Skip to content
Search

Latest Stories

Welcome! Log in to stay connected and make the most of your experience.

Input clean

Brazil

Brazil and Colombia Should Support Democracy in Venezuela 

Ambassador Patrick Duddy

Brazil and Colombia Should Support Democracy in Venezuela 

OPINION — Absent a last-minute alteration of the electoral calendar by Venezuela’s authoritarian regime, Venezuelans will go to the polls on July 28 [...] More

Latin America

The Latest

Brazil Post-Rousseff

Brazil’s Senate has voted 61-20 to remove President Dilma Rousseff from office, finding her guilty of manipulating the country’s budget. Rousseff’s [...] More

Latin AmericaAmericasReporting

Next Steps in Brazil

The Olympic Games have come to an end – without a major hitch – and now Brazil must once again face its internal issues: a political crisis [...] More

Latin AmericaAmericasSecurity/StabilityReporting

The Games Have Been a Distraction

With the Rio Olympics wrapping in just a few days, The Cipher Brief’s Kaitlin Lavinder spoke with Director of Research at the Rio-based Igarapé [...] More

Latin AmericaAmericasSecurity/StabilityReporting

Prestige Over Policy

The Olympic Games are supposed to bring international prestige to host countries, if all goes well. But Rio 2016 is an example of a government [...] More

Latin AmericaAmericasSecurity/StabilityReporting
Brazil: Getting its House Back in Order Post Olympics

Brazil: Getting its House Back in Order Post Olympics

The Olympic Games have been a nice distraction for Brazil but will leave the country with nothing gained – the negatives balancing out the positives [...] More

Latin AmericaAmericasSecurity/StabilityReporting
Rio Olympic Games: A Missed Opportunity

Rio Olympic Games: A Missed Opportunity

The Rio Olympics – which kicks off tonight with the opening ceremony at the Maracanã Stadium – is a missed opportunity for Brazil to assert itself on [...] More

Latin AmericaAmericasGlobal IssuesReporting

Low Expectations

The Olympic Games kick off today in Brazil – a country plagued by a political crisis and economic downturn. The Cipher Brief’s Kaitlin Lavinder spoke [...] More

Latin AmericaAmericasGlobal IssuesReporting

No Major Effect

The Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro – starting today – had the potential to boost Brazil’s international image. Director of the Wilson Center’s [...] More

Latin AmericaAmericasGlobal IssuesReporting
Threat of Terror Attack During Rio Games Low, But Rising

Threat of Terror Attack During Rio Games Low, But Rising

The threat level of an organized Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) attack during the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – which kick [...] More

Latin AmericaAmericasSecurity/StabilityReporting
Brazilian President Suspended, Awaits Impeachment Trial

Brazilian President Suspended, Awaits Impeachment Trial

Brazil President Dilma Rousseff has been suspended from office and will face an impeachment trial after the vote on Thursday in the country’s senate. [...] More

Latin AmericaAmericasSecurity/StabilityReporting
Brazil’s Prospects Under a New Government

Brazil’s Prospects Under a New Government

Brazilians have been engulfed in the worst crisis to afflict the country since the end of the military dictatorship in the mid-80s. Although Brazil [...] More

Latin AmericaAmericasSecurity/StabilityReporting
Brazil: Markets Bullish on Rousseff Impeachment Proceedings

Brazil: Markets Bullish on Rousseff Impeachment Proceedings

367 members of Brazil’s lower house of Congress voted Sunday to advance impeachment proceedings aimed at ousting Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. [...] More

Latin AmericaAmericasSecurity/StabilityReporting