Tourist in Rio Arrested for Drug Possession and Bribery: Daily
The suspect, a French policeman on holiday in Rio, was also fined for possession of marijuana.
June 17, 2014Topic
Corruption
Editorial: Just a Month Away
Brazil may have finished its stadiums just in time, but the World Cup spotlight is expected to fall on more...
May 6, 2014
Opinion: The Curmudgeon on “Straining out Gnats”
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Curmudgeon quotes Matthew 23:23-24: “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees,...
April 8, 2014
Imprisoned Mensaleiros Fundraise to Pay Fines
Supporters of high-ranking members of the Workers' Party (PT) condemned in the landmark mensalão trial have set up crowdfunding websites...
February 18, 2014Rio’s Police to Receive 11% Pay Raises in 2014
Security personnel in Rio de Janeiro will receive an 11.18 percent pay rise this month; twice the rate of inflation.
February 11, 2014
Convicted Mensalão Fugitive Arrested in Italy: Daily
Henrique Pizzolato, the former marketing director of Banco do Brasil, was arrested by Italian authorities in the city of Maranello...
February 6, 2014
The Curmudgeon on “Pork Barrel”
Opinion, By Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - “Orçamento impositivo” is the sesquipedalian rendering in Portuguese of “pork barrel”...
December 10, 2013
Rio’s Military Police Most Corrupt in Brazil: Daily
Research carried out by the Ministry of Justice and the UN says Rio de Janeiro is the most crime-ridden city...
December 2, 2013
Prison for Mensalão Case Convicts: Daily
Despite delays and appeals by convicted figures in the mensalão corruption scandal, the Supremo Tribunal Federal's Joaquim Barbosa to enforce...
November 15, 2013