Opinion: Brazil’s 2018 Election Predicted?
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Polls released yesterday show that, in elections for President of Brazil,...
December 13, 2016Topic
Cunha
Odebrecht Ready to Close Deal With Prosecutors in Brazil
Former executive is expected to name politicians, state governors, former presidents , as well as current cabinet members in corruption...
October 25, 2016
Opinion: Brazil’s Im-pizza-ment
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Curmudgeon is today reminded of a well-worn Brazilian phrase: “tudo...
September 1, 2016
Visiting the Town of Cunha, Ceramics Capital of Brazil
Situated between Brazil’s two most famous cities, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, nestled in the hills of Vale do...
June 17, 2016
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...
June 17, 2016
Brazil’s House Speaker Eduardo Cunha Closer to Losing Mandate
The Lower House's Ethics Committee approved eleven votes to nine to remove Speaker of the House from office for lying...
June 15, 2016
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...
May 9, 2016
Opinion: Brazil’s Politicized Judiciary
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Curmudgeon opined yesterday that STF Justice Teori’s early morning order...
May 6, 2016
Brazil’s Chamber Speaker is Suspended From Congress
Chamber of Deputies Speaker, Eduardo Cunha, is accused of receiving bribes in the mega-corruption scandal known as Operação Lava Jato...
May 5, 2016