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August 31, 2016

Brazil
Political Fault Lines in Post-Rousseff Brazil

After nearly nine months, Brazil’s impeachment drama is over. The process ended on a curiously subdued note: the Senate’s questioning of Dilma Rousseff on Monday was a staid affair, and Tuesday’s spe…

Political Fault Lines in Post-Rousseff Brazil-LAM
Blog Post by Matthew M. Taylor Latin America’s Moment

February 1, 2012

Cuba
Rousseff’s Shameful Sojourn in Cuba

The president of Brazil has been visiting Cuba this week. It should not be necessary to remind anyone that Brazil itself lived for years under a military dictatorship, or that Cuba is one of the few …

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

March 17, 2016

Brazil
Do Brazil’s Street Protests Spell the End for Rousseff?

Brazil’s drama has escalated at breakneck speed. On March 4, former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was detained for questioning. On March 8, construction magnate Marcelo Odebrecht was sentenced …

Blog Post by Matthew M. Taylor Latin America’s Moment

July 12, 2011

China
CFR’s Independent Task Force: Global Brazil and U.S.-Brazil Relations

Today the Council on Foreign Relations is releasing its independent Task Force report, “Global Brazil and U.S.-Brazil Relations”. Although there were some differences of opinion among Task Force memb…

U.S. President Barack Obama and Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff toast during lunch in Brasilia
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil Latin America’s Moment

November 7, 2011

Russia
Don’t Bet on the BRICs

(L-R) India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, China's President Hu Jintao, Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff and South African President Jacob Zuma attend a joint n…

(L-R) India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev, China’s President Hu Jintao, Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff and South African President Jacob Zuma attend a joint news conference at the BRICS Leaders Meeting in Sanya, Hainan province April 14, 2011.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound