officials of the government of Brazil

Former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff spoke to hundreds on the future of democracy in her country at a Center for Latin American Studies, or CLAS, event Monday. The former president, who was the first woman to hold the office, discussed the condition of the Brazilian state, her impeachment, the ...

Brazil's public security minister says that investigators suspect that police-linked militias were responsible for killing a Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman who was a prominent social activist. Marielle Franco and her driver were killed March 14. She had often criticized police brutality and was sharply critical of ...

(CNN) A federal judge has ordered the arrest of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, giving him until late Friday afternoon to present himself to federal police, according to ... Lula da Silva, who governed Brazil from 2003 to 2011, had been considered a frontrunner in elections due in October.