Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

This was supposed to be the crowning moment for Rio de Janeiro's mayor. Instead he's found himself engulfed in corruption allegations weeks before the opening of the Olympics.

A statement of advice for visitors to the Olympics, from WHO, initially said to avoid impoverished areas to reduce the risk of Zika. Does research back it up?

Brazil is facing questions after ousting its first female President. The largest nation in Latin America is dealing with a huge corruption scandal that's engulfing its business and political elite.

Brazil's first female president was suspended on Thursday, and the man replacing her quickly installed a new Cabinet that has no women.

Brazil's ousted President Dilma Rousseff describes the effort to impeach her as a coup. Stepping in to replace her is Vice President Michel Temer, who has named an all-male and all-white cabinet — this in a highly diverse nation in which 53 percent are Afro decedent.

After a chaotic couple of days, Brazil's Senate votes Wednesday on whether to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, who is charged with using state funds to fill budget gaps.

Dilma Rousseff was elected twice as the country's economy soared. But a bruising recession is now seen as the leading reason many Brazilians have turned against her.

A congressional commission in Brazil has voted to recommend that President Dilma Rousseff face impeachment proceedings. The group's decision sets the stage for a full vote of the lower house.

Pediatric cardiologist Sandra Mattos had set up a network of doctors and hospitals working with tiny heart patients via telemedicine. Her system now also helps remote Zika sufferers.

Brazil's political and economic meltdown creates challenges for doctors trying to get a handle on the outbreak.

Scientists studying Zika-infected women in Brazil say they hope to learn more about the disease's effects from the blood samples they'll be bringing home for further analysis.

The biggest party in Dilma Rousseff's coalition has pulled out, severely wounding her government. She is accused of manipulating federal accounts to mask the real state of the country's economy.

Though gun violence takes a huge toll in Brazil, there's a push to relax gun laws. And many of the arguments are similar to the ones in the U.S.

Newly released audio of conversations by senior Brazilian officials has raised legal questions about secret wiretapping. The chatter reveals rampant sexism, even in a country with a female president.

Brazil's wave of street protests reflects deep discontent with the country's culture of corruption. Dozens of public officials are implicated in a scandal involving the state-run oil company.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio, known for his anti-immigration stance, is Donald Trump's latest controversial supporter. Arpaio is confident Trump will follow through with promises such as the border wall.

President Dilma Rousseff named a former president charged with corruption to her Cabinet. Brazil's Congress has formed a committee to begin investigating the charges.

Brazil's president is teetering as angry crowds protest her attempt to name her predecessor to her cabinet — in what critics say is an attempt to shield him from prosecution.

After record-setting protests over the weekend, Brazil's government is scrambling to stay in power amid calls for the president's impeachment.

Brazil is in the midst of an economic downturn. It's battling the Zika virus. And a deepening political crisis has sparked massive protests and calls for the president's resignation.