Opinion: Brazil’s Ministerial Musical Chairs
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This past weekend, while 100,000 people were protesting on Copacabana Beach...
May 30, 2017Section
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Opinion Articles from The Rio Times
Opinion: Is Brazil the Country of the Future? Don’t Bet On It
Opinion by Jeb Blount RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - I’ve got a lot riding on Brazil. I moved here in...
May 26, 2017
Opinion: Brazil Lava Jato Corruption Probe, on the Verge of Victory, Risks Defeat
Opinion By Jeb Blount RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After a week of historic developments, Brazil’s giant Lava Jato, or...
May 24, 2017 Opinion: Draining Brazil’s Swamp
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – One of the main reasons President Trump won the U.S. Presidential...
May 18, 2017 Opinion: Brazil’s “Criminal Mastermind”, an Update
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last September, a federal prosecutor accused former President Lula of being...
May 12, 2017 Opinion: The End of Brazil’s Lava Jato?
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last week, by 3-2 decisions, the 2nd Panel of the STF...
May 9, 2017 Opinion: Brazil’s Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – For almost one hundred years, crying Mayday! thrice has been an...
May 1, 2017 Opinion: Brazil as a “Serious Country”
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In a remark erroneously attributed to former French President Charles de...
April 17, 2017 Opinion: Fachin’s Lists in Brazil
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On the eve of the Ides of March, Federal Chief Prosecutor...
April 12, 2017