Brazil has become an international laughingstock and poster child of a banana republic, but this is no laughing matter for millions of people. Sadly, Brazil is becoming a failed state.
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Brazil's Corruption Scandals: No Winners, No End in Sight
Gregory Wilpert interviews Alex Hochuli
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"The political elite has completely lost control of the situation, but the left is unable to take the reins"
I really don't agree when journalists pick sides. They shouldn't. But every single one of them do. This guy choose the "left side", obviously.
"the left is unable to take reins" implies that the left should take the reins.
But the fact is that "the left" were the first ones to be arrested for bribery scandals of unimaginable scale.
Of course, "the left" was arrested first just because they were the ones in power (presidency), not because of their ideology. Soon after "the right" was shown to also be part of the corruption scandals. Corruption, contrary to the journalist, does not pick sides.
Every citizien already knew that the politicians were criminals, but it's always difficult or impossible to prove and to judge (the judges themselves are criminals). Maybe people couldn't foresee the extension of the crimes, buy they knew it was there.
There are just a few brazilian public prosecutors and judges that really want to eliminate corruption, and for the first time in brazilian history they are being able to do something. Let's hope that corruption doesn't eliminate them first...
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