Opinion: Brazil’s Rose Among Thorny Ministers
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As the Curmudgeon writes this, it is less than a day...
April 6, 2018Section
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Opinion Articles from The Rio Times
Opinion: What Brazil’s Crusading Judge Moro Fears
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Monday night, Judge Sergio Moro was interviewed on TV Cultura, and...
March 28, 2018 Opinion: Brazil’s Lava Jato: Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Thursday, March 22nd Brazil’s Supreme Court (STF) held a vote...
March 25, 2018 Opinion: Brazil’s Unique “Presumption of Innocence” Part III
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO - Previous segments of this abstruse essay have dealt with the unusual nature...
March 22, 2018 Opinion: Who Murdered Rio Councillor Marielle Franco?
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Curmudgeon was blithely finishing the third part of his desultory...
March 19, 2018 Opinion: Brazil’s Unique “Presumption of Innocence” Part II
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In Part I of this piece, the Curmudgeon explained the historical...
March 15, 2018 Opinion: Brazil’s Unique “Presumption of Innocence” Part I
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Today’s column is likely to be considered “wonky” by many, but...
March 14, 2018 Opinion: Occupy Rio! Part II
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Like most Carioca residents, the Curmudgeon is unsure about exactly what...
March 8, 2018 Opinion: Occupy Rio!
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – One prominent Rio political commentator closes all his regular columns with...
March 2, 2018