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Scandal-prone Brazil government casts doubt on impeachment

Edit Springfield News-Sun 09 Jun 2016
When Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was impeached and suspended last month, her permanent ouster seemed all but certain ... "This is very serious," opposition Sen. Cristovam Buarque told The Associated Press of the deluge of scandals rocking Temer's administration ... Sen ... "New elections would be difficult but not impossible," said Francisco Fonseca, a political science professor at Fundacao Getulio Vargas, a university in Sao Paulo ... ____ ... ....

Barcelona holds the European Commission conference “European Citizenship in Challenging Times” (Universitat de Barcelona)

Edit Public Technologies 27 May 2016
(Source. Universitat de Barcelona). The conference will highlight some topics on European identity, emphasising on people's participation, civil rights and public memory policies. 27/05/2016. Acadèmic ... Apart from the vice-Rector Carme Panchón there will also be the general Director of Justice and Consumers of the European Commission, Francisco Fonseca Morillo and the Mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau ... (noodl. 33829106) ....

New Brazil finance minister to tackle pension, labor reform

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 13 May 2016
“People expected brilliant Brazilians and they got a mediocre group of politicians, mostly little-known congressmen,” said Francisco Fonseca, a political scientist at the Fundacao Getulio Vargas think tank. ....

Football fiesta as World Stars spark Azteca Stadium anniversary (FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association)

Edit Public Technologies 12 May 2016
The game was a fantastic showcase of some football greats, as Pablo Aimar and Francisco Fonseca netted three goals for the respective teams ... Oswaldo Sanchez, Alberto Rodriguez, Juan de Dios Ramirez Perales, Monica Gonzalez, Miguel España, Monica Vergara, Benjamin Galindo, Alberto Garcia Aspe, Jared Borgetti, Iris Mora, Braulio Luna, German Villa, Luis Hernandez, Francisco Fonseca, Luis Roberto Alves, Jorge Campos, Manuel Negrete....
photo: AP / Eraldo Peres
Brazil's President of the Chamber of Deputies Eduardo Cunha speaks during a press conference in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, May 5, 2016.

Brazil's high court suspends house speaker, foe of president

Edit Springfield News-Sun 06 May 2016
Brazil's top court voted unanimously Thursday to suspend the scandal-tainted leader of the lower house of Congress from his duties. Chamber of Deputies Speaker Eduardo Cunha, one of the most powerful politicians in Brazil, is accused of corruption and obstruction of justice ... "Cunha is the only person that brings Brazil together" in shared contempt, said Francisco Fonseca, a political analyst at the Fundacao Getulio Vargas think tank ... ....

Brazil court suspends house speaker

Edit Belfast Telegraph 05 May 2016
A justice on Brazil's supreme court has suspended the leader of the country's lower house of Congress ... Unless the full court acts, Mr Cunha's suspension will remain in effect. Share Go To ... "Cunha is the only person that brings Brazil together" in shared contempt, said Francisco Fonseca, a political analyst at the Fundacao Getulio Vargas, a think tank focused on education and politics ... ....

Brazilian justice suspends house speaker, foe of president

Edit Springfield News-Sun 05 May 2016
Brazil's top court voted unanimously Thursday to suspend the scandal-tainted and controversial leader of the lower house of Congress from his duties ... Justice Teori Zavascki stripped Cunha of his duties early in the day, then the full court voted to back that move ... "Cunha is the only person that brings Brazil together" in shared contempt, said Francisco Fonseca, a political analyst at the Fundacao Getulio Vargas think tank ... ....

Brazilians watch helplessly as impeachment crisis nears climax

Edit The Los Angeles Times 16 Apr 2016
The vote could be close ... (Vincent Bevins) ... The remaining undecided voters are making decisions based on their careers, their political base, as well as their legal standing under whatever government comes next, says Francisco Fonseca, a political scientist at the Fundacao Getulio Vargas business school in Sao Paulo ... "What is clear is that we have seen massive political mobilization across the country," Fonseca said ... ....

Brazil’s Government Tries to Regroup After Huge Protests

Edit Time Magazine 15 Mar 2016
(RIO DE JANEIRO) — A day after huge protest rallies urged the ouster of President Dilma Rousseff, her chief of staff on Monday acknowledged popular discontent with Brazil’s political class but said the flagging economy was the main reason behind the turnout ... Francisco Fonseca, a political science professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation university in Sao Paulo, believes Rousseff still has “a few cards.” ... ___ ... ....

Brazil increases pressure on president

Edit Taipei Times 14 Mar 2016
Yet Silva is awaiting a decision by a Sao Paulo judge on whether he might be detained on corruption charges ... “There is a situation of ungovernability,” said Francisco Fonseca, a political science professor at Pontifical Catholic University in Sao Paulo ... Fonseca said that the protests showed a “generalized discontent with the political system” without necessarily shoring up any particular opposition party or politician ... ....

Big protests across Brazil put more pressure on president

Edit Austin American Statesman 14 Mar 2016
Yet Silva is awaiting a decision by a Sao Paulo judge on whether he will be detained on corruption charges ... "There is a situation of ungovernability," said Francisco Fonseca, a political science professor at Pontifical Catholic University in Sao Paulo ... Fonseca added, though, that the protests showed a "generalized discontent with the political system" without necessarily shoring up any particular opposition party or politician ... ___ ... ....

Big turnout for protests urging ouster of Brazil's president

Edit Tampa Bay Online 14 Mar 2016
Organizers said about 1 million people joined the anti-Rousseff demonstration in Rio de Janeiro ... "There is a situation of ungovernability," said Francisco Fonseca, a political science professor at Pontifical Catholic University in Sao Paulo ... Fonseca pointed out that the demonstrations continued to be dominated by the largely white, upper middle class demographic that has been staging regular protests against Rousseff for over a year ... ....

Big Turnout for Protests Urging Ouster of Brazil’s President

Edit Time Magazine 14 Mar 2016
The street rallies came two days after she rejected the idea of resigning ... “There is a situation of ungovernability,” said Francisco Fonseca, a political science professor at Pontifical Catholic University in Sao Paulo ... Fonseca pointed out that the demonstrations continued to be dominated by the largely white, upper middle class demographic that has been staging regular protests against Rousseff for over a year ... ___ ... ....
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