Brazil Struggles to Push Reforms Forward
While a flurry of proposals and new laws have been brought, it remains to be seen if Congress is willing...
July 16, 2013Topic
Mensalão
The Curmudgeon’s Theorem on Mishaps, Major and Minor
The Theorem: Major Mishaps do not preclude the occurrence of Minor Mishaps; rather, the Minor may precede, predict or presuppose...
January 8, 2013
Brazil 2012: Reviewing the Year in Politics
From municipal elections to the mensalão, from dams to deforestation, for the slowing economy and the booming middle class, 2012...
December 25, 2012
Throw the Rascals Out! Part II
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - “Throw the rascals out!” This cry is, today in Brazil, relevant...
December 11, 2012
Officials Fired in New Corruption Scandal
Federal Police said Friday they had arrested six people during raids on government offices in Brasília and São Paulo for...
November 27, 2012
Ex-Chief of Staff José Dirceu Jailed: Daily
Brazil's Supreme Court has sentenced ex-Chief of Staff José Dirceu to nearly eleven years in prison for corruption crimes relating...
November 13, 2012
Elections End with PT Win in São Paulo
PT candidate Fernando Haddad's win in the São Paulo mayoral race has strengthen President Rousseff and Lula's party, a mid-term...
October 30, 2012
Haddad Elected São Paulo Mayor: Daily
Fernando Haddad (PT) has been elected mayor of São Paulo, beating rival José Serra in a hard-fought second round of...
October 30, 2012
Guilty Verdicts for Forming the Mensalão
The Supreme Court (STF) has found at least ten politicians and business figures guilty of setting up the cash-for-votes mensalão...
October 23, 2012