Brazil’s left-wing loses a procedural battle over Bolsonaro’s impeachment
Justice Cármen Lúcia of the Supreme Court of Justice (STF) rejected a mandate request in which federal deputy Rui Falcão...
July 21, 2021Topic
Impeachment
Opinion: Is Brazil’s Centrão voting bloc considering a “parliamentary coup”?
According to reliable sources, Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies president, Arthur Lira, has recently said that there are four prerequisites for...
July 19, 2021
Brazil’s Bolsonaro mocks pressures from left and right for his impeachment
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday mocked the pressures that left-wing parties and even right-wing groups exerted for his impeachment...
July 2, 2021
Opinion: Happy Anniversary … Not!
Saturday, June 19, the city of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, where I now live, celebrated 165 years since its founding...
June 22, 2021
Brazil’s left takes to streets to bolster Covid CPI and erode Bolsonaro support
Brazil's left wing have scheduled demonstrations on May 29 in over 110 cities against president Bolsonaro and to boost the...
May 27, 2021
Opinion: Bolsonaro impeachment? Be careful what you wish for
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – (Opinion) – On May 11 and 12, a Datafolha poll asked over 2,000 people throughout...
May 16, 2021
Anti-Bolsonaro protests held in several cities in Brazil
Protests against President Jair Bolsonaro were reported in several Brazilian cities on Sunday, February 21st. The rallies were coordinated by...
February 22, 2021
Chief Justice Says Brazil Will Not Withstand Another Impeachment
Brazil's Federal Supreme Court (STF) Chief Justice Luiz Fux said he was against President Jair Bolsonaro's impeachment. In an interview,...
February 8, 2021
Opinion: Brazil’s Continuing Institutional Problem
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIBEIRÃO PRETO, BRAZIL – Three years ago, the Curmudgeon published a comment describing Brazil's biggest problem:...
May 20, 2019