Brazzil

His first paragraph is philosophically and patently untrue.

Yes when thing are kept from us we have no idea it is happing again to us .

a cover up is done to protect some one in power from having to admit they were in the wrong and step down .

happens all over the world ever day and the public is unaware of it

no one person or group of people should be ablt to control the truth that affects us all

it is the form of control done to us by them

Let us take advantage of the fact that an Italian judge wants to clarify what happened to two of his compatriots.

Senator, are you serious when you are openly supporting the gross interference of that Italian judge (and the Spanish one too)in our judicial system?

Our present-day military likewise bears no responsibility for crimes committed 30 or 40 years ago

It is very nice of you. But, what guarantee do you give them against being indicted (in future) by an Italian judge when they are called in today to fight the violent crimes in our cities and have to take energetic measures?

The Guest/Gringo
written by João da Silva, 2008-02-03 12:28:03

"I hope there is no possibility of privatization or merger for all three instutions also(Petrobras, CEF and BB); however, the status quote with regards to management and politics cannot continue either."


"This is an interesting topic. I hope Ricardo Amaral is reading our comments. He mentioned in one of his comments that even the Zoo in B.Aires was privatized!"


I am in Brazil at the moment, been here for a little over one week. I have not forgotten about the above for debate. I was too busy during my brief stay in Miami to formulate my response and as you know I do not have my own computer here in brazil. The limited computer time that I have here is spent catching up on articles. Anyway, some of my response to the debate are embedded in two articles "Brazil Lula's Family Voucher Is No Charity and Makes Economic Sense. " and "Brazil's Family Voucher Needs to Find New Ways to Stay Alive."

United States 2008, an outrage called “waterboarding,” the CIA technique for simulating drowning during interrogation. The hell with the Geneva Convention, so says George W. Bush with his new toolkit.

So what is all the fuss? The CIA has been practicing tooth extraction, electrocution, beatings, pulling out fingernails, garroting and so on, for decades! And these Americans maggots call themselves peace loving. Hypocrite liars.

What goes around comes around, Mr. Bush.

Costinha

Great to hear from you. Howe long are you going to stay in Brazil before your next voyage?

I think that Ricardo is a bit tired of all the debates in this blog! Probably blogging in Al Jazeera!!

The article in this magazine on "Banco do Brasil" is very interesting. I think BB is a plum target for a take over. Did you know that Nestlé bought Garoto?. Also Oi/Telemar bought Brasil Telecom. Lots of things happened during your absence and I suggest you catch up with the news!!

I shall be drinking a few cold ones in your honor, while you are reading all the news

Joao, Nestle tried to buy Garoto but the supreme court overruled the purchase.

Joao, Nestle tried to buy Garoto but the supreme court overruled the purchase.

Thanks for the correction. But I think that the "Novela" is not yet over. I wonder why Nestlé wanted to buy Garoto. The whole issue seems to be a little murky!

C what is worse someone pouring water on a towel covering your face and letting you live .

or some one in a mask puting you on TV where the world can see you pleading for your life than taking a dull knife and cutting your head off while you are still alive .

the same people walking into a open air market with a bomb and killing 30 to 40 people , and thies are there own people .

would be like the PT party walking on to the beach in RIO and seting a bomb off

and right now your LULA is importing them in hole sale fasion into brasil so you will be like SPAIN

and right now your LULA is importing them in hole sale fasion into brasil so you will be like SPAIN

I disagree, my friend. Lula is NOT importing them " en mass" and the chances of Brasil becoming like Spain are almost nil. I am sure you are referring to the 200 Palestine families that were accepted as refugees in Brasil and sent to Chui. Remember that these were from Iraq and they became stateless after Saddam was overthrown by your Dr.Bush. You should also remember that your country is not accepting refugees from Iraq and that puppet Al-Maliki is not doing a jacks**t to organize a decent government to bring back normalcy to that country.The families that were resettled in Brasil are the "collateral damages" in Dr.Bush´s experiment in bringing about democracy to that part of the world.

Forrest, having served in Vietnam, you should know that you cannot change an ancient culture that easily.We are the pawn in the hands of the politicians that incite violence between races, religions and classes and some educated people like us know how to differentiate between wrong and right. Brasil may have many things wrong, but still it is tolerant to religions (in spite of its being a country with the world´s largest Catholic population). Personally, I would like to see it continuing that way.

I finished reading a book titled "O caçador de pipas" written by Khaled Hosseini, who is an Afghan born, but emigrated to U.S and became a doctor in SF. The original title in English is: The Kite runner. When you stop by in a port in South Pacific, buy this book in a book store and read it. It will help you to understand the ancient culture of Indus Valley civilization.

This morning we visited a shopping mall in our city and to my surprise, I saw a young lady dressed elegantly but with a head scarf (obviously a Moslum) and accompanied by her two little daughters. I expected them to speak in a strange lingo,but they were not. They were speaking in excellent Portuguese and very well behaved too.Obviously well educated and feeling at home in Brasil. So my friend, Brasil and the rest of Europe have a different views on the religions and I see nothing wrong in giving refuge to those 200 Palestine families.

Well Forrest, I have told you time and again that I am not a Moslum and I really don't evaluate people on their religious affiliations. I am more inclined towards the line of thoughts of Dr.João Pinga, who by the way, has disappeared from this blog. May be Pinga has gone to Afghanistan on a fact finding mission

The us is importing them also by march of 2008 it will be 1000 a month but the US goverment is not letting too many people know about it

second i dont care what color , country , or what you pray to

not all persons from any group are bad but it only takes one to make the whole bunch look bad

in brazil one has to conform to the language of the land or be like a blind man in a crowd

in the US they just make the tax payers come up with more money to print forms in there language , hire teachers in there language we as a citisen are expected to conform to there way of thinking

there are different religons in the US wanting to make it ileagle to put out the christmas decorations ,make prayer ileagle in school .
and even refusing to pleag or file aleagence to the US or the flag

when brazil gets a million or so of them that is when things will change there are too few to act right now give it a while
just loook to surnam to your north and down south too see how they act

....in a country....

- that harvest the vast majority of it sugarcane manually like 200 years ago....when mechanical harvesters exist for already several decades ?
- that produce charcoal for export (of course) using slaves and children labor to reduce costs and increase profitablity....and dont use the mills producing.....charcoal ?

Simple and shameful fact :
Brazil has the World Highest Poverty Rate....when compared to the GDP per capita !

More simple there is not !

in a country :

- that in 2008 still harvest the vast majority of sugarcane manually....when mechanical harvesters exist for many decades ???
- that in 2008 still produce charcoal using slaves and children labor....when mills for charcoals exist for many many decades ???

Simple results :
- Brazil is the country with the World Highest Poverty Rate...when compared to its GDP per capita !
More simple there is not !

And to the idiot "How about Torture 2008" :
- What about the Brazilian Deaths Squads killing thousands of children annually....WITHOUT ANY REASON...except they are poors ?
Is this the Brazilian Formula...to reduce poverty ?
- What about the Brazilian judges allowing young women in prisons cells full of males ?


Dear idiot and junkie....you better read the same sources accusing the USA of torture for terrorists....and the comments on Brazil torture
and human NON rights for NON terrorists.
Yes...torture is NORMAL in Brazil for petty criminals, and innocent children killings by the thousands are Normal in a country that is the shame to humanity.

And of course...in Brazil it is quite normal to send a young woman for 4 years in jail....because she has stolen....a tube of butter ! True and sad story.
And of course...in Brazil it is quite noraml to give total impunity to the politicians stealing each.... millions of Reals !!!!

Brazil is not any better than most Sub Saharan countries.

second i dont care what color , country , or what you pray to

Nor do I.

Whom would you place the bet on for the next POTUS? May be, you should run as an independent candidate. I am sure all the bloggers in this site will support ya .

Another piece of crap produced by Cristovam Buarque.

If this article was printed on paper, it wouldn't be suitable for wiping one's ass with.

It is always the same with a lot of Brazilians when confronted with criticism: the fault lies at others then themselves. What does ''waterboarding'' of terrorists has to do with slavery in today's Brazil?
and Brazilians do not have the right to criticize other countries wars, since close to 40K Brazilians are killed annually by their compatriots.

Dear Mr.Buarque,

I sencond A Brazilian opinion. I also, second CHc's comment. Clean your own dirty laundry before attempting to help others.

Torture is common in Brazil, and Brazilians turn their face the other way. Street kids are killed every year, women are tortured and abused at home and in jail, crime is rampant in all social classes-mind you politicians in Brasilia are far worse than petty thieves in Rio. Terrorism comes in many forms. In Brazil, the government is the supposed to protect its citizens, however the population is terrorized by the police and politicians alike.

Do me a favor, Sir. Spare us of your imbecile verbatim. You are more of a comedian than a politician (Pao e circo??), please find a stand up comedy corner in your city and entertain the poor ignorant souls in need of comfort.

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