Marina Silva’s Party Bid Rejected: Daily
By Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Environmentalist and former Green Party presidential candidate Marina Silva had her request to establish a new political party, the...
View ArticleThe Curmudgeon on Marina Silva
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After the June protests the favorite to become the next President of Brazil (among protesters) was Marina Silva. Both a former Senator and...
View ArticleMarina Silva Joins PSB Party in Brazil
By Maria Lopez Conde, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - Former Senator and 2010 presidential candidate Marina Silva will meet with members of the Partido Socialista Brasileiro (PSB) this...
View ArticleMore Funds for Minha Casa Minha Vida in 2014
By Maria Lopez Conde, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - President Dilma Rousseff's government is increasing funding for the landmark Minha Casa Minha Vida (My House My Life) program by...
View ArticlePresident Rousseff Loses Support as Rivals Grow
By Maria Lopez Conde, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - Once considered a landslide favorite for reelection this year, President Dilma Rousseff is facing an increasingly harder battle. A...
View ArticleDilma Rousseff Announced as PT 2014 Presidential Candidate
By George Utley and Maria Creamer, Contributing Reporters RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On June 21st President Dilma Rousseff was officially announced as the Worker's Party (PT) 2014 presidential candidate...
View ArticlePresidential Campaign to Cost Nearly R$1B in Brazil: Daily
By Lise Alves, Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – This year’s presidential election campaigns should cost a total of R$916.7 million, according to data received by the Superior Electoral Court...
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