Brazil

  • Mar 20, 2015
  • 2 min read

Brazil's Rousseff may yet face Petrobras probe

Moves to allow for Rousseff's earlier actions to be investigated could yet prosper

Brazil
  • Mar 19, 2015
  • 2 min read

Anti-corruption moves could affect growth in Brazil

The government may struggle to find a balance between public anger over graft and the need to boost activity

Brazil
  • Mar 18, 2015
  • 2 min read

Brazil parties seek Rousseff probe as support drops

The president's collapsing popularity may embolden opposition parties whose own support is far from solid

Brazil
  • Mar 17, 2015
  • 2 min read

PT treasurer charges put Brazil party under pressure

The Petrobras scandal is coming close to home for the government, but the opposition may also be tarnished

Brazil
  • Mar 16, 2015
  • 7 min read

National protests put government on notice in Brazil

Rousseff will struggle to overcome popular disaffection, with no rapid relief on the economic front

Brazil
  • Mar 12, 2015
  • 2 min read

Inflation fears will drive new rate rises in Brazil

Further rate rises will undermine weak growth prospects and consumer demand without boosting the sagging real

Brazil
  • Mar 11, 2015
  • 2 min read

Brazil tax accord adds to primary surplus doubts

The deal with Congress may help boost cooperation, but risks widening the fiscal gap still further

Brazil
  • Mar 9, 2015
  • 12 min read

Prospects for Latin America in the second quarter

The region's political and economic outlook is arguably the most negative for some time, with no rapid fix likely

Latin America