Prosecutors claim Workers’ Party colleagues involved in €400m bribery scheme

President under fire over decision to strip protections from area size of Switzerland

Michel Temer saved from possible supreme court trial that would have ended term

Michel Temer confident he has the votes to defeat the effort to suspend him from office

Brazil’s former president, facing 10 years in prison, says witnesses lied to avoid jail

Former minister Geddel Vieira Lima detained as part of ongoing corruption investigation

Vote in congress could see controversial Michel Termer removed from office

Michel Temer accuses authorities of seeking ‘revenge, destruction and vengeance’

Further charges including obstruction of justice expected to follow this week

Political scandals involve an intricate story of alleged skulduggery and intrigue

Michel Temer survives vote on mandate and maintains he is victim of conspiracy

Ruling allows Michel Temer retain office but he remains subject of corruption investigation

Michel Temer rides out corruption storm as lack of replacement plays in his favour

Brazil’s supreme court releases plea-bargain testimony that implicates president

Leader fights for political life over link to payments bound for jailed colleague

Former president accused of corruption in case he describes as a ‘political witch hunt’

Leaks show that Lula, Rousseff and five cabinet ministers among those facing investigation

Political leaders across South America now being dragged into corruption inquiry net

Michel Temer’s cabinet chief steps aside on ‘health grounds’ after illicit fundraising claim

Worst recession in decades means state cannot meet demands for pay increases

Last week’s massacres were shocking, but barbarism is routine inside Brazil’s prisons

‘Ducksie’ Walsh and Christy O’Connor were among others who were taken too soon

Michel Temer sinking under weight of Petrobras graft scandal and rage over austerity

Charter plane was running out of fuel when it crashed in Colombia, killing 71 people

President Michel Temer may face inquiry over influence peddling

Analysis: President seems to think it normal for minister to lobby another on personal interests

From the president on down, Brasília’s political elite dangle as federal judges circle

Support for party led by Lula collapses as it loses 60% of votes after 13 years in power

Lula denies allegations of accepting €1m in bribes from Petrobras and other companies

Corruption charges may jeopardise plan by former president of Brazil to seek office again

Eduardo Cunha expelled from congress after being caught lying about overseas accounts

President Dilma Rousseff pays the price for her party’s loss of direction and failure to respond to a severe economic downturn

Whatever reform is promised, Brazilians remain hostages of their own political class

Brazilians have already had a taste of Michel Temer’s leadership and are unimpressed

Former president loses impeachment trial after senators vote 61-20 against her

Impeachment trial expected to remove Brazilian president from office this week

President Dilma Rousseff – accused of budget manipulation – has criticised the process

Verdict at end of month will need votes of two-thirds the senate for conviction

Games have strong protest dimension as country is in midst of political scandal

South America’s first ever Olympic Games gets off to happy start writes Tom Hennigan in Rio