David Biller

August 29, 2024 | The Recorder

The justice, Alexandre de Moraes, has threatened to suspend social media giant X nationwide in the coming hours if its billionaire owner Elon Musk doesn't swiftly comply with one of his orders. Musk has responded with insults, including calling de Moraes a "tyrant" and "a dictator."

By Gabriela Sa Pessoa, David Biller and Barbara Ortutay/The Associated Press

7 minute read

June 02, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Brazil emerged from its deepest recession on record in the first quarter, but a fresh political scandal could slam the beleaguered economy right back into its hole.

By David Biller

7 minute read

November 02, 2016 | Daily Business Review

In Rio state, hijackings have surged more than 150 percent from three years ago, part of a broader crime wave this year.

By David Biller, Bloomberg News

11 minute read

June 08, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Two months before the Olympics, the world is eyeing the sewage off Rio de Janeiro with both alarm and black humor: marathon swimmers say they are afraid of getting sick while Saturday Night Live has depicted President Dilma Rousseff saying blithely that Brazil just needs to "take 1 million poo-poos out of the river."

By Blake Schmidt and David Biller, Bloomberg News

4 minute read