Lula Supporters Demand His Freedom, Candidacy in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On the last day for Brazil’s political parties to...
August 15, 2018Topic
Lula
Opinion: Brazil’s Presidential Party Propaganda
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – August 6th was the deadline for all political parties to register...
August 7, 2018Opinion: Brazil’s “Sistema” Fights Back
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Curmudgeon’s prior submission pointed out the similarity between today’s Russia...
August 1, 2018
The Quest of Finding Running Mates in Brazil’s Presidential Election
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – With Brazilians facing one of their most unpredictable presidential...
July 31, 2018Opinion: Brazil’s “Kompromat” “Sistema”
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A friend sent the Curmudgeon an article by Adam Davidson from...
July 24, 2018
Brazil Starts to Gear Up for October’s Presidential Elections
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Despite the undefined coalitions and the weak economic and...
July 19, 2018
Brazilian Judge Denies in Single Day 143 Petitions to Free Lula
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The president of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ),...
July 12, 2018Opinion: Brazil’s Lava Jato: Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Again)
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last weekend, after Brazil’s “Seleção” crashed out of the World Cup,...
July 10, 2018
Judges in Brazil Battle to Keep, or Release Lula from Jail
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – With the World Cup behind them, Brazilians watched a...
July 9, 2018