Brazil’s Senate removes President Rousseff from office

After an emotionally charged, late-night debate, the Brazilian Senate voted Wednesday to remove suspended President Dilma Rousseff from office for fiscal irregularities, a move she said amounted to an illegal coup. The 61-20 vote capped a year-long power struggle between Rousseff’s long-governing leftist government and opposition senators and comes less than two weeks after the Rio Olympics, which highlighted Brazil but also […]

Brazil terror group aligns with ISIS as Olympics approach

A group calling itself “The Brazil Caliphate” has pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, the self-proclaimed leader of the Islamic State, sparking fresh concerns about the nation’s ability to safeguard the upcoming summer Olympics. In the July 17 pledge, “Ansar al-Khilafah Brazil” posted to its Telegram channel an allegiance to Al Baghdadi, the “Emir […]

The “Bounty Hunters” South Seas Cruise

Happy Saturday, FighterSweep Fans! Today we bring you a cruise video from the “Bounty Hunters” of Strike Fighter Squadron TWO, recently home from a short cruise south of the equator. Known by their radio callsign of “Bullet,” Strike Fighter Squadron TWO is stationed at NAS Lemoore, California and is assigned to Carrier Air Wing TWO.  […]