Opinion: Brazil’s “RICO Gangsters” Strike Again
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This week, Brazil’s hugely unpopular President Temer has once again capitulated...
November 9, 2017Topic
Jose Sarney
Opinion: Brazil’s Machiavellian Republics – a Minatory Fable
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Back in Renaissance Days, what is now Italy comprised many local...
February 16, 2017
Brazil’s Senate President Caught in Dubious Conversation
Senate President Renan Calheiros is heard on tape stating he is in favor of changes in the plea bargain rules.
May 26, 2016
Opinion: Brazil’s Latest Indirect Election
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Congressional leaders and factions in Brazil have now perceived that Dilma...
April 15, 2016 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
Rousseff Names Truth Commission: Daily
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has announced the names of those on the “Comissão da Verdade” - which will investigate post-WW2...
May 11, 2012
After the Tragedy, Which Way Forward?
Opinion, by Samantha Barthelemy RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Residents of Rio de Janeiro state enjoyed February with the lowest...
April 19, 2011
Sarney Scandal Wildfire Heats Up
By Karen Shishiptorova, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_7508" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="José Sarney surrounded by the press, photo by Antonio Cruz/ABr."][/caption]RIO DE...
July 28, 2009
Sarney Scandal a Risk for Rouseff in 2010 Elections
By Jaylan Boyle, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_6389" align="alignleft" width="214" caption="Chief of Staff and presidential hopeful Dilma Rouseff, photo by Antonio...
July 14, 2009