Brazzil

If we don't know what's going to happen to Brazil in the next fifteen minutes, how can we take seriously plans for ten, twenty or fifty years from now?

Is Mr.Chagas seriously suggesting that our country does not need long range plans? I think that I am missing some points that he wants to put forth to his readers.

They say that the new minister first seduced late Ulysses Guimarães (a senator), and then Leonel Brizola (former Rio governor) who is also dead, and, later still, Ciro Gomes, who is Brazil's National Integration minister. All of them were presidential candidates.

Both Ulysses and Brizola are dead and I agree.But Ciro Gomes is alive and according to what I read, it was Ciro who recommended Unger to head this new ministry.Is Mr.Chagas saying that Ciro is another naive guy?. Again I miss the point.

Another possibility is that Mr.Chagas is trying to say that the the stage is set to prove to the Public at Large that Dr.Unger is a clown,burn him thoroughly and return him to Harvard.

It is an interesting article and only Mr.Chagas will be able to furnish more clarifications on my questions.

Certainly not the politicians !
But those who trust and elect these politicians.

And if 1 % equals an additional US$ 700 millions as written in the article, it means this tax alone brings a total of Us$ 70 billion or around 7-8 % of your total GDP, before PPP.....of course !
This is the "privilege" Brazilians have to do banking transactions !
Plus all the other taxes....of course !!

I am probably wrong, but I know of no other country with such a high banking transaction "privilege" !
May be someone has more infos and details !!!


Thus in my view, the naïves are the ones who pay such a tax, and the clever ones are the ones who charge the tax and steal part of it for their own benefit !

Sorry, may be Mr.Chagas along with Mr.Betting and Mr.Bonner

Thus in my view, the naïves are the ones who pay such a tax, and the clever ones are the ones who charge the tax and steal part of it for their own benefit !

Unfortunately (or fortunately), today I am in a mood to agree with you.So sad,né?

As to which came first the chicken or the egg it is self evident. All chickens come from eggs, but it is not necessary for the egg to have come from a chicken. Ergo the egg came first.

As to Unger, the development of infrastructure, particular the infrastructure of Law is paramount.
Without Law and its enforcement there is no order.

Bovespa manifests the transition of Brazil into a significant global economic player. Over 50,000 and climbing Brazil has gained an economic credibility that is naiscent. But the world of investment capital will not tolerate pilfering or a lack of transparency.

Your contention that Brazil cannot plan beyond 15 minutes is at best cynical and at least naive.
It is the eponential advancing of Brazilian exports that places Brazil in an economic 'cat bird seat'.

It is essential to plan, long term infrstructure development, inorder to meet the economic demands of global exportation. Since money is the driving force in all geopolitics, that which is required to manifest the continuence of this 'train of economic premacy' will have out.

Unger is a necessity. Business, and politics being a reflection of business, demands long term planning. Unger is infinitely qualified to develop, like Pinochet's group from the U. of Chicago, a long term solution to Brazil's economic and social conundrums.

BTY what happened to Operation Hurricane? What happened to the strike by the leading investigators? And where is the press in all of this? Your silence is contributary to the problem.

The singular problem plaguing Brazil is the Law. With out Law, and its enforcement there can be no progress in Brazil's problems, in all of its myriad forms. Money is a serious matter in the world of global investment. Trust in the ability of a country to prosecute the Law is fundamental to international investment.

Unger is a necessity. Business, and politics being a reflection of business, demands long term planning. Unger is infinitely qualified to develop, like Pinochet's group from the U. of Chicago, a long term solution to Brazil's economic and social conundrums.

BTY what happened to Operation Hurricane? What happened to the strike by the leading investigators? And where is the press in all of this? Your silence is contributary to the problem.

You know, this is the point I am trying to make.The press is very fast in clapping hands when something bad happens and silent when some hard calls are made. I was amazed when Mr.Chagas made the comment that it is impossible in Brazil to plan for the next 15 minutes. It does demonstrate cynisism and lack of self confidence.A serious journalist would think twice before making such an irresponsible comment. Sorry Carlos, you lost my respect.

is ludicrous. And I'm sure you can imagine the amount that my business has paid since it's inception. The people of this country are taxed to breath and where is the return?

The U.S. Chamber called breaking the patent a ``major step backwards'' for Brazil just days after the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative upgraded the country's compliance score with international intellectual property protections for its crackdown on counterfeiting and piracy.

``Brazil is working to attract investment in innovative industries that rely on IP, and this move will likely cause investments to go elsewhere,'' the Chamber's vice president for international affairs, Daniel Christman, said in an e-mailed statement.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/...refer=home

Is here to stay for ever, though may be with different names.Formerly it was called ICMF and was created supposedly for the betterment of health care.It was changed to CPMF and I dont remember the reason for the change.

As long as the current percentage is not increased, I am willing to grit my teeth and pay with a

Formerly it was called ICMF, It was changed to CPMF

Next it will be PMF (premenstrual fatigue).

Since you are interested in Gold, Currencies and the like:
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Bo,

Actually a couple of questions. What is your estimate of the total tax rate on middle class Brazilians.

Do you have to declare and file income in Brazil with the IRS?

Your question is ingenuous and rhetorical. You have to file any amount over $8,500. That is net net. I am sure like you there is an infinity of business deductions that for you probably add up to, on paper a net loss.

Especially the business yacht, the entertainment of buisness chronies , the business stonecrabs, the business trips to Brazil, the hotels, restaurants, ad infinitum, the standard deduction of your children, the support of your brother in law, who probably is considered by now a dependent, depreciation on your investments in Brazil. You are probably losing money.

I thought you are in CA. You dont have to ask Bo this silly question of yours.AES has already responded to you. Poor Bo,AES,Professor and my good self are law abiding citizens and paying all the f**king taxes including theat f**king CPMF.

As AES said, the support of your brother-in-law can be tax deductible, provided you prove that he is living off your back.Of course it is too difficult to prove unless he goes to the tax man in a wheel chair and screams and yells to the entire world that he is your dependent. In any case I think you are a dead duck from the point of view of RF.

Especially the business yacht, the entertainment of buisness chronies , the business stonecrabs, the business trips to Brazil, the hotels, restaurants, ad infinitum, the standard deduction of your children, the support of your brother in law, who probably is considered by now a dependent, depreciation on your investments in Brazil. You are probably losing money.

What AES is suggesting in his own subtle language is that you have been violating the norms of both IRS and RF. You are not only losing money,but also a fugitive from the laws of our land as well as U.S. My suggestion at this point of time is :If you are in CA,better cross over to Mexico. If you are still in FL, take a boat to Cuba.

Gee, GTY, I cant believe that you are so dumb.

If you are in CA,better cross over to Mexico. If you are still in FL, take a boat to Cuba.

Forum: Living in Brazil
Topic: Anyone know about Joao Pessoa?
Posted By: tamashin

What about this then?
Foreigners Warned to Avoid João Pessoa
By Jim Wright
BBC News, Sao Paulo



Brazilian police have warned foreigners to keep away from the northeastern town of João Pessoa as an international gang of criminals is suspected of trying to lure them there as part of a conspiracy to exploit them.
Police report that a group of criminals arrived in the town recently and began an Internet campaign to try and make gullible foreigners believe that it was a paradise where foreigners could live in security and avoid the violence and misery which is prevalent in the region. The site also offered sexual enticements.
Colonel Dorival Machado da Silva of the military police said there was evidence that the gang – believed to be headed by an Englishman and an American – had enticed and encouraged middle-aged and elderly men in the US, UK, France, Italy and Scandinavia to come to the town in the hope of a better life, including finding wives. They would offer to arrange accommodation and to meet them at the airport and handle daily matters.
“We know of one man who arrived in Recife from the US who was met by an American who told him he would take him to João Pessoa. The American offered to change money and take the man´s luggage to his car and when the man´s back was turned had simply disappeared. In another case, a Scandinavian visitor was taken to the town by a man who claimed to be English and suggested they have meal in a beachfront restaurant. When the Scandinavian went to the bathroom the “Englishman” had disappeared along with the visitor´s belonging – money, passport, everything.”

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Hi Forrest, I suggest that you post this info on all the other threads.It is a really serious matter.Thanks.

Question for Bo
written by GTY, 2007-05-09 19:25:56
Bo,

Actually a couple of questions. What is your estimate of the total tax rate on middle class Brazilians.

Do you have to declare and file income in Brazil with the IRS?

My estimate of the total tax rate on middle class brazilians would be 40%. Those that actually pay that rate is another question.

As far as declaring in brazil and the U.S. the answer is that I must declare in both countries. Simply because I have income in the U.S. and here in Brazil because I am a partner in a brazilian business. Even though I have never made one cent in brazil I still must declare. And several years ago when I opened my current business with my foreign partners I actually declared that I made 80,000 reais, pessoa fisica, because it was the only way I could get lines of credit with the banks. Hence, I've paid income tax in brazil yet have never had income.

All people deserve very good life and mortgage loans or commercial loan can make it better. Because people's freedom relies on money state.