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, 2019Section
Opinion
Op-eds, perspectives, and editorial commentary
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
Opinion: When is Enough, Enough?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For each of the hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marching in the streets of Brazil,...
October 27, 2019
Brazil’s Lottery Obsession: What are the Odds?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilians love to play the numbers. Whether it is the traditional (yet illegal) Jogo de...
October 10, 2019
Opinion: Distortions in The Looking Glass
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This gringo has been spending too many hours trying to discern what is really going...
October 7, 2019
Opinion: Bolsonaro’s Campaign Speech at UN Shows His Determination to Run for Re-election
RIBEIRÃO PRETO, BRAZIL – As noted in a prior column, Jair Bolsonaro’s 2018 campaign platform stated that he would NOT...
September 28, 2019
Rio Seethes With Anger After Ágatha’s Senseless Death. Will its Governor Feel the Heat?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Column) As I write, just a day after the death of eight-year-old Ágatha Félix, the...
September 23, 2019