Michel Temer

EghtesadOnline: Brazil's senate has approved a 20-year public spending cap in a win for President Michel Temer 's austerity reforms. The move sparked large protests with critics saying the unpopular cuts will hurt Brazil's poor.

EghtesadOnline: Half of Brazilians would like to see interim President Michel Temer stay in the job until the next election in 2018, compared with 32% who desire the return of suspended President Dilma Rousseff, according to a Datafolha poll published on Saturday on the Folha de S.Paulo website.

EghtesadOnline: Brazil President Michel Temer has survived a massive corruption scandal with a victory in the lower house that allows him to cling to power and focus back on the economy.

EghtesadOnline: Brazil’s embattled President Michel Temer scored a breakthrough in his struggle to cling to power as Brazil’s top electoral court acquitted him of illegal campaign financing charges.

EghtesadOnline: When Michel Temer took over Brazil's presidency in May, many hoped he could overcome the political gridlock, corruption scandals and economic obstacles that have hobbled Latin America's biggest country.

EghtesadOnline: Brazil's Senate ousted President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday, ending an impeachment process that polarized Latin America's biggest country amid a massive corruption scandal and brutal economic crisis.