Mensalão: The Implications of Brazil’s Largest Corruption Scandal

Since last August, Brazilians have watched with bated breath as the drama of the ‘mensalão‘, or ‘big monthly bonus’ scandal, has unfolded in the nation’s Supreme Court, toppling some of the South American country’s most influential political figures and even threatening to tarnish the reputation of its most celebrated former president, Luiz Inácio Lula da …

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The View From Down Here: What Four More Years Means for Latin America

This is a collaborative piece written by my coworker Lucas Radicella and I. It originally appeared on The Argentina Independent on November 7th, 2012. As Barack Obama prepares for his second term as president of the United States, he is faced with a series of issues pertaining to Latin America, a major regional trading partner …

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