Opinion: Brazil’s “Sistema” Fights Back
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Curmudgeon’s prior submission pointed out the similarity between today’s Russia...
August 1, 2018Section
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Opinion Articles from The Rio Times
Opinion: Brazil’s “Kompromat” “Sistema”
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A friend sent the Curmudgeon an article by Adam Davidson from...
July 24, 2018 Opinion: Brazil’s Lava Jato: Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Again)
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last weekend, after Brazil’s “Seleção” crashed out of the World Cup,...
July 10, 2018 Opinion: Rio’s Devout Marxist Mayor?
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – If, as Karl Marx famously said, “religion is the opiate of...
July 9, 2018 Opinion: Packing Brazil’s Supreme Court?
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Just as football was threatening to steal all the headline space...
July 5, 2018 Opinion: Brazil’s World Cup Doldrums
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As ancient mariners told the tale, the Doldrums were that part...
June 19, 2018 Opinion: Milking Brazil’s Most Sacred Cow
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The most sacred cow in Brazil is Petrobras. When calved in...
June 15, 2018 Opinion: Brazil’s Teamsters on Strike!
Opinion, by Michael R Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the USA, the word “teamster” used to mean a...
May 31, 2018 Opinion: The Other Rose Among Brazil’s Thorns
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Curmudgeon, having paused for refreshment, will now deliver on his...
May 29, 2018