Editorial: Rio is Burning, the First UPP was Literally Set on Fire
Editorial, by Stone Korshak RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last night the first UPP (Police Peacekeeping Unit) station created in...
March 31, 2017Section
Opinion
Op-eds, perspectives, and editorial commentary
Opinion: Rio’s “No-Accounts” Tribunal
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The institutional structure of Brazil is complicated, even for Brazilians, so...
March 30, 2017 Opinion: Brazil’s Unstable Political Stability
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Late last year, the Curmudgeon wrote that “the institutional foundations of...
March 27, 2017
Letter to the Editor: Crime Without Punishment
Letter to the Editor, by Damian O'Donnell RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Before I begin, I feel it’s important to...
March 27, 2017 Opinion: Brazil’s “Weak Flesh” and Weaker Spirit
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last week, the Federal Police announced their lastest investigation, entitled “Carne...
March 22, 2017 Opinion: Brazil’s Other List
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Although it’s difficult to put aside the continual leakage of prominent...
March 16, 2017 Opinion: Janot’s Lists in Brazil
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On the eve of the Ides of March, Brazil's Chief Prosecutor...
March 15, 2017 Opinion: Thinking Outside the “Caixa”
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Supreme Court (STF) in Brazil has recently been doing a...
March 11, 2017 Opinion: Brazil and Visa Backlash?
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Most Brazilians stifled a yawn when they read or heard about...
March 9, 2017