May 31 Watch 10:24 Violence flares in Rio's slums just months before Summer Olympics By PBS News Hour As Brazil prepares for its first Olympic Games, violence is flaring in the notorious favelas surrounding Rio de Janeiro. While a paramilitary policing initiative known as “pacification” stemmed the tide of drugs and crime for a while, economic downturn and… Continue watching
May 12 Watch 4:36 Three months before Olympics, Brazil impeaches its president By PBS News Hour Months of political turmoil in Brazil reached a divisive climax Thursday, as the Senate voted 55-22 to impeach and suspend President Dilma Rousseff on charges of illegally manipulating finances to hide a government deficit. As the country prepares to host… Continue watching
May 12 Brazil Senate's vote suspends President Dilma Rousseff By News Desk Brazilian lawmakers must now conduct a trial and then again cast a vote that could permanently remove the country's first female president from office. Continue reading
May 05 Column: In Brazil, finding opportunity in deepening crisis By Vikram Mansharamani Brazil is suffering from a toxic cocktail of economic, political and public health crises. Once hailed as a beacon of emerging market growth, the country now wallows in pessimism. Continue reading
Apr 22 How well do you know the world: Unseating a president and a passenger By Larisa Epatko In this week’s quiz, see how much you know about what’s going on in the world, including Ecuador’s earthquake, efforts to oust Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and what led to a passenger getting booted from a flight. Continue reading
Apr 19 Map: Do you live in an area where Zika could strike? By Nsikan Akpan In three maps, U.S. and UK scientists chart the most suitable areas for Zika virus outbreaks. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch 7:14 How Brazil lost faith in its president By PBS News Hour Brazil, South America's largest nation, is facing its worst recession in decades, the Zika crisis and the upcoming Olympic games. Now add to that political upheaval, after an overwhelming vote to impeach President Dilma Rousseff amid a corruption scandal. Guillermo… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch 4:54 News Wrap: Obamas release federal tax returns By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the Obamas released their federal tax returns for the past year, revealing that they paid $81,000 in taxes on an income of $436,000, and donated 15 percent of what they made to charity. Also, Brazilian… Continue watching
Mar 25 World Cup fans didn't trigger Zika outbreak in Brazil, study says By Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American New genomic analysis clears 2014 sports enthusiasts of unwittingly transporting Zika virus into Brazil. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 2:52 News Wrap: EU, Turkey agree on migrant deal; riots flare in Brazil By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the European Union has reached a deal with Turkey to stem the flow of migrants into Eastern Europe. Also, the corruption crisis engulfing Brazil’s government flared as riot police in Sao Paulo resorted to water… Continue watching