Guest Opinions

Opinion: Brazil’s Centrão – Slouching towards Bedlam?

In Brazil’s legislature, however, the “centre” is far from falling apart. The “Centrão” bloc, “its hour come round at last”

November 25, 2021

Gringo view: Giving thanks

As my fellow Gringos sit comfortably around the table for the traditional family Thanksgiving dinner on November 25th;..

November 23, 2021

Opinion: What would happen if Karl Marx analyzed Castillo’s Peru?

A diagnosis of events in Castillo's Peru serves to analyze the general phenomenon of the advance of the populist lef...

November 19, 2021

Opinion: The historical roots of the “secret budget” in Brazil, aka the “Bolsolão”, explained

“How the 300 Scoundrels morphed into the Centrão and want to pay themselves R$19 billion to help re-elect Bolsonaro.”

November 18, 2021

Gringo view: Have our moral compasses stopped working?

Our moral compasses can be said to be the values that inform our decision-making and define the direction for each...

November 13, 2021

Opinion: Will COP26 be yet another Cop-out?

The top decision-making body of the UNFCCC is called the Conference of the Parties, abbreviated COP opinion

November 5, 2021

Opinion: ‘Operation Varginha’ – From Halloween to All Souls’ Day

But let us return to Halloween in Varginha.The State Police say they received an anonymous tip that a large group...

November 2, 2021

Opinion: Has the stage already been set in Brazil to use a pretext to sideline Bolsonaro from the 2022 presidential election?

Brazil's Supreme Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes, one of the main opponents of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro,

October 30, 2021

Covid-19 Opinion: Yes, Big Pharma firms have huge profits – and they deserve them

The latest species to infest (anti)social media posits both “Pfizer is earning immoral profits by selling its vaccine,”

October 22, 2021