Brazil
PMDB power faces threat from Brazil corruption probe
Corruption allegations raise doubts over the authority of the governing party's leaders in Congress
BrazilStagnation may keep Brazil deficit high in 2017
The record primary deficit last year helped drive a 4-percentage-point rise in gross public debt to 69.5% of GDP
BrazilCar Wash plea bargain will go ahead in Brazil
More political and business leaders are likely to find themselves implicated by the testimonies
BrazilJudge's death raises Odebrecht worries in Brazil
Conspiracy theories aside, there are uncertainties over the future of the massive corruption probe Operation Car Wash
BrazilYellow fever becomes next health scare in Brazil
The reasons for the yellow fever outbreak are unclear, but nerves will fray following last year's Zika outbreak
BrazilBrazil faces stagnation risk in 2017
There are few domestic or global factors that point to any significant near-term recovery
BrazilKirin may leave shrinking beer market in Brazil
A weak economy is putting pressure on brewers and other consumer goods manufacturers
BrazilBrazil's record trade surplus hides major challenges
Slumping domestic demand, not improved competitiveness, drove the record trade surplus in 2016
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