What steps has Brazil’s interim government taken on the budget, social spending, and foreign policy?

New questions emerge about who, if anyone, will be left standing once the Petrobras probe concludes.

As authorities focus on thwarting Zika, few resources remain for tackling Rio’s high rates of tuberculosis.

Students seized control of more than 70 high schools across the state of Rio de Janeiro until the government promised more investment in education.

This week's podcast looks at the deep-rooted problems and common misconceptions of Rio’s favelas.

New senators are emerging who might vote against the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff.

Corruption is not inevitable. Companies, public officials and private citizens can work together to fight it, the judge writes.