Opinion: Rio’s Carnival Versus Its Mayor
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This year, as last year, the Rio de Janeiro Carnival kept...
February 17, 2018Topic
Opinion
Opinion: Brazil’s Political Parties, Part II
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Why does the Curmudgeon focus on Brazil’s political parties now? First...
February 2, 2018 Opinion: Brazil’s Political Parties, Part I
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Curmudgeon majored in Politics at his university, and had many...
January 30, 2018 Opinion: Brazil’s Democracy and Lula
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Yesterday a three-judge panel of the Federal Court of Appeals (TRF)...
January 25, 2018 Opinion: Brazil’s “Ficha Limpa” Law and Lula
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Tomorrow a three-judge panel of the Federal Court of Appeals (TRF)...
January 23, 2018 Opinion: Brazil as Lu-La Land
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – All of Brazil has come to a screeching halt this month....
January 18, 2018 Opinion: O Tempora! O Mores! Brazil in 2017
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As the Curmudgeon mused slightly less than twelve months ago, “O...
December 20, 2017 Opinion: Brazil’s Political Clown(s)
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Today's Curmudgeon is indebted to Merval Pereira, a commentator on all...
December 8, 2017 Opinion: Brazil’s Corrupt Politicians – Who Should Judge Them?
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This week, the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) is considering the arcane...
December 7, 2017