What Materazzi said to Zidane

I read that the infamous dialogue between Zidane and Materazzi has been divulged. It all happened about a year ago when, during the soccer game between Italy and France, Zidane assaulted the other player in that manner which made him so famous. (There was even a “greeting” delivery service that serviced the recepient in like [...]

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A fair trial… free from passion

Today the first meeting of the Brazilian Supreme Court was held to determine whether the charges of the cash-for-vote scandal (aka mensalão) will be accepted and whether the forty accused will be made into defendants in a criminal case. The Folha de S. Paulo wrote an editorial asking for a trial. Minister Rousseff asked for a “fair trial… [...]

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Maranhão do Sul

Roberto Pompeu de Toledo, no seu ensaio semanal na revista Veja, comenta o caso do Maranhão do Sul. Ele usa o fenômeno da Wikipedia para dar bastidores da proposta de criação de um novo estado (propostas que não são novidade). Desde que li na semana passado que Assis Chateaubriand, eleito uma vez para a senatoria da Paraíba, [...]

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Assis Chateaubriand

I just finished Chatô, o rei do Brasil by Fernando Morais, the biography of the man who set up a Brazilian empire. Chateaubriand, or Chatô for short, was an incredible visionary and controversial figure. He brought to Brazil both the radio and television, but his passion was the newspaper,  the printed word. This was all [...]

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The macho senator

So what would you do if the president of your Senate were accused of having personal expenses paid for by a lobbyist? Keep a respectful silence? After all, one is innocent until proven guilty, and surely this senator has a reasonable explanation for it all: the proverbial “This is not what you think it is.” [...]

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