Dantas and Eike: Many Storms in a Port

Banqueiro travou disputa com Eike Batista no Planalto: The Gazeta Mercantil — owned by a man, Nelson Tanure, with considerable interests of his own in shipping and port operations — describes how politicians have allegedly taken sides in a business dispute between Daniel Dantas and Eike Batista over concessions awarded to Dantas’ Santos Brasil [...]

Eike Batista: Legal Scare for the Ur-Brazillionaire?

Operação da PF contra Eike apura ainda desvio de ouro: Exame (Editora Abril, Brasil) reports that the federal police have searched the Rio de Janeiro home of mining and energy mogul Eike Batista in search of evidence in a fraud cause.
Just a couple of weeks ago, its sister publication, Veja, was giving us a Lifestyles [...]

Dantas’ Inferno: Where, Oh Where Is Humbert Humbert?

[The above attempt to subtitle some Veja.com promotional material suffers from lack of skill with KDEnlive, which I am trying to learn to use instead of MainActor for video editing. I think I am getting the hang of it now.]
The latest salvo in the war of words between Veja columnist Diogo Mainardi and Internet journalist [...]

“Luis Nassif Is a Nazi Banana”

Brasil sempre foi a casa da mãe Joana de elites sub-reptícias que fazem o que querem. (Brazil has always been a backwater for backstabbing elites who do whatever they please) — Paulo Francis.
Columnist Diogo Mainardi of Veja magazine (Brazil) responds to a series by local business journalist Luis Nassif (syndicated columnist, TV commentator, former section [...]

“Telefónica Will Pay Five-Day Discount For Internet Blackout”

Zeros e uns (Exame, Editora Abril, Brazil) reports:
A reunião de representantes da Telefonica com o Ministério Público Estadual parece mesmo interminável, mas, segundo uma fonte próxima às negociações, já está definido o desconto que a operadora dará aos usuários do Speedy prejudicados pelas falhas no serviço ocorridas na semana passada. Essa fonte me contou que [...]