BRASILIA, Brazil -- Brazil's Senate passed a key austerity measure Tuesday, boosting a government drive to shore up the country's ailing economy. The 81-seat...

...conditions needed to (finance) the projects needed for the 2016 Games."The bill still faces debate and a vote in Brazil's senate. President Luiz Inacio da Silva has promised to veto it if changes aren't made so it doesn't jeopardize the...

...part of last week, by news from Brazil. After rocking world markets by devaluing its currency last Wednesday, Brazil's Senate passed a key austerity measure Tuesday in a first step to shore up the country's ailing economy. Brazil's Bovespa...