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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...
Opinion: Fisiologismo 102, a Smidgen
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In Brazil, as most readers know, the crony system has been around for a long time....
Opinion: Packing the Court, Chapter 2
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This week or next, the Federal Senate will begin hearings to decide whether or not to...
Opinion: Between the Rock and the Hard Places
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – One of the predictable consequences of President Dilma’s election campaign was that, if elected, she would...
Opinion: Movers and Shakers, a Smidgen
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - One of the collateral effects of the Lava Jato investigation and the Petrolão scandal is that...
Opinion: The Curmudgeon on Maxi-Devaluations
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In early 1999, the Curmudgeon watched, aghast, as the dollar went from R$1.20 to R$2.10 in...
Opinion: The “Third Round”, a Smidgen
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Friday the 13th, there were demonstrations across the country, supporting President Dilma, even though many of...
Opinion: “PEC da Bengala” or, the “Cane Mutiny”
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Curmudgeon will today focus on two closely related topics: (1) how Justices of the Brazilian...
Opinion: Packing the Court, a Bovine Smidgen
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Traditionally, the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) was largely exempt from political machinations. Appointments were made based...
Opinion: The Curmudgeon on “Reputational Rescue”
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The title is a phrase used Thursday, March 5th, by Luis Carlos Adams, head of AGU,...
Opinion: Plano Real 3.0, a Smidgen
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Actually, it’s 3.01, the number of Brazilian reais needed to purchase one US dollar at the...
Opinion: The Blame Game, a Bovine Smidgen
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The media are having a field day with one of President Dilma’s recent remarks concerning the...
Opinion: The Curmudgeon on the Sacred Cow, an updated Smidgen
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Groundhog Day, a prominent Brazilian daily announced that President Dilma had agreed to sack Petrobras...
Opinion: Fisiologismo 101, a Smidgen
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - When you look up this word in Portuguese, you get a short description. If you put...