The Authoritarian Temptation of Dr. Fausto: “Dantas Judge Is Nazi-Inspired”

As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one. –Godwin’s Law of Nazi Analogies
A raiz autoritária do juiz: In an unsigned editorial, the Estado de S. Paulo characterizes the judge in the Daniel Dantas case as having “authoritarian roots.”
A Constituição não é mais importante que o povo, [...]

Dantas’ Inferno: New Clues Ooze From “Rigorous Secrecy”

Queiroz: The leak-plagued investigator of the alleged illegal wiretapper Daniel Valente Dantas is investigated for illegally leaking wiretaps. How do we know this? Somebody leaked the leak investigation. Leaky leaky!

The report is voluminous, says an official who had access to it. This same official noted that the new evidence added to the case file deepens [...]

A DEA-less War on Bolivian Marching Powder?

Brasil lança com Bolívia estratégia regional antidroga: After Evo Morales kicks the DEA out of Bolivia, Brazil and its dirt-poor, extraordinarily rowdy neighbor announce a regional initiative of their own against the dreaded marching powder.
Morales, a former cocalero leader, had accused the DEA of not sticking to business, citing Plan Colombia as another example in [...]

The Tupi FTC: “Badin’s the Boy to Bust the Trusts!”

I read it in one of those newspapers today, the Jornal do Commercio (Rio), I think it was. That, for the time being, is how I pay the bills.

A posse do novo presidente do Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (Cade), Arthur Badin, acabou se transformando em ato de independência do órgão antitruste. Durante o evento, [...]