Business unnerved ahead of first presidential round as centrist trails

Whoever wins October’s general election will face an uphill task on reforms

Corruption and the country’s worst recession has devastated mainstream parties

President capitalises on a nascent recovery by relaunching retirement benefit proposals

Critics say Brazil’s long corruption battle is running out of momentum

Establishment claims judicial over-reach in effort to sway public support for prosecutions

Money continues to pour in to Latin America’s biggest economy despite record downturn

Michel Temer will probably survive a rinsing but uncertainty will prevail

Antonio Palocci was a senior official in both Lula and Rousseff governments

Activists say environment held hostage to Brazil’s worsening political crisis

Electoral bench rejects motion that would have potentially ousted embattled leader

After scandal, Petrobras and Eletrobras say challenge is stopping government meddling

Many investors hope for a smooth and quick presidential exit

Brasília has been rocked by violent demonstrations calling for president’s resignation

Presidential scandal strikes at the core of the system of patronage but incentives that fuel bribery will be hard to eradicate

Scandals have increased the chances that outsiders could win the 2018 elections

Capital markets are buoyant and the government is tackling some difficult problems

Overworked Supreme Court means inquiry unlikely to derail Temer reforms

Attorney-general also files petition to investigate 83 politicians over corruption