Tag: Supreme Court of Brazil

Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s second most popular sport in terms of spectators, according to an argument made to Brazil’s Supreme Court (STF) this week, is the “vaquejada”. Allegedly, some 4,000 vaquejadas occur annually throughout...

Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil prides itself on being a “civilized” country, since it does not have the death penalty, unlike “uncivilized” countries such as the U.S. and China and Saudi Arabia. The Curmudgeon knows...

Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Whatever happened to the separation of powers? Not only does the Brazilian “presidential” system grant the President vast powers to legislate (through “medidas provisórias” and other, more subtle means) but, most...