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Opinion: Lula as Brazil’s “Criminal Mastermind”?
Opinion by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Just when we all thought Brazilian politics might become boring after Dilma and Cunha were removed...
Opinion: Brazil’s “Ethical” Congress
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This week, after an interminable nine months of internecine squabbling, behind-closed-doors arm-pulling, vociferous jawboning and dire...
Opinion: Brazil’s Shameful, Shameless Politicians
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Curmudgeon’s last op-ed submission accused the STF of having acted without constitutional support by barring...
Opinion: Brazil’s Institutional Problem
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's biggest problem is that, institutionally, it’s living a lie. The 1988 Constitution created an essentially...
Opinion: Brazil on Tenterhooks: Will He or Won’t He?
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Curmudgeon, together with almost everyone else in Brazil, is on tenterhooks today. The question on...
Opinion: Rio’s “Unfinished” Metrô Line 4
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Saturday’s O Globo announced that Rio’s Mayor had sent an email to the IOC saying there’s...
Opinion: An End to Impunity in Brazil?
Opinion by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Curmudgeon, whose daytime job involves laws rather than public health, today wishes to proclaim that...
Editorial: The Year is Here, Ready or Not, Let the Games Begin
Editorial, by Stone Korshak
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – We started The Rio Times in March 2009, and by October it was announced that Rio...
Opinion: Brazil Should Give Thanks Today
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In his last posting, the Curmudgeon maintained that to avoid becoming a failed state at least...
Opinion: Is Brazil a Failed State?
Opinion, by Michael Royster
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – A reader has asked the Curmudgeon the “philosophical” question in the title. As he points out,...
Opinion: Packing Brazil’s Supreme Court – Chapter Umpteen
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This is written on Friday the 13th of November, which may or may not be coincidental....
Opinion: Brazil’s Rural Culture, a “Bovine” Smidgen
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s second most popular sport in terms of spectators, according to an argument made to Brazil’s...
Opinion: Brazil’s Presidential Dilemma
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Curmudgeon asks his readers to put yourselves in President Dilma’s shoes and ponder what you...
Opinion: Dilma’s “Judicial” Legacy in Brazil
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On May 20th, the Federal Senate held hearings to decide whether or not to confirm the...