Opinion: Brazil’s Car Wash to be Whitewashed?
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – There are serious commentators who worry that PMDB’s maneuvering to impeach...
March 31, 2016Topic
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Brazil’s President Rousseff Loses Biggest Political Ally PMDB
The country’s largest political party, the PMDB, voted on Tuesday to withdraw itself from the government coalition, increasing the chances...
March 30, 2016
Opinion: In Brazil, “Disembark on the Right”
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Those who ride the Rio de Janeiro Metrô regularly hear station...
March 30, 2016 Opinion: Brazil on Tenterhooks, Part II
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Curmudgeon, together with almost everyone else in Brazil, is still...
March 19, 2016
Brazil’s Lula Sworn In as Chief of Staff Amidst Protests
Protests became even more inflamed after a wiretap recording showed Rousseff and Lula talking about the nomination.
March 17, 2016 Opinion: Brazil’s Smoking Gun?
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Just when you thought things in Brazil couldn’t get worse, they...
March 17, 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
Opinion: Brazil’s Presidential Dilemma, Revisited
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Curmudgeon asks his readers: put yourself in President Dilma’s shoes...
March 11, 2016 Opinion: In Brazil “Worse is Better”?
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - “Quanto pior, melhor” has been a catch phrase for PSDB and...
March 5, 2016