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  briton

  your right,
  the future is in your hands,
  
  but if you bed the devil,
  then expect to get your hands burnt,
  
  your choice , your future , lets hope you make the right choice.

  Aug 03rd, 2012 - 10:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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  Ottona

  There is one item missing in this report: 69% said that they would vote for Lula da Silva 2014 - if he would run for president!

  Aug 04th, 2012 - 05:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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  ChrisR

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  No accounting for idiots, is there?

  Aug 04th, 2012 - 04:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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  British_Kirchnerist

  #3 Idiots? Most Brazilians? What's remarkable is that a country so big, with such a long history of underdevelopment, unfulfilled potential and extreme povery has now had two Presidents in a row with such stratospheric popularity rates, in a vibrant, even fractured, multi-party democracy that doesn't lend itself to the kind of 99.9% votes that until recently embarassed the “elections” of the Arab world for example. It must be because their left policies have been successful in unlocking Brazil's potential and have given real reasons for optimism to a population unlikely to be fooled by more of the same. What European leader could get, over a 10 year period, 70% plus, and growing, popularity rates?! Or is that because Europeans are less “idiotic”? That must be why our economies are doing so well!!!

  Aug 04th, 2012 - 05:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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  ChrisR

  If 69% would vote for da Silva who presided over the most corrupt government possible, instead of Rousseff, who to her credit has done what she can to get rid of the grafters and correct the stupidity of da Siva's 'policies', then YES, idiots.

  Aug 04th, 2012 - 09:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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  British_Kirchnerist

  I think both Lula and Dilma have approval of around 70%, and won't be running against each other, so I wouldn't see the 69% as anti-Dilma. For what its worth I think it would be most sensible for Dilma to seek a second term, though with Lula eligible too it seems the Brazilians are spoiled for choice =)

  Aug 04th, 2012 - 09:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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  ChrisR

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  Lula has cancer. He thinks he is out of it but read what his surgeon said, it was a bit obvious.
  
  AND, we haven't seen him since his 'I may stand if Dillma doesn't' nonsense. The man has not fully recovered yet, even if it is his fate to do so. Putting unnecessary stress on the body reduces the immune system strength, as he obviously found out.

  Aug 05th, 2012 - 12:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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  Rollo1066

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  I wish the United States had as good a leadership and as much internal national unity as Brazil.
  
  It isn't a surprise that 2012 growth isn't matching 2011 because of a global slowdown. The country most to blame for that is Germany because of Her insistance on austerity in time of recession.

  Aug 06th, 2012 - 01:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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