Brazil
Unemployment will raise austerity tensions in Brazil
The need to cut spending runs counter to the pressing concerns over joblessness and recession in the near term
BrazilFed's rate caution unsettles global markets
Uncertainty about timing and pace of US rates rises weighs on central bank policy in developed and emerging markets
InternationalRampant recession fuels real slump in Brazil
The reserves position is strong enough to bolster the real if needed, but macroeconomic relief is elusive
BrazilDeepening recession on the cards in Brazil
The protracted recession and difficulties with the primary surplus may make it difficult to avoid a second downgrade
BrazilPetrobras convictions reach high levels of Brazil's PT
The scandal has far-reaching implications, not least for the president and other PT leaders
BrazilBrazil campaign finance faces conflicting pressures
Congress and the Supreme Court are at loggerheads over corporate campaign finance, but the issue will not fade away
BrazilBrazil's impeachment threat hits fiscal retrenchment
Six months into her term, Rousseff has little scope pushing reforms, and impeachment is still very much on the table
BrazilGovernance in Brazil will become more challenging
Although Rousseff currently suffers from considerable weakness, the prognosis for future governments is also poor
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