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Despite these positive signals, governance and effective policy-making could prove challenging in other areas.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280054
ISSN: 2633-304X
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When credit rating agency Standard & Poor's downgraded Brazil's foreign currency debt to 'junk' status on September 9, it cited "political challenges" "weighing on the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB204337
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The largely peaceful demonstrations are the latest chapter in the deepening political crisis. This has been triggered by the ever-expanding 'petrolao' corruption scandal centred…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB209940
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State-controlled oil company Petrobras's CEO, Maria das Gracas Foster, and five senior executives resigned on February 4 in the wake of the so called 'Carwash' corruption…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB198107
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These were the third large anti-government protests this year. In Sao Paulo, the country's largest city, between 135,000-350,000 people demonstrated, according to different…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB202702
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BRAZIL: Dirceu arrest heightens Petrobras impact
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES201438
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The easy win of the pro-impeachment camp suggests Rousseff will be removed permanently after her judgment, which now senators must finish in no more than 180 days. However, this…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB211097
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BRAZIL: Rousseff impeachment finally goes ahead
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES211055
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BRAZIL: Lula arrest raises Rousseff risks
Prospects for Brazil to end-2017.