Rio: “Militias Advance On Tourist Towns”

A report from the intelligence division of the state secretary of public security to the CPI indicated that organized crime involving police has expanded into the principal tourist areas of Rio de Janeiro state.
Milícias já avançam sobre o litoral: Militias hit the beach towns in Rio. The Jornal do Brasil reports.
Armados de espingardas e pistolas, [...]

Dantas’ Inferno: Blame It on Grand Cayman

PF vai ouvir investidores do Opportunity: The federal police begin questioning investors in the Caymans-domiciled Opportunity Fund, reports Lilian Christofoletti — it’s amazing the Folha still employs her — of the Folha de S. Paulo.
A key piece in the case against the Brazilian fund manager and (former) investment banker Daniel Dantas is that he knowingly [...]

“Dantas Judge Is Alien to Our Tupi Way of Life”: Globo

Luis Nassif reflects on a notable backlash by online readers against a profile by Época magazine (Globo) of Brazilian federal judge Fausto de Sanctis.
The judge, who will rule on the charges against Opportunity founding partner Daniel Valente “The Quiet Brazilian” Dantas, has been repeatedly accused in the press recently of being Nazi-inspired. See

The Authoritarian Temptation [...]

Panic in Sambodia: How Big is Big Brother, Really?

Moral crusades advance claims about both the gravity and incidence of a particular problem. They typically rely on horror stories and “atrocity tales” about victims in which the most shocking exemplars of victimization are described and typified. Casting the problem in highly dramatic terms by recounting the plight of highly traumatized victims is intended to [...]