Opinion: The Other Rose Among Brazil’s Thorns
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Curmudgeon, having paused for refreshment, will now deliver on his...
May 29, 2018Topic
Lula
Defaced Bills in Support of Ex-Leader Cause Confusion in Brazil
Days after the stamped bills with Lula's portrait started to circulate, fake social media messages stated that the bills were...
May 7, 2018
Netflix Series ‘The Mechanism’ Stirs Polarization in Brazil
Directed by the same filmmaker of the 'Elite Squad' (2007) and RoboCop (2014), production that depicts the "Operation Car Wash"...
April 26, 2018
Brazil May Have Over 16 Candidates for President in 2018
Among those vying for Brazil's top political position are ex senators, representatives, cabinet ministers and even an ex Supreme Court...
April 17, 2018
Lawmakers Adding ‘Lula’ to Name in Support of Ex-Leader
Granting his request 'for everyone to become Lula' federal and state lawmakers are adding the name of the former President...
April 12, 2018
Brazil’s Ex-President Lula Arrives in Prison After 24 Hour Standoff
After speech Lula was carried off makeshift stage on the shoulders of dozens of supporters who remained with him during...
April 8, 2018
Brazil Divided as Lula Ordered to Start 12 Years in Prison
The former president was given until 5PM on Friday to turn himself in voluntarily and begin serving his twelve year...
April 6, 2018
Brazil’s Court Rejects Lula’s Pleas to Stay Out of Jail
The 6 to 5 vote rejecting Lula's habeas corpus allows authorities to arrest the former president, leading to praises and...
April 5, 2018
Protests Erupt in Brazil as Court Decide on Lula’s Fate
Crowds pro and against the former president gathered in several cities throughout the country on the eve of the Supreme...
April 4, 2018