Brazilian state oil company Petrobras announced Monday that it would pay almost 3 billion U.S. dollars in reparations to U.S. investors who were harmed by the corruption ring within the firm. Brazil’s largest company was sued in a class action lawsuit, which was approved on June 22 by a federal court in New York. In […]
Brazil’s Supreme Court Votes to Jail Former President Lula…
Brazil’s Supreme Court has voted 6-5 to deny former President Luiz Inacio ‘Lula’ da Silva habeas corpus while he appeals his corruption conviction, potentially bringing an end to his re-election campaign. The popular leftist leader must now begin serving his 12-year prison sentence for taking bribes, denying his plea to remain free until he has […]
Musicians Outraged After Airline Severely Damages 17th Century Instrument…
Myrna Herzog was traveling from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Tel Aviv, Israel when she was allegedly forced to place her large 17th century viola da gamba in the hold for her Alitalia flight. Herzog, the director of Israeli classical music group Phoenix, says she reluctantly handed it over only after she was unable to […]
Brazil’s Corrupt Congress Protects its Bribe-Drenched President, Finalizing Elites’ Two-Year Plot…
Just over a year ago, in Brasília, one of the most nauseating and humiliating political spectacles I’ve ever seen took place over nine hours. In Brazil’s lower House – a body where a majority of members are implicated in corruption investigations – one dirty, shady cretin after the next stood up in front of television […]
Brazil’s Temer Won’t Resign After Criminal Charges Filed…
Brazil’s President Michel Temer says nothing will destroy him, as he faces suspension and a possible impeachment. On Monday, Temer became the nation’s first sitting office holder to be charged with graft and is now awaiting a final decision by the Supreme Court. Attorney General Rodrigo Janot formally accused President Michel Temer and his aide […]
Brazilian President Temer Officially Charged with Corruption…
Just over a month after O Globo newspaper first brought the world’s attention to the fact that Brazil’s President Michel Temer was ‘allegedly’ involved in “hush money” payments, then vehemently denied by him; and just a week after the police confirmed it had evidence that Temer received bribes, O Globo, reports citing court documents, that […]
Dilma Rousseff on Her Ouster, Brazil’s Political Crisis & Fighting Dictatorship (VIDEO & Transcript)…
As Brazil is engulfed by a political crisis, we are joined in studio for an extended exclusive interview by Brazil’s former President Dilma Rousseff, who was impeached last year in what many describe as a legislative coup. Her removal ended nearly 14 years of rule by the left-leaning Workers’ Party, which had been credited with […]
Nearly 740k Foreigners Overstayed Their Visas Last Year…
The U.S. Homeland Security Department says nearly 740,000 foreigners who were supposed to leave the country during a recent 12-month period overstayed their visas. The count released Monday includes people who arrived in the U.S. by plane or boat but does not include ground border crossings. Countries with the highest visa overstays during the period […]
Hundreds of Ancient Earthworks Resembling Stonehenge Found in Amazon Rainforest…
Hundreds of ancient earthworks resembling those at Stonehenge were built in the Amazon rainforest, scientists have discovered after flying drones over the area. The findings prove for the first time that prehistoric settlers in Brazil cleared large wooded areas to create huge enclosures meaning that the ‘pristine’ rainforest celebrated by ecologists is actually relatively new…
Agents Seize Approximately $20 Million Hidden in a Bed and Arrest Brazilian National in Scheme to Launder TelexFree Funds…
Approximately $20 million in cash hidden inside a box spring in a Westborough, Mass. apartment, was seized late yesterday, and a Brazilian man was arrested in connection with conspiring to launder proceeds of the massive TelexFree pyramid scheme.
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