Dilma Rousseff's second term as president in Brazil

10/05/2014

Rousseff won the first round with about 41% of the vote.

Grouped Articles

Dilma Rousseff Emerges as Front-Runner in Brazil’s Election but Faces Runoff

New York Times 10/05/2014

Simon Romero, Simon, Romero

Brazil’s presidential election: Why Brazil needs change

Economist 10/17/2014

Economist.Com

Brazil Stays With Rousseff as President After Turbulent Campaign

New York Times 10/26/2014

Simon Romero, Simon, Romero

Investors Give Thumbs Down on Brazil Vote

Wall Street Journal 10/28/2014

Reed Johnson, Reed, Johnson, Rogerio Jelmayer, Rogerio, Jelmayer

Brazil Ruling Party Splits Over Economy

Wall Street Journal 11/12/2014

John Lyon, John, Lyon

An Escalating Corruption Scandal Rocks Brazil

Wall Street Journal 04/13/2015

Mary Anastasia O'grady, Mary, Anastasia, O'grady

President Rousseff, former president Lula and the Petrobras corruption investigation in 2016

03/03/2016

Grouped Articles

Brazilian Police Question Ex-President Lula da Silva in Petrobras Probe

Wall Street Journal 03/04/2016

Rogerio Jelmayer, Rogerio, Jelmayer, Luciana Magalhaes, Luciana, Magalhaes, Reed Johnson, Reed, Johnson

Brazil’s Ex-Leader, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Is Held and His Home Raided

New York Times 03/04/2016

Simon Romero, Simon, Romero

Brazil’s President Rousseff, Facing Impeachment Effort, Is Deluged by More Bad News

New York Times 03/03/2016

Simon Romero, Simon, Romero

Ex-President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Faces Charges

New York Times 03/09/2016

Simon Romero, Simon, Romero

How Brazil, the darling of the developing world, came undone - The Washington Post

Washington Post 04/15/2016

Nick Miroff, Nick, Miroff, Dom Phillips, Dom, Phillips

Dilma Rousseff Targeted in Brazil by Lawmakers Facing Scandals of Their Own

New York Times 04/14/2016

Simon Romero, Simon, Romero, Vinod Sreeharsha, Vinod, Sreeharsha

The Economist on the Brazilian economy's perilous situation in 2015-2016

04/05/2015

Dollar debts for Brazil went up from $100 billion in 2010 to $250 billion in 2015, according to BIS data. Even more in local currency terms which went up from 210 billion reais to 650 billion reais. BNDES and Caixa Economic Federal, 2 state owned banks made up 35% of bank loans in Brazil in 2009, by 2015 this went up to 55%, making Brazil's banking system a fiscal operation overly dependent on the state. With rates as high as 16%, the state banks provide subsidized loans to firms at 5.5%. Monetary policy is difficult for the central bank as increasing rates to shore up the declining real would hurt the economy, which is expected to contract by 1.5% by official estimates, but higher according to other private estimates. The declining real, drought affecting hydroelectric generated power prices, and lower export revenues, in addition to high debt interest payments exceeding 6% of GDP, are leading to low or no economic growth for 2015-2016. This comes at a time of corruption issues and ratings one notch above junk for state oil company Petrobras, which itself needs government support.

Grouped Articles

Brazil’s coming recession: The crash of a titan

Economist 04/05/2015

Economist.Com

Fed Must Consider the World and All U.S. Employment

Wall Street Journal 04/09/2015

Kaushik Basu, Kaushik, Basu

Russia, Brazil Mistakes Show How Inflation Can Still Arise

Wall Street Journal 05/03/2015

Michael J. Casey, Michael, J., Casey

Learning the lessons of stagnation

Economist 06/30/2015

Economist.Com

How Brazil’s China-Driven Commodities Boom Went Bust

Wall Street Journal 08/28/2015

John Lyons And Paul Kiernan, John, Lyons, And, Paul, Kiernan

Brazil Sinks into Technical Recession on Second Quarter Output Contraction

Wall Street Journal 08/28/2015

Paul Kiernan, Paul, Kiernan