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Brazil’s Press Freedom Faces Legal Challenges

(Analysis) This week, Jorge Messias of Brazil's Attorney General's Office took a decisive step that stirred national debate. By forwarding a document to the Supreme...

Federal Police Arrest ‘Coyote’ Forging Illegal Immigration Documents

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Saturday, September 5th, the Federal Police launched Operation Chacal against a criminal organization responsible for the forgery of documents and the promotion of illegal immigration of foreigners to...

Agri Column: Foreign Investors Increasingly Interested in Brazilian Agritech Startups (Week 31/2020)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - One of the main innovation and technology events of the agritech startups, the World Agritech South America Summit, held...
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After Secretary of Culture’s Spectacular Meltdown, a New Twist in Brazil’s Culture Wars

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Column) It was a spectacularly absurd act of self-sabotage....

Bolsonaro’s Bizarre Agency Appointments Ignite Brazil’s Culture Wars

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Directorships of public agencies have long been treated as patronage appointments in Brazil; one...

Opinion: Can Chief Justice Toffoli Avert a Brazilian Institutional Crisis?

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL -  Last week’s decisions by Brazil’s Supreme Court STF, which adhered to the literal language of the Constitution, thus barring...

Brazil’s Lottery Obsession: What are the Odds?

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilians love to play the numbers. Whether it is the traditional (yet illegal) Jogo...

Rio Seethes With Anger After Ágatha’s Senseless Death. Will its Governor Feel the Heat?

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Column) As I write, just a day after the death of eight-year-old Ágatha Félix,...

Opinion: Whose Amazon is it Anyway? A Demurrer

RIBEIRÃO PRETO, SP, BRAZIL - In a thoughtful article published in The Rio Times...

Rio’s Governor Invents Rank of “General” for State Police, Firefighters

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Governor Wilson Witzel signed a decree Thursday creating the rank...

Brazilian Drug Kingpins Flaunt Power Through Jewelry

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Throughout Brazil, authorities are seizing significant quantities of gold and diamonds in the forms...