Brazil President’s Fight Against Corruption Angers Government Allies

The president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, reached out to political allies to stem a growing rebellion within her coalition after the resignation of a fourth minister threatened to further tense already strained relations. Agriculture Minister Wagner Rossi resigned last week following corruption allegations against his aides and at the same time increasing tensions within the twelve-party ruling coalition and adding to a sense of disarray in Rousseff’s eight-month-old government. Read Article