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Investigations of Covid-19 Related Corruption Point to R$1.07 Billion in Overspending
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As the coronavirus epidemic spreads in Brazil, the country is also witnessing another escalation: anti-corruption operations involving public money...
Supreme Court Investigation Covering Fake News and 2018 Elections Outrages Bolsonarists
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Tuesday, May 26th, Bolsonarists were rejoicing. They were celebrating the Federal Police operation, set up by the Office...
Military Reserve Officers Attack Supreme Court, Support Heleno and Alert to Civil War
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A group of military reserve officers issued a statement supporting the Minister of Institutional Security (GSI), General Augusto Heleno,...
Seeking to Avert Impeachment, Bolsonaro Negotiates Positions With Centrão
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Known for dealing in patronage power plays, the Centrão - a congressional bloc of center and center-right parties -...
Moro’s Exit Inflates Price Charged by ‘Centrão’ to Shield Bolsonaro From Impeachment
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The crisis surrounding Sérgio Moro's departure from the Ministry of Justice has raised the price for Centrão's support for...
Sérgio Moro Resigns from Ministry of Justice, Abandons Bolsonaro’s Government
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Sérgio Moro, the Minister of Justice and Public Safety, announced his resignation on Friday, April 24th. The former federal...
Workers’ Party Speaks of Need for Renewal, but Still Insists on Lula
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - When Federal Deputy Natália Bonavides, 31, was born, the Workers' Party (PT) was already eight years old. On the...
Moro to Start FBI-inspired National Academy to Train Civil and State Police Officers
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The National Secretariat of Public Safety (SENASP), of the Ministry of Justice, plans to train civil and state police...
Renowned Jurist Files Impeachment Petition Against Brazil’s Supreme Court President
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Well-known jurist Modesto Carvalhosa filed a motion for impeachment on Wednesday, July 24th, against the presiding justice of the...
Opinion: Brazil’s Continuing Institutional Problem
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIBEIRÃO PRETO, BRAZIL – Three years ago, the Curmudgeon published a comment describing Brazil's biggest problem: the 1988 Constitution created an...
Opinion | The Toffoli Factor, Revisited
The Toffoli factor, Revisited
Opinion, by Michael Royster
SÃO PAULO, SP - In April 2018, the Curmudgeon criticized votes by STF Justice Toffoli designed to ensure...
Opinion: Bolsonaro’s Post-Modern Politics
Opinion, by Michael Royster
São Paulo, Brazil – President Jair Bolsonaro has made it clear—he is NOT going to go back to the "old politics,"...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro to Authorize Extradition of Italy’s Cesare Battisti
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – President-elect of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, said he told Italian ambassador, Antonio Bernardini on Monday...
Opinion: Brazil’s Lula, a Legendary Myth
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Jair Bolsonaro, a/k/a “o Mito” has been elected President of Brazil. He had over sixty percent...