Monthly Archives: April 2017

Brazil judge orders corruption probe into dozens of lawmakers

A Supreme Court justice dealt President Michel Temer and Brazil’s political elite a heavy blow on Tuesday by ordering investigations into eight cabinet ministers and dozens of lawmakers allegedly linked to the country’s biggest corruption scandal. The list of names under investigation released by Justice Edson Fachin read like a Who’s Who of Brazilian politics, tarnishing past statesmen and potential… Read more »

French Guiana protests resume after Easter ‘truce’

The movement behind more than three weeks of social unrest in French Guiana said Monday it would press its action until the government signs a draft accord on an emergency package and reopens talks on further funds. Activists are protesting against what they say is decades of under-investment in the French territory in South America, paralysed by a general strike… Read more »

Venezuela state oil company gave cash to Trump inauguration

Venezuela has donated $500,000 to US President Donald Trump’s inauguration, newly released records show. Citgo Petroleum, a US-based subsidiary of the Venezuelan state-owned oil company, is named in papers filed with the Federal Election Commission. The revelation comes as the Venezuelan economy appears to be crippled by food shortages, violent crime and inflation. Three people were killed in protests on… Read more »

Venezuela crisis: Police fire tear gas as protests enter second day

Police in Venezuela have fired tear gas during the second day of violent protests in the capital, Caracas. Three people were killed on Wednesday when opponents of President Nicolas Maduro took to the streets to march. The huge protests in Caracas and western Venezuela come amid a serious economic crisis in the country. Opposition leaders have accused Mr Maduro of… Read more »