The Great Brazil Topic

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Serra had a gaffe. He said that Brazil stayed as "United States of Brazil", name of country until 1969.

And when the "United States of Brazil" ceased to be an official name?

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Everything is becoming more and more clear for 2018:


Fernando Collor/Paulo Maluf (Party of Sexgods): 96%
Aecio Neves/Random loser (PSDB): 2%
Aecio Neves' Clone/Randon loser (PMDB): 1%
Random loser/Random loser (PT): 1%

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And here we go! (from non wacko-leftist sources)

Brazil can’t afford to ignore protesters when they’re calling for the military

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Interesting... they are still there.

Everyone calling for a repeat of the 1964 is automatically a vile piece of s**t.

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That's funny:

http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/The-Man-Who-Wants-to-Impeach-Rousseff-Named-in-Panama-Papers--20160404-0025.html

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So, Dilma is suspended and Temer is now (acting) President.

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Proposal: bring General João Figueiredo back to life and install him as President.

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What is Collor stance on this? (given how his own administration ended.)

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Another parliamentary coup succeeding in Latin America...

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Interesting thing I've just noticed:

Since 1985, there were three Presidents from PMDB, none of them actually elected:

First, Jose Sarney, a military regime fellow traveller who switched to MDB due to opposing Maluf's candidacy. He became Neves' running-mate and, as it happened, had to take over from the very start.

Then we have Itamar Franco, who actually left PMDB to be Collor's running mate, but rejoined during his Vice Presidency.

And now we've got third unelected PMDB President. I guess only Itamar can be described as "decent" from this bunch.

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One thing I just can't comprehend...

Temer was allowed to take office in August, despite being found guilty of breaking campaign finance rules in June. He's thus banned from running for any office for the next eight years, but somehow it's OK for him to take over as President.

Mind blown.

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One thing I just can't comprehend...

Temer was allowed to take office in August, despite being found guilty of breaking campaign finance rules in June. He's thus banned from running for any office for the next eight years, but somehow it's OK for him to take over as President.

Mind blown.

In judicial brazilian system, an electoral crime is a different to a common crime. And Temer was found guilty by 2nd degree trial who makes him a "dirty sheet" politician. But he's appealing this decision. Today, Regional Electoral Court of Sao Paulo is trying a similar case that can alter Temer's situation.

This is quite ironic that Temer can't run for office yet succeeed the Presidency, while Dilma was impeached but no such restrictions were imposed on her.

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I'm sorry Brazil is turning into another Poland.

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I'm sorry Brazil is turning into another Poland.

Sure.
Brazil became a far conservative island like Poland, Hungary, Colombia, Honduras, Uganda and Israel.
Colombia is getting better, Brazil is getting worse.

I was referring to that specific Ministry of Culture move, which sounds something our Ministry would do.

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The more I'm reading about the whole thing, the more bad irony I see

1. Collor, who was himself impeached in 1992, votes to remove Dilma, while being investigated for Cash Wash.
2. Aecio, the guy Dilma defeated, got the opportunity to vote to remove her, while possibly being involved in Cash Wash too.
3. Serra, another guy Dilma beat, pretty much voted to keep himself as Temer's foreign minister.
4. Dilma was removed from office, but her political rights remains intact. Temer becomes President, but he's prohibited from running for anything in the next 8 years due to campaign violations.

I mean, this is f**ked up.

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https://www.dezeen.com/2017/03/14/brazil-president-michel-temer-flees-ghosts-oscar-niemeyer-home-palacio-da-alvorada-brasilia


Is Temer doing it on purpose or something?

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Temer lost the support of 4 more parties the parties are:

Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB)
Popular Socialist Party (PPS)
Podemos (Formerly PTN)
Humanist Solidarity Party (PHS)


Together the 4 parties have 66 deputies.

These are pretty hilarious names for pro-Temer parties.

Party names in Brazil and Portugal tend to be confusing.

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Temer lost the support of 4 more parties the parties are:

Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB)
Popular Socialist Party (PPS)
Podemos (Formerly PTN)
Humanist Solidarity Party (PHS)


Together the 4 parties have 66 deputies.

These are pretty hilarious names for pro-Temer parties.

Party names in Brazil and Portugal tend to be confusing.

I think Brazil beats us in that category.

Well, your main right-wing party is called Social Democratic, which is funny, but yes, Brazil does it to the extreme

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Well, I may be wrong. I just have some problems seeing PSDB as centre-left or simply centre. Maybe I'm not familiar enough with Brazilian context.

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/brazils-president-gets-police-questions-corruption-probe-230303800.html

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What would happen if the election were "nullified"?

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What would happen if the election were "nullified"?

An indirect election would be held by the Congress to elect a stopgap President to finish Dilma's/Temer's term.

But the election won't be declared null it seems. The judges of the Supreme Electoral Court are acting like Temer puppets.

Thanks.

Edit: Btw, who would be President/act as President between nullification and congressional election?

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I just love the contrast between punishment received by right-wing and left-wing politicians in Brazil...