Tag Archives: Corruption

Brazilian Corruption update

Corruption update As I am in Brazil at the moment I thought it was time to give you an update about the political situation here. Not least because many of you could do with a distraction from the political situation … Continue reading

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Corruption; endemic? Three rhetorical questions.

Grades of Corruption – Three rhetorical questions. As you will see for yourself above I have written around half a dozen posts on Corruption here in Brazil, so I thought I may be allowed to offer an Opinion Piece. Let … Continue reading

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Corruption in Brazil #4 – Rio State Bankrupt?

Rio State is Bankrupt? The crisis in Rio State has clearly gone beyond being “difficult to manage”. The fact is that Rio de Janeiro and the State of Rio are effectively bankrupt. The teachers who are on strike will not … Continue reading

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Corruption in Brazil #3A – Teachers` strike – a follow-up

Teachers` strike – a follow-up Firstly a correction from my post of yesterday. In fact the teachers are on strike in Rio State ONLY at the moment. There were teachers` strikes all over Brazil in 2013 and 2014 and last … Continue reading

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Corruption in Brazil #3 – The teachers’ strike

Corruption in Brazil #3 – The teachers’ strike As I indicated in my first post on the current corruption in Brazil, one of the consequences has been the collapse of the Brazilian economy from buoyancy to stagflation and recession. As … Continue reading

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Corruption in Brazil #2 – The political fallout

Corruption scandals – the political fallout [Correction – Fatima pointed out that her extra salary payment from last year is to be spread over 6 payments and not ten as I said in my previous post – my apologies for … Continue reading

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How to explain current Corruption in Brazil

Corruption in depth in Brazil – An expat`s attempt to explain it Since I am currently in Brazil I thought I would try and provide a personal review of the current status of the ongoing corruption scandal(s) here for my … Continue reading

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