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Brazil's Congress votes to impeach president Dilma Rousseff

Brazil’s lower house of Congress voted on Sunday to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, setting the stage for her removal from office and a battle over the political future of Latin...

Dilma: She fought her way to the top

A former Marxist guerrilla who was tortured and imprisoned during Brazil's long dictatorship has taken over as president of Latin America's biggest nation, a country in the midst of an economic...

Brazil's President Rousseff loses impeachment vote, ousted from office

Vice President Michel Temer was sworn in as new President. IMAGE: Brazil's former President Dilma Rousseff speaks at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia on Wednesday. Photograph: Bruno...

Ex-revolutionary, cancer survivor, now a President

Brazil has elected its first woman president, an ex-revolutionary who was dubbed the iron lady for her curt and demanding management style.Dilma Rousseff, aged 62, replaces Luiz Inacio Lula da...

Brazil's Rousseff suspended to face impeachment trial

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was suspended on Thursday to face impeachment, ceding power to her vice president-turned-enemy Michel Temer in a political earthquake ending 13 years of leftist...

BRICS seek to limit fallout of strong US dollar

Major emerging-market nations will work together to limit the effects that a strong US dollar could have on their economies as the Federal Reserve signals plans to scale back its massive stimulus...

Full text of the BRICS declaration in Sanya

Leaders of BRICS -- China, Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa -- issued a joint declaration at the conclusion of the BRICS Summit in Sanya (China) on Thursday.The joint declaration lists the...

BRICS meet: What the prime minister said

Here is the full text of the statement by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the plenary session of BRICS leaders in Sanya, China, on Thursday, April 14.Your Excellency President Hu Jintao,Your...

Security tightened for BRICS summit in Delhi

Elaborate security arrangements have been made in the capital for the BRICS Summit to be attended by top leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Around 2,000 police personnel and...

Will the BRICS Summit live up to the hype?

The world is watching how the chiefs of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa known as BRICS take the step together to impact the world economy.The theme of the Summit is "BRICS...

Blatter, Rousseff brush off World Cup problems

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff brushed off concerns about their troubled World Cup preparations after meeting FIFA's Sepp Blatter on Thursday, reiterating that her country would stage the "Cup...

Sexy Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen to present World Cup trophy?

Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen has been asked by FIFA to present the World Cup trophy in place of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, whose popularity has taken a sharp dip, according to the...

Brazil's President defends World Cup spending, urges warm welcome

Less than 48 hours before the month-long soccer World Cup kicks off in Brazil, President Dilma Rousseff defended the cost of hosting the tournament, vowed to punish corruption and urged her...

Brazil's sports minister faces kickbacks scandal

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff faces another corruption scandal in her cabinet over accusations the sports minister arranged for millions in kickbacks, raising questions about the country's...

World Cup chit-chat: 'Rio will host best tournament'

Three stadiums and several airports are not ready, and other promised infrastructure has been shelved, but the 2014 World Cup will "be the most successful of all time", the head of FIFA told...

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