Márcia Lopes has been appointed as the new Minister for Women in Brazil, succeeding Cida Gonçalves. Upon taking office, she emphasized President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's vision of making ...

SAO PAULO — Brazil ’s social security minister resigned Friday amid a police probe into a billion-dollar fraud scheme involving pension payments by the National Social Security Institute.

Carlos Lupi says he has not been named in the investigation and denies any wrongdoing Brazil's Social Security Minister, Carlos Lupi, has resigned nine days after police unveiled a major ...

Brazil's Social Security Minister, Carlos Lupi, has resigned nine days after police unveiled a major corruption scandal which defrauded pensioners of $1.1bn (£829m). Federal police allege that ...