List of Brazil articles
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GettyImages-149445637 First U.S. Athlete Scratches Rio Olympics Over Zika Concerns
The U.S. cyclist is concerned about transmitting the virus to his pregnant wife.
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GettyImages-509819142 Dramatic Rise in Zika Cases Among Pregnant Women in the U.S.
The looming public health crisis from the Zika virus in the U.S. just got a lot worse.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - OCTOBER 15: Teens sit on a new sign reading 'Cidade Olimpica' (Olympic City) in the historic port district on October 15, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games games, the port district is undergoing a controversial multibillion dollar urban renewal program although some projects have been delayed in the midst of Brazil's recession. Many parts of the port district retain descendants of African slaves along with Afro-Brazilian historical locations including the area where samba music is thought to have been born in Rio. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Senator to WHO: Take Another Look at Whether The Olympics Is Such a Great Idea
Senator Jeanne Shaheen is calling for an evaluation of the potential public health risks posed by the Olympics.
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GettyImages-485906162 Putin Tells Washington ‘Nyet’ On New Doping Probe
Putin's spokesperson says Russian athletes out of U.S. law enforcement's reach.
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GettyImages-509819182 Fight Against Zika Virus Headed Toward Political Deadlock
The Senate and the House are hundreds of millions of dollars apart on anti-Zika funding.
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Athletes compete during the Ibero American Athletics Championships men's 5000 meters final race, a test event for Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 16, 2016. / AFP / YASUYOSHI CHIBA (Photo credit should read YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images) Anti-Zika Condoms Unlikely To Stop the Olympian Spread of Zika
A condom company announced that it will provide anti-Zika condoms to Australian Olympic athletes.
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GettyImages-522053964 crop How Brazil’s Left Destroyed Itself
Once upon a time, the Workers’ Party promised clean government. Now it’s squarely at the center of the biggest corruption scandal in the country’s history.
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GettyImages-487406184 crop The Fate of Brazil’s Democracy Depends on a Man You’ve Never Heard Of
Sergio Moro is leading the biggest corruption investigation in the country's history. He'd better get it right.
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BRASILIA, BRAZIL - MAY 03: Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil, lights the Olympic torch with Brazilian Olympic Committee Carlos Nuzman (L) and first torch bearer, volleyball player Fabiana Claudino at the Palacio do Planalto on May 3, 2016 in Brasilia, Brazil. The Olympic torch will pass through 329 cities from all states from the north to the south of Brazil, until arriving in Rio de Janeiro on August 5, to lit the cauldron. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) Impeach the Rio Olympics, Argues Scientist
Previous government efforts to control the Zika virus have failed in Brazil, and the Olympics will help spread it globally.
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BRASILIA, BRAZIL - MAY 10: Embattled Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff waves as she enters to speak at a women's rights conference on May 10, 2016 in Brasilia, Brazil. Rousseff is facing an impeachment vote in the Senate tomorrow that could force her to step down from the presidency for 180 days and face trial. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Brazil’s Problems are Much Bigger than Dilma
With impeachment proceedings underway, it looks like President Dilma Rousseff is on the way out. But budget deficits, out-of-control welfare spending, rampant corruption, and political gridlock greet her successor.
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FP_podcast_article_artwork-1-globalthinkers Is Brazil the Chicago of Latin America?
We shouldn’t be surprised that Brazil — and other countries in the BRICS — is dealing with the stumbles and falls of an emerging economy. Meaningful progress takes decades.
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A woman walks past a mural depicting the president of the Brazilian lower house of Congress Eduardo Cunha (2-R) speaking with the president of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) Aecio Neves (R) as if they were conspiring against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (L), who is depicted speaking with Vice-President Michel Temer, at Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo, Brazil on April 19, 2016. Brazil woke Monday to deep political crisis after lawmakers authorized impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff, sparking claims that democracy was under threat in Latin America's biggest country. / AFP / NELSON ALMEIDA (Photo credit should read NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images) Are These Lawmakers Ready to Replace Rousseff?
For the PMDB, ousting Dilma looks like the easy part. Selling voters on the party’s rightward turn, is another story.
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Supporters of the impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff follow on big screens in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as lawmakers get close to be votes needed to authorize her impeachment to go ahead, on April 17, 2016. Brazilian lawmakers on Sunday reached the two thirds majority necessary to authorize impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff. The lower house vote sends Rousseff's case to the Senate, which can vote to open a trial. A two thirds majority in the upper house would eject her from office. Rousseff, whose approval rating has plunged to a dismal 10 percent, faces charges of embellishing public accounts to mask the budget deficit during her 2014 reelection. / AFP / TASSO MARCELO (Photo credit should read TASSO MARCELO/AFP/Getty Images) ‘For All Insurance Brokers,’ ‘For Peace in Jerusalem,’ and Other Odd Reasons Brazilian Lawmakers Voted to Impeach Their President
Almost no one mentioned the actual charges against Rousseff.
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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff speaks during the 12th Congress of the CUT in Sao Paulo, Brazil on October 13, 2015. AFP PHOTO / Miguel SCHINCARIOL (Photo credit should read Miguel Schincariol/AFP/Getty Images) To Impeach or Not to Impeach Dilma Rousseff
From former guerrilla to fast-rising protege of her predecessor Lula da Silva, she was supposed to preside over Brazil's rise. Instead, the Brazilian president's career may soon be over for good.
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A worker dries organic coffee beans produced at the Fortaleza Environmental Farm in Mococa, some 300 km northeast of Sao Paulo, Brazil on August 6, 2015. AFP PHOTO / NELSON ALMEIDA (Photo credit should read NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images) In Brazil’s Coffee Industry, Some Workers Face ‘Conditions Analogous to Slavery’
A new report sheds light on punishing labor issues in the coffee sector, and on Brazil’s progressive efforts to protect farmworkers.
