Opinion: Brazil’s Surreal Presidential Politics, Part 2
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Pity the poor Curmudgeon. Every time he writes that something is...
December 12, 2015Section
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Opinion: Brazil’s Surreal Presidential Politics
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Curmudgeon writes this as the Chamber of Deputies is still...
December 9, 2015
Opinion: Brazil’s Confusing Impeachment Process
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Curmudgeon writes this as the several dozen political parties represented...
December 8, 2015 Opinion: Brazil’s Impeachment Process – a Primer
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Under Article 85 of the 1988 Federal Constitution, Impeachment is justifiable...
December 4, 2015 Opinion: Brazil Should Give Thanks Today
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In his last posting, the Curmudgeon maintained that to avoid becoming...
November 27, 2015 Opinion: Is Brazil a Failed State?
Opinion, by Michael Royster Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – A reader has asked the Curmudgeon the “philosophical” question in the...
November 24, 2015 Opinion: Brazil’s Sea of Mud, a Smidgen
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This week, how not to write about the sea of mud?...
November 20, 2015 Opinion: A Tale of Two Courts
The Curmudgeon pays attention to news concerning the Judicial Branch of both Brazil and the USA. He is happy to...
November 17, 2015 Opinion: Brazil’s Power Vacuum
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Aristotle is said to have coined the phrase “Nature abhors a...
November 16, 2015