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December 2005
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Written by Leila Seradj
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Monday, 05 December 2005 09:14 |
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"Hear me, citizens of Brazil, senators, and deputies..." Thus commenced the televised coverage of the saga of the "escândalo do mensalão" (big monthly allowance scandal) in Brazil, a corruption extravaganza that, despite playing to an audience virtually immune to the fall-out from the chronically bad behavior of crooked politicians, has captured the attention, imagination, sadness, and revulsion of much of the Brazilian public.
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