Brazil’s Government Braces for Cabinet Shuffle Ahead of Elections
Brazil's President Temer is expected to accept up to fourteen resignations from cabinet ministers, seeking to run in October's General...
April 2, 2018Topic
Election
Brazil Court App Receives Thousands of Election Complaints
Since it was released in early August, the app, Pardal, which allows users to report illegal electioneering directly to Brazil’s...
September 30, 2016
Opinion: Shootout at Rio’s OK Corral
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The last pre-election debate will occur tonight (September 29th), broadcast by...
September 29, 2016
Opinion: Brazil’s Important Municipal Elections
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANERIO, BRAZIL – Because the Olympics and Paralympics have dominated news from Rio de...
September 28, 2016
Opinion: The Curmudgeon on the Final Round
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Sunday 105 million Brazilian voters went to polling stations and cast...
October 28, 2014
Opinion: The Curmudgeon on “Done and Dusted”
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The 2014 Brazilian elections are done and dusted: Marina Silva will...
September 2, 2014
World Cup Loss Unlikely to Affect Presidential Elections
Brazil's economic woes were temporarily forgotten during the World Cup, but will come back into focus as presidential campaigning starts.
July 15, 2014
Opinion: The Curmudgeon on Strange Bedfellows
Pre-election postulating in Brazil reveals a tangled network of political alliances all scrambling madly for TV time.
July 1, 2014
Lula Backs Political Reform as a Priority in Brazil: Daily
In an online video, former PT president backs campaign for reform ahead of October’s elections.
June 26, 2014