Latin America aka S. America refers only to those territories in the Americas where the Spanish or Portuguese languages prevail: Mexico, most of Central and South America, plus Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico in the Caribbean.
From a cultural perspective , Latin America generally includes those parts of the Americas where Spanish, French, or Portuguese prevail: Mexico, most of Central America, South America, and part of the Caribbean in which Haiti (a non-Hispanic country with some Hispanic cultural influence) is generally included.
The President of Brazil is Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva since January 1, 2003. A former union leader, Lula presided over a period of strong economic growth in Brazil during which more than 20 million people were lifted out of poverty. President Lula da Silva was in office until 12.31.2010. He steps down on January 1, 2011. He will leave behind a booming economy and a faith in the future unseen in Brazil for decades.
The capital is Brasilia. The Official language is Portuguese. The country's profile.
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said the world's poor people should not be forced to pay for the global financial crisis. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva blamed the global economic crisis on “white people with blue eyes” and said it was wrong that black and indigenous people should pay for white people’s mistakes.
President Lula said white, blue-eyed people - not Indians, nor black, nor poor people - had created and spread the crisis throughout the world.
"It is a crisis caused and encouraged by the irrational behaviour of white people with blue eyes," the president said, "who before the crisis appeared to know everything, but are now showing that they know nothing. I do not know any black or indigenous bankers so I can only say [it is wrong] that this part of mankind which is victimised more than any other should pay for the crisis."
Dilma Rousseff , Lula's former chief-of-staff, was inaugurated as the new President of Brazil on January 1, 2011. She is the first female elected to the office. She won re-election on October 26, 2014.
On December 3, 2015, impeachment (to accuse a public official before an appropriate tribunal of misconduct in office) proceedings against Rousseff were officially accepted by the Chamber of Deputies.
April 18, 2016: The lower house votes for Dilma Rousseff's impeachment.
May 6, 2016: Senate Committee Votes for Rousseff to Stand Trial.
May 11, 2016: Supreme Court allows impeachment vote to take place.
On May 12, 2016, the Senate of Brazil temporarily suspended President Rousseff's powers and duties for up to six months or until the Senate reaches a verdict: to remove her from office if found guilty or to acquit her from the crimes charged. Vice President Michel Temer assumed her powers and duties as Acting President of Brazil during the suspension.
8.5.16 Friday: 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro officially starts.
8.10.16: The Senate votes in favor of impeachment trial for Rousseff.
8.31.16 Wed.: Senate removes President Rousseff from office 8.29.16: Dilma Rousseff defends record at impeachment trial. She is accused of illegally manipulating the budget to hide a growing deficit.
If Ms. Rousseff, age 68, is impeached, acting President Michel Temer will serve out her term, which ends in December 2018.
8.31.16: Lawyers at the impeachment trial of suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff wrapped up their final arguments, and are expected to take a short break before the Senate votes on whether to remove her from office.
8.31.16 Wed.: Senate removes President Rousseff from office. The Brazilian senate voted 61-20 to remove Rousseff from office for breaking federal budget laws.
Rousseff was accused of illegally using money from state banks to cover deficits in the federal budget in an effort to boost her popularity heading into the 2014 presidential election. She denied wrongdoing and accused her political opponents of using the trial as a way to overthrow her and undermine Brazil's democracy.
8.31.16: Michel Timer takes the oath of office to become the new president; his term ended on 12.31.2018. The current president is Jair Bolsonaro on 1.1.2019. His term ended on 12.31.2022. He was succeeded by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, he assumed office on January 1, 2023.
