Opinion: Understanding the Dangers Facing the Future of Democracy
The history of the bizarre political events of the past few weeks in the US might best be avoided here...
February 12, 2020Section
Op-Ed
Editorial, Opinion and Letters to the Editor
Opinion: In Brazil since 2007, 261 Children Have Died While Working; Governments Ignore Problem
2020 will mark three years of hiding data on child labor for the Brazilian government. The most recent figures are...
January 22, 2020
Opinion: ‘Impeachment’ as New Norm for Disposing of Annoying Opponents
In this troubled and highly partisan world one is forced to wonder if ’impeachment’ is becoming the new norm for...
January 18, 2020
Opinion: One Year of Bolsonaro in Brazil – Threats, More Arms Sales and a Still Sluggish Economy
The first year in office of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro did not end without further polemics and worrying statistics.
January 6, 2020
Opinion: Paradise Lost or Only Delayed?
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - One beautiful weekend morning many years ago, wandering among the artists showing and selling their paintings...
January 1, 2020
Opinion: How (and Why) the Presumption of Innocence Became Controversial in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The presumption of innocence is one of democracy’s fundamental components — no country without it...
November 21, 2019
Opinion: Can Chief Justice Toffoli Avert a Brazilian Institutional Crisis?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Last week’s decisions by Brazil’s Supreme Court STF, which adhered to the literal language of...
November 19, 2019
Opinion: How the Presumption of Innocence Could Cause a Brazilian Constitutional Crisis
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The landmark decision, on November 7th, by Brazil’s Supreme Court (STF), holding by a slim...
November 9, 2019
Letter: “A Shiver Of Sharks (doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo!)”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Please allow me to introduce myself: I’m a baseball fan. More specifically: a lifelong, unswervingly...
November 1, 2019