Opinion: Rio’s “Fake News!” Carnival
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Curmudgeon really shouldn’t write about Carnival, because he doesn’t appreciate...
November 4, 2017Section
Op-Ed
Editorial, Opinion and Letters to the Editor
Opinion: Rio’s Beleaguered Military Police
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last week’s first (figurative) news bomb was the fatal shooting of...
November 3, 2017 Opinion: Brazil’s Shameless Parliament, Round Three
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Wednesday, as expected, the federal Chamber of Deputies voted to...
October 27, 2017 Opinion: Brazil’s Shameless Parliament, Round Two
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As if we needed reminding of the venial nature of Brazilian...
October 21, 2017 Opinion: Brazil’s “Colonels” Still in Power
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In Brazil’s rural interior, the people who run politics and business...
October 20, 2017 Opinion: Brazil’s Halfhearted Electoral “Reform”
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – To the surprise of many (including the Curmudgeon) the Brazilian Senate,...
October 5, 2017 Opinion: Brazil’s Stillborn Electoral “Reform”
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – To the surprise of no one who has observed the actions...
September 22, 2017 Opinion: Is Brasília Now “Dodge” City?
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Raquel Dodge was sworn in yesterday as Brazil’s 42nd “Procurador Geral...
September 19, 2017 Opinion: Brazil’s RICO Gangsters
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In 1970, the U.S. enacted RICO – the Racketeering Influenced and...
September 15, 2017