The Murky Albuquerque: Parapolitics Arrests in Alagoas

Alagoas: Polícia prende dois deputados acusados de assassinar policial: In Alagoas, the former president of the state legislative assembly and another lawmaker are arrested by the feds on charges of involvement in the Northeastern version of “death squads,” known as pistolagem.
Think The Magnificent Seven. Those sorts of people.
Albuquerque, of the ex-PFL, gained momentary national notoriety [...]

Rashomon in the Redação: What Did Frias Tell Mainardi Re: Nassif?

Veja’s Mainardi on Globo’s late-night Jô Xô repeatedly repeats the unsubstantiated — make that “ridiculous” — rumor that senior government officials have bribe-stuffed offshore bank accounts … defending the exercise in logic-chopping gibberish with a gibbering tautology.

Reviewing the great Mainardi-Nassif debate, which I have been clipping here — Nassif makes a compelling case that [...]

Dantas’ Inferno: “Who Quashed Opportunity Probe In The MiniJ?”

Órgão do governo arquivou processo contra Opportunity: “Government agency archived proceedings against Opportunity.”
The “controversial” Andréa Michael — the feds are very angry with her over Judy Millerist leaks of their pending case against Dantas back in April — contributes to this Folha de S. Paulo report on alleged favoritism shown to Daniel Dantas by public [...]

Dantas’ Inferno: Folha “Sneer Quotes” At Challenge To Its Integrity

The Brazilian journalist does not feel free to write. More than just having to follow the editorial line of the publications they work for, the complaints principally have to do with coercion by political or business groups. –“A Profile of the Brazilian Journalist”
Relatório afirma, sem provas, que grupos “manipulam” mídia: The Folha de S. [...]

Dantas’ Inferno: “The Deadline For the Smear Campaign Is Early March”

A consumer news medium in no culture or situation can declare its objectivity, fairness and communication integrity when gate-keeping decisions are influenced by factors that are unseen and unknown—such as occurs with “cash for news coverage.” This is especially true in societies that claim to be democratic and civil and humane. An attempt to present [...]