More than 125 million Brazilians will go to the voting booths on Sunday, October 1st to vote for state and federal representatives, state governors, and the president of the Republic. It is the fifth popular vote for the presidency after the 21-year military rule that lasted from 1964 to 1985.
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Democracy.....on paper ONLY ! written by ch.c.,
September 28, 2006
You are dead right but gorgot to mention the paper is toilet paper.
Brazil is a medevial and archaïc country. Nothing else !
And in this s**tty Tropicaal country the only industry that is really booming is corruption at every level of the society. The population deserves a brighter future and it is quite unfortunate that they dont do far more demonstrations to show thewir disagreement. Unfortunately those in power have all reasons not to provide a solid education to all citizens....so that the majority wont really understand what is happening. The majority of poors dont even know that their country has the world highest poverty rate when compared to the Brazilian GDP per capita. !!!!!! And they are so poor that getting a candy here and there from the government is enough to buy their votes. They dont realize yet.....that candies are more generously distributed mostly during the election year but that the following years the sugar content in the candies will be sharply reduced.
Quite sad and shameful that Lula the Crook and Criminal prefers to export food to the tune of US$ 45 billions YEARLY instead of feeding the tens of millions in the population under nourrished and/or in hunger ! Even worse......he puts pressure at the WTO so that more food could be exported. He is like a farmer with a family and several children and having several mistresses. He prefers to sell his farm products to get enough money to care for the mistresses rather than providing the farm products to feed his own family members.
That is the sad and shameful reality !
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... written by Carolina,
September 28, 2006
I have to agree with chic. It is sad. shameful? I do not agree with the leftists who are voting for Lula now....after all that happened! They are making a huge mistake, and the price we all are going to pay as always...I hate it, and I hate what is currently happening in this country...Lula winning, probably without a second round.... Things are totally distorted, how come? But mistakes are that mistakes.I guess one don't learn if s/ he doesn't allow her/himself to make a mistake, maybe that is exactly the problem with these leftists now? It may be necessary they fall off the horse in a uglier way to see things in a different with stars angle?...to admit they were simply wrong, nothing to be shameful to be wrong, we may not forgive the mistake but we can forgive who made them. It takes a lot of tolerance, which I don't really feel sometimes, to forgive.
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This is what I received, more than once actually, thro email portuguese version written by a guest,
September 28, 2006
Primeiro, porque Wagner Cinchetto admitiu ter participado do grupo de formação de dossiês contra adversários na campanha de Lula de 2002, dizendo explicitamente sobre o conhecimento do candidato: "não só tinha conhecimento como autorizou que o grupo fosse criado".
Segundo, porque todos os envolvidos na operação sabiam que seu malogro teria conseqüências dramáticas para a campanha de Lula, e duvido que se atrevessem a entrar nesse risco sem que a maior vÃtima em potencial estivesse de acordo.
Is anyone really surprised? written by Bitter ex pat,
September 29, 2006
What the Fxxx? If Lula does not have the cajonies to appear before the public and respond to questions regarding his term in office, how the hell can anyone trust this man with another term? Lula was a NO SHOW at the last presidential debate! He didn’t appear, according to his press office, because he didn’t want to be a target!
LULA WAKE UP, that’s what these debates are for. That’s why they are called DEBATES. His absence proves his arrogance, and his silence highlights his guilt and complacency in all matters and allegations. The empty chair amidst the 3 other leader hopefuls was a glaring symbol of his complete and utter disrespect for voters.
When are Brazilians going to learn? Answer. NEVER. This election galvanizes what the world thinks about Latin American politics and the banana republic mindset of your average Joao Ninguem. Voters in Brazil are illiterate monosynaptic fools that deserve Lula’s ilk of administration. Have fun at the back of the bus while the rest of the world enjoys a beautiful view heading into the future.
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This crime must be reported 10-27-06 written by Peter Macdonald,
October 28, 2006
This crime must be reported 10-27-06 Peter Macdonald 465 Packersfalls Rd Lee NH 03824 602-659-6216 Paul Revere (the man that road through the night to tell the people that the British are coming) is a terrorist. All the men that took up arms against their government are terrorist. Carle Drega is a terrorist because he dare defy judges, town officials and police that he believed were violating the Constitution. Our Constitution grants us the power to take up arms against our own government officials when all other means of redress fail. The Madbury NH selectmen used the power of their elected positions to seek personal revenge on a local family. The selectmen did not deny this criminal act under oath. I want you to listen to the facts. People that I had never met called me to ask for help. I volunteer at least 1000 hours/year to help people. I have done this for over 30 years because I came back alive. I use names in these facts because the truth is a powerful weapon. The newspapers censor the truth to protect the powerful. Judge Peter Fauver violated the Constitution at least 29 times to protect the Madbury selectmen. Fauver appointed me as an attorney (knowing that I was not qualified) to represent this family. Fauver found me guilty of a crime with no charges, witnesses, evidence or trial. I got fined over $20 thousand. Judge James O’Neill ruled what Fauver did constitutional to protect a brother judge. The NH supreme court ruled the case moot to protect the NH bar. The NH government declares me a terrorist to scare me. The federal courts ruled judges have immunity to protect the legal monopoly. When I take this to federal court the NH state police arrest me as a terrorist under the Patriot Act. I lose my freedom for 6 months. Taken my freedom did not shut me up so the NH governor informs the Veterans Hospital that I am a Terrorist to get my VA medical stopped. This is a crime of the highest magnitude. I am put back in jail and fined because I dare write the governor to ask why? Next the state police go to my wife’s work place to scare her into stopping my free speech. Governor Lynch offers a 30 minute unrestricted coffee break to high bidder to raise money for the Portsmouth little league. I am high bidder so the governor takes back the deal. I run for public office and the newspapers censor my words. The NH governor interferes with a free election. Have all means of redress failed? Does Paul Revere ride again? What is next. I am a 100% disabled Veteran from the Vietnam era. I did 31 months over seas. I receive two of my three injuries in combat support missions. I killed other human beings for your freedom. You the state of NH and the United States of America have allowed this Madbury NH family to be destroyed by corrupt officials. The VFW, American legion and Elk’s clubs allow this. You have allowed the State of NH to use a 100% disabled veteran’s health to stop his free speech. The facts are documented. The records exist. Every one is afraid to speak for fear what is happening to me, will happen to them next. The United States is the people. We the people should not be afraid of people that are there to serve. I have violated no laws. I volunteer my time to help other United States citizens. The people of the United States must speak up. If NH can do this to a 100% disabled veteran, what is next, WAR? What Paul Revere did was to start a process to make the world a better place for all the people. I ask any newspaper across the nation to print my story. We as United States citizens must help each other. E-mail governorlynch@nh.gov this letter. Peter Macdonald Sgt. USMC “Semper Fi†Peter Macdonald Sgt USMC “Semper Fiâ€
Brazil is a medevial and archaïc country. Nothing else !
And in this s**tty Tropicaal country the only industry that is really booming is corruption at every level of the society. The population deserves a brighter future and it is quite unfortunate that they dont do far more demonstrations to show thewir disagreement.
Unfortunately those in power have all reasons not to provide a solid education to all citizens....so that the majority wont really understand what is happening.
The majority of poors dont even know that their country has the world highest poverty rate when compared to the Brazilian GDP per capita. !!!!!!
And they are so poor that getting a candy here and there from the government is enough to buy their votes. They dont realize yet.....that candies are more generously
distributed mostly during the election year but that the following years the sugar content in the candies will be sharply reduced.
Quite sad and shameful that Lula the Crook and Criminal prefers to export food to the tune of US$ 45 billions YEARLY instead of feeding the tens of millions in the population under nourrished and/or in hunger ! Even worse......he puts pressure at the WTO so that more food could be exported.
He is like a farmer with a family and several children and having several mistresses.
He prefers to sell his farm products to get enough money to care for the mistresses rather than providing the farm products to feed his own family members.
That is the sad and shameful reality !