“Dilma is being manipulated and eclipsed by Lula da Silva” claims the opposition

Tuesday, June 7th 2011 - 01:22 UTC

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Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff’s handling of her cabinet chief Antonio Palocci crisis has come under heavy flack from the opposition who warned that she is losing image and is being eclipsed by former president Lula da Silva. Read full article

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Fido Dido
Poor Toucans (PSDB), they are nothing more than out dated group and desperate. Even the Economist got it correct on them, “When toucans can't!”
Jun 07th, 2011 - 02:12 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard
Palocci is implicated in the Mensalao in the recent Federal Police Report evidence (sacked from Government for the first time)
- there should be a long prison sentence here.

He hides his present (alledged) corruptions by refusing to disclose his clients because of 'Confidentiality'.
This is, of course, no defense in law; and any judge could demand disclosure to the courts.

I don't care if he is 'the best they've got' - he is still a 'criminal awaiting trial' and should have been first in line for elimination under the Ficha Limpa.
conviction,
appeal,
trial,
conviction,
appeal,
trial,
conviction,
appeal,
. . . ad infinitum

- and should (in any other developed country) have long been in prison and his assets sequestered back to the state.
Jun 07th, 2011 - 12:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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