Rio: “Rendition to Militias By Army Troops?”

The command company of the Eastern Military Region. Source: RCTV (Globo)
Testemunhas dizem que militares já haviam entregue outros jovens a inimigos: “Witnesses say Brazilian soldiers had previously handed over other young men to enemies.”
Mototaxistas que trabalham ao lado da Companhia de Comando do Exército, na rua Santo Cristo, afirmam que militares já tinham levado dois [...]

Mexico: Did Big Tech Dig Undermine Calderón’s Tax Man?

Miguel Badillo is a Mexican investigative journalist and author of “ISOSA: Fraud on the Nation”
Oficio de Papel (Mexico): Miguel Badillo analyzes the resignation of Mexico’s top tax collector, wondering whether or not it has to do with the ISOSA case and the failed enterprise integration Big Dig that Oracle was hired to do for the [...]

Foreign Firms in Parts Mart Face CADE Cartel Case

The Sousaphonemobile is a “pre-owned” (here they call them, absurdly, “semi-new”) silver Chevy Celta. We could have a shiny, brand-new flex-fuel Peugeot for the same price, but the rumor-mill had it that replacement parts were scarce and price-gouged, whereas GM is a paragon of market efficiency for the thrifty motorist. The rumor-mill may have been [...]

Ombudsman: “The Nonpartisanship of the Folha de S. Paulo”

The Estadão and Folha de S. Paulo on the infamous “mountain of money” photo, leaked by federal police agent Edmilson “Bruno Surfistinha” Bruno. Click to zoom. Folha: “Photos show dossier money.” Which is a terrible headline. Estado: “PT tries to prevent publication, sues to impugn Alckmin candidacy.” The Estadão headline at the very least had [...]

AP: “Rio Militias Are a Relatively New Phenomenon” (Not)

“The Zombie Corpse of the Scuderie Le Cocq”: a nationwide phenomenon that federal law enforcement says will be a priority in 2008. “The Le Cocq was accused of 30 political murders in 18 years, on top of the nearly 1,500 murders a year that transformed Espirito Santo into the second most violent state in Brazil. It [...]

“The World Watches Brazilian Army Narcoexecution Case”

Extra (Rio de Janeiro): “The Army: Hated in Providência, Beloved in Haiti.” Military crisis PR gets its inflated MINUSTAH credentials placed as “balance.” But see Brazil: “Controversy Over MINUSTAH Mission” and “The Jordanians Did It”: The Parallel Universes of Rio and Port Au Prince
Veja repercussão do caso dos jovens entregues a traficantes no Rio: The Folha Online [...]