More intangible assets on balance sheets can make it harder for companies to borrow and invest

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

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

Eike Batista, once world’s seventh richest person, wanted on corruption charges

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

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

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

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 who was suspended in May is scheduled to testify before hostile Senate

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

Brazilian politician is accused of obstruction of justice, court documents show

Move would cut uncertainty on public finances, says finance minister Henrique Meirelles

File on Banco Bradesco president Luiz Carlos Trabuco illustrates scale of investigation

Transparency chief Silveira the second minister in Brazil to resign in just week

Controversial Michel Temer already one minister down following secret recording

Romero Juca steps down after leaked tape suggests he sought to block graft inquiry

Jose Dirceu, a top power broker in the leftist Workers Party, jailed over bribery scandal

Brazilian president’s suspension had an air of finality to it despite her vow to fight on

Voters are more angry about corruption than the president’s accounting ‘stepovers’

President to be immediately suspended from office, ending 13-years of left-wing rule

Rousseff has said her impeachment is illegal and branded it a ‘coup’

As €10m is splashed out on showcase games, the state suffers from a shortage of cash

Eduardo Cunha was prime mover behind the effort to impeach President Dilma Rousseff

Ireland raises €100m through 100-year bond

Brazil’s president says those plotting to replace her are ‘selling land on the moon’