PSDB Reelects Senator Aécio Neves to Lead Opposition in Brazil
On Sunday (July 5th) the PSDB, which mounted the close run for presidency in 2014, reelected Senator Aécio Neves of...
July 6, 2015Topic
Politics
Opinion: Will Brazil’s President Dilma Resign? a Smidgen
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May 16, 2015
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In Brazil, as most readers know, the crony system has been around for a long time. Just after his election...
May 12, 2015
Brasília Prepares for President Rousseff’s Inauguration Ceremony
More than 4,000 security officers of the Armed Forces, the Federal, Civil and Military Police will participate in Brazil's presidential...
December 29, 2014
Opinion: The Good 9/11 (November 9th), a Smidgen
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November 10, 2014
Opinion: The Curmudgeon on the Final Round
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October 28, 2014Opinion: Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin, a Smidgen
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October 14, 2014Opinion: The Curmudgeon on Kitchens
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September 16, 2014