote by congressional committee a big setback for president as political crisis deepens

Tue Apr 12 2016 - 11:12

Lula rallies support for Rousseff ahead of impeachment vote

Brazil’s ex-president attempts to boost public opinion of Rousseff amid Petrobras scandal

Mon Apr 11 2016 - 17:02

As Brazil’s voters turn on her, Rousseff loses her vice

Brazilian president is feeling the heat, not least from deputy Michel Temer

Mon Dec 28 2015 - 01:00

Brazil president Dilma Rousseff faces impeachment proceedings

Dramatic new twist in political crisis linked to corruption scandal at oil giant Petrobas

Thu Dec 03 2015 - 14:47

More than a quarter of Brazil’s congress accused of criminality

Survey reveals members of congress from all political parties are being investigated

Tue Sept 08 2015 - 01:00

Petrobras scandal deepens political crisis in Brazil

Leader of lower house Eduardo Cunha could face trial over accusation he took $5m bribe

Mon Aug 24 2015 - 01:00

Mass rallies in Brazil to call for removal of president

Dilma Rousseff’s government dogged by investigation into Petrobras corruption scandal

Fri Aug 14 2015 - 19:54