Opinion: Bolsonaro impeachment? Be careful what you wish for
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – (Opinion) – On May 11 and 12, a Datafolha poll asked over 2,000 people throughout...
May 16, 2021Section
Op-Ed
Editorial, Opinion and Letters to the Editor
Opinion: “Law enforcement” in Rio’s favelas is largely non-existent
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Opinion) Many people (including this writer) are shocked (but not surprised) by the Rio de...
May 10, 2021
Analysis: Where do we stand after this COPOM meeting in Brazil?
The Brazilian Central Bank's decision disclosed after yesterday's market closed is likely to be a factor in today's trading -...
May 6, 2021
Gringo View: The wages of cynicism
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Opinion) Cynicism has been around for a very long time. In 390 BC, it had...
May 5, 2021
Opinion: Is Brazil doomed to economic failure in the post-pandemic?
With the anticipation of household, business and government consumption, there is no hope for a bright outlook for Brazil in...
May 4, 2021
Opinion: Happiness rediscovered!
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – (Opinion) Last week, my fellow columnist, codename This Gringo, said it was hard to be...
May 2, 2021
Opinion: Brazil’s Theater of the Absurd: Bolsonaro says “our” Army will hit the streets
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – (Opinion) Last week and this, while railing against the “cowardly” restrictions on people’s movements by...
April 28, 2021
Moody’s rebukes Brazil for excluding pandemic spending from fiscal ceiling
Rating agency Moody's has assessed that the exclusion from the spending cap of additional government spending, such as that linked...
April 23, 2021
Opinion: Why does Brazil sell itself so cheap?
Brazilian Environment Minister Ricardo Salles supposedly thought he was very clever when he announced that he intends to demand "US$1...
April 14, 2021