Opinion: Brazil’s “Ficha Limpa” Law and Lula
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Tomorrow a three-judge panel of the Federal Court of Appeals (TRF)...
January 23, 2018Section
Opinion
Op-eds, perspectives, and editorial commentary
Opinion: Brazil as Lu-La Land
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – All of Brazil has come to a screeching halt this month....
January 18, 2018
Letter to the Editor: Dear Curmudgeon
Dear Mr. Royster [AKA the Curmudgeon], I was a missionary serving for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
January 2, 2018 Opinion: O Tempora! O Mores! Brazil in 2017
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As the Curmudgeon mused slightly less than twelve months ago, “O...
December 20, 2017 Opinion: Brazil’s Political Clown(s)
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Today's Curmudgeon is indebted to Merval Pereira, a commentator on all...
December 8, 2017 Opinion: Brazil’s Corrupt Politicians – Who Should Judge Them?
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This week, the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) is considering the arcane...
December 7, 2017
Opinion: The Brazilian Congress and Control Over Online Content
Opinion, by Reut Shuker RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Recent legislation in Brazilian congress will change the Marco Civil da...
November 22, 2017 Opinion: Brazil’s Corrupt “Esprit de Corps”
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last week, Rio State Assembly (“ALERJ”) voted, 39 to 19, to...
November 20, 2017
Letter to the Editor: Favela Youth Article
Dear Mr. Stone Korshak, Thank you for an article written that sheds light about the needs of the favela community...
November 18, 2017