Opinion: Brazil’s Pots and Kettles
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – One of the recurring themes of Brazil’s impeachment controversy has been...
May 5, 2016Topic
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Marina Silva Criticizes Trivializing the Term Coup in Brazil
Calling for new elections in Brazil in the case of a Rousseff impeachment, Silva believes a popular vote is the...
April 30, 2016
Opinion: A Primer on Brazilian Impeachment
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Curmudgeon is reverting to didactic mode, so if you’re looking...
April 27, 2016
Brazil’s President Rousseff Visits United Nations in New York
President Dilma Rousseff is in New York today, where she will attend the signing ceremony of the Paris Agreement on...
April 22, 2016
President Rousseff Aims at Cunha and Temer in Brazil
Several days after Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies voted to authorize the advancement of impeachment proceedings against her, President Dilma Rousseff...
April 20, 2016
President Rousseff Loses More Allies in Brazil, Decries Coup
Two of her most important allies, the PP and PRB parties announced on Tuesday they were withdrawing from the government...
April 13, 2016
Brazil’s Vice President Michel Temer Resigns as PMDB Leader
In another series of political maneuvers, the vice president of Brazil, Michel Temer, who is also the president of the...
April 6, 2016
Opinion: Brazil’s Car Wash to be Whitewashed?
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – There are serious commentators who worry that PMDB’s maneuvering to impeach...
March 31, 2016
Brazil’s President Rousseff Loses Biggest Political Ally PMDB
The country’s largest political party, the PMDB, voted on Tuesday to withdraw itself from the government coalition, increasing the chances...
March 30, 2016