Editorial: Brazil, a Modern Day Tragedy or Comedy?
Editorial, by Stone Korshak RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Watching Brazil in the last year reminds me of the slow,...
April 28, 2016Topic
Mensalão
Opinion: Brazil on Tenterhooks: Will He or Won’t He?
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Curmudgeon, together with almost everyone else in Brazil, is on...
March 16, 2016
Opinion: Did Dilma Know? a Smidgen from Brazil
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Sunday March 22, 2015, Datafolha published a survey with some...
March 4, 2016
Convicted Mensalão Fugitive Brought Back to Brazil
Henrique Pizzolato was convicted of passive corruption and money laundering but fled to Italy in 2013 before warrant was issued.
October 23, 2015
Dirceu Arrested in Lava Jato Corruption Scheme in Brazil
Once President Lula’s main political advisor, and for many the most powerful man in Brazil’s government, Dirceu was arrested along...
August 3, 2015
Opinion: The Curmudgeon on Impunity
Work release for jailed politicians allows them to influence the presidential campaign.
July 8, 2014
Mensalão Convict Dirceu Begins Work Release Program: Daily
The ex-Chief of Staff, imprisoned for corruption and bribery, will be working at a lawyer's office by day before returning...
July 8, 2014
Imprisoned Mensaleiros Fundraise to Pay Fines
Supporters of high-ranking members of the Workers' Party (PT) condemned in the landmark mensalão trial have set up crowdfunding websites...
February 18, 2014
Convicted Mensalão Fugitive Arrested in Italy: Daily
Henrique Pizzolato, the former marketing director of Banco do Brasil, was arrested by Italian authorities in the city of Maranello...
February 6, 2014