Brazilian Congress
Brazil is Open to Accept Aid For Fires in the Amazon
Brazil is open to receive financial assistance from organizations and foreign countries to fight the fires in the Amazon.
This was announced by a government spokesman after the Brazilian authorities had earlier rejected the G7 proposal. The condition, however, is for Brazil to decide for itself how to use the funds.
Brazil lower house speaker under pressure over Swiss accounts
A group of lawmakers called for the resignation of the speaker of Brazil's lower house of Congress, Eduardo Cunha, on Oct.1 after Switzerland provided Brazilian prosecutors with details of Swiss bank accounts in his name.