Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer on Thursday signed a Senate notice promoting him to acting president, after lawmakers voted to open impeachment proceedings against suspended President Dilma Rousseff.
The Brazilian Senate's special commission on the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff approved on Tuesday at its first meeting that it would vote on May 6 on whether the process should continue or not.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has opened an account on social network Weibo, the Chinese alternative to Twitter, to promote Rio de Janeiro's upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games among almost 600 million users in the Asian country, announced official sources on Thursday.
Brazil sports minister George Hilton hopes the coming Rio Olympics could encourage more Brazilians to participate in sports as study finds half of the country's populations do not practice any physical exercise.
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Two-time FIFA World Player of the Year winner Ronaldinho said Sunday his desire to win a first Brazilian league title is what motivated him to join Fluminense.
China's top legislator Zhang Dejiang met here Monday with Brazilian Chamber of Deputies President Eduardo Cunha and the two pledged to step up cooperation between their countries' legislatures.
Brazil President Dilma Rousseff said Monday there was "no reason" to suspect kickbacks were used to secure the country's right to stage the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Brazilian authorities on Thursday launched their own probe into football corruption following the arrest of leading officials from the sport's world governing body FIFA.
Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday encouraged Chinese and Brazilian enterprises to cooperate with each other in production capacity and equipment manufacturing in a bid to achieve mutual benefit.
The Brazilian government on Thursday condemned the kidnapping of two Japanese nationals by the Islamic State and the threat to kill both of them unless Japan pays a ransom.
Indonesia's decision to execute a Brazilian national despite Brazil's request for mercy will strain relations, an official said Friday.
The first batch of tickets for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be made available to Brazilian residents in March, organizers said on Thursday.
Brazilian Agriculture Minister Neri Geller said Tuesday that beef exports to China and Saudi Arabia would resume next month after the embargo of Brazilian meat products by the two countries ends.
Brazil's women's road race cycling champions Marcia Fernandes Silva and Nayara Gomes Ramos have been suspended from competition for doping.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff continued to maintain her lead over main rival Marina Silva with less than a month to go before the Oct. 5 general elections, polls showed Wednesday.
Brazilian financial analysts have cut their economic growth projection for 2014 to between 0.7 percent and 0.52 percent, according to a poll released Monday by Brazilian Central Bank.
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