Opinion: The Triumphal Return of the “300 Picaretas”
RIBEIRÃO PRETO, BRAZIL - (Opinion) Back in 1993, running for President after serving in Congress for four years, Luis Inácio...
August 20, 2020Topic
300 Picaretas
Opinion: Brazil’s Campaign Financing Rules
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In 2015, Brazil’s Supreme Court (STF) declared unconstitutional the statute permitting...
August 14, 2018 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 “Criminal Mastermind” — A Curmudgeonly Explanation
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Quite a bit of backlash has arisen since the spokesperson for...
September 20, 2016
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...
March 16, 2016
A Curmudgeonly Glossary of Brazilian Protest Terms
The Curmudgeon, who for years has deemed politics his favorite spectator sport, has been watching the demonstrations, and has paid...
July 2, 2013