Brazzil

After your previous article I would have a hard time beleiving anything that John F writes
he obvesouly does not do any background for his articles Maybe he should go back to Scotland and stay there.
Let Brazilian write about Brazil

I notice that you did not counter any of his statements.

"Let Brazilian write about Brazil" Really? Living in Brazil gives him no perspective (background)? And just what was it that he said that led you to that conclusion? It appears that he has more insight than might be imagined based on the lack of content in your post. I would suggest that you write a point by point rebuttle if you want anyone to take your comments seriously. Are you up to it?

This guy must have what the call in Brazil """Rabo Preso"

In early October I was talking to someone closely involved with the São Paulo PSDB l


So i guess he have tons of friends in out power party(PSDB)


People do me a favor. Just ignore this guy

He is just doing some propaganda for the PSDB

He is a such low classe reporter that the only thing he does is to copy news from low classe magazine in Brazil

(Veja and isto e)

Loser

...ignorants and stupid people....can only use harsh short words....knowing and thinking nothing else. They are unable to express a sentiment or an opinion with a clear phrasing.

Anyway !

Contrary to the self applause of Lula....his performance......was not great at all !!!!!

. ....there is more corruption now....under his mandate....than in previous governments. Dont tell me this is wrong.....as this comes out of a recent poll of brazilian businessmen....not from me !!!!

...Lula is only good a rethoric demagogy....not facts :
- he promised 10 millions new jobs in his first mandate. So far only 3 millions have been provided.....after 3 years of a booming economy. Doubtful that he will create 7 millions jobs in....1 year !
- same for MST settlements. He promised 400'000 but after 3 years of economic boom only 115'000 people were settle !
His government being such a lier too....Rodriguez, misnister of Agriculture....recently promised again that they will honor what they promised ! Doubtfull 285'000 MST settlements will be done in 1 year.....when only 115'000 were done in 2 years !
- same for his social programs he is so proud of ! But what he voluntarily forgets obviously...is that he canceled many older programs and he created new ones !!!!!
The end result is yes overall it is slighty better......but not as good as he wants to make appear !!!!
- He proudly officially proclaim new budgets for some social programs...and later silently reduce reduce and reduce the same budget. The budget for the MST settlements was cut by over 60 %. Same for
cattle vaccinations, from 160 millions to 90, but even worse only 30 millions were freed until before the FMD disease appeared. Nonetheless he said first disease was due to farmers gross negligence. Rodriguez confirmed recently that government freed all ther money....but yesterday.... recognized that the government takes the blames.

What a shame ! Nothing to be proud of !!!!
but this is natural daily life...under Lula's mandate !!!!! Lying.....again and again.....until proofs and evidences come out....are their name of the game !!!!!!!!!!

Same for the economic growth of the country. Many developing nations did much better than Brazil....during the last 3 years !!!!! On top of that he forgets that just earlier.....the currency collapsed by 75 %....giving an indisp**able advantage to exports !!!!! He also forgets to take in account that like all developing nations....he profited handsomely of the decisions of the USA....the only true world engine....to reduce interests rates at the lowest in 50 years....but also accepted to have us$ 600 billions or so of trade deficits.

He was anti democratic when the vote buying scandal emerged. He said it was pure lies from the opposition, the elites and the media. He even put all his power to try to NOT have an investigation opened !!! You know now...what the truth is. But curious enough is that he said HE was not aware !!!!! Doutfull...as he was the strongest PT leader....before and during the elections....as you explained !!!!!!

Now he uses the same stupid defense for the accusations of Cuba "subsidizing" his campaign !!!!!!!!

If he was not aware......does not mean...it is not true.....similar to the vote buying.
But denying an accusation again...is a wrong way to make him innocent !!!!!!

This said no doubt....that what we have seen and know so far...is just the tip of the iceberg.

Every brazilian political party and politicians are corrupted to the roots but no doubt that the opposition will find proofs and evidences....of wrongdoings from Lula himself...during the next 12 months.

One of your ex president, himself corrupted, said it all 5 months ago : "if Lula
did not know....how did he become President ???

Brazil reality is therefore not what Lula is telling to his citizens !!!!

EITHER :

...Brazilian governments were never ever able to estimate a yearly budget...and stick with it...especially on social programs!!!!

OR :

....Brazilian governments and politicians vote for a budget....to have them look like caring for the under priviledged.... knowing from day 1....that what they vote is simple bulls**t numbers...that wont be respected anyway !!!!!

Wherever the truth is.....is the reality of a true shame !!!!!!!

I guess Mr John Fitzpatrick is a good propaganda tool for the right wing nut in Brazil that right now is out power.

So could you tell us about your "Friends"
at the PSDB party???


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The person who wrote the post above must be totally crazy.

Since when Lula da Silva is right-wing?

He is just a PERFECT left-wing imbecile and demaguoge like YOURSELF!

Brazil is in such a mess because of people who think like you and him.

Is funny that someone has so much hate to the president of Brazil.

Brazil is doing fine.

No perfect but fine


Maybe if are a socialist parasite that beleive that the States need to take care of you then maybe Brasil is not a good place for you.
The number and the fact that show Brazil been the fourth place in the world for ivenstmement shoes that vision.


Again

I guess Mr John Fitzpatrick is a good propaganda tool for the right wing nut in Brazil that right now is out power.

So could you tell us about your "Friends"
at the PSDB party???

Lula ride again... and NOT in good sense. I guess it's the other way around
...political crisis was running out of steam. Yeah, right. but the steam always come back. There is plenty of "political crisis" ahead, it's a gigantic loop.

Its president, Eduardo Azevedo, resigned on October 25 after admitting that he had used the Caixa 2 and received US$ 312,000 (700,000 reais) to pay off a debt from Marcos Valé.

Well, I don't know what is the Caixa 2 but one way or other I smell a rat..

Man, isn't there any decent and positive news down there?

I don't think the political bickering's temperature will raise very much. The opposition, except for a few more exalted chumps, isn't one bit interested in impeachment: dragging Lula out of office would backfire unto them by creating a power vacuum. To me, this impeachment talk is mostly an effort to keep the issue alive as long into next year as possible.

Meanwhile, Lula's trying to show himself as a wise legislator, promoting the 'MP do bem' (lit. 'goodish law') and the super receita (unifying the federal tax offices to trim bureaucracy -- long overdue IMO); ie, someone above the political bickering of the lesser political mortals. However, I think he'll most probably be clobbered in the 2006 election. Just wait until the opposition prime-time TV ads start showing, say, dirt-poor Guaribas (remember that?) or the Aerolula's plush interior... his administration's has innumerable glass roofs to choose from. It's fish in a barrel...

He can spin things in the meanwhile, churn out contradictory versions about who did what with whom and when, but there'll be a reckoning in 2006. To paraphrase George W Bush (and a pugilist before him), "Lula can run, but he cannot hide"

What a shame ! Nothing to be proud of !!!!