Thanks for the post Rob - the article was very interesting. On balance it shows that Brasil has so much in its favour, and Lula, despite Dotty's opinion of him, is doing a reasonable job. Unfortunately corruption is still the norm, and a Brasilian friend/ client said that nobody gets accepted for candidacy unless they agree to eat from the same trough (at least that is a rough translation). He said it is therefore almost impossible to stop the corruption which Brasilians accept in silence. Election votes can be bought locally for the price of a can of beer and a free party. With so many women, it is a shame that there are so few females in politics.
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