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Rousseff pledges to meet protestors and their demands, but will also maintain order
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff promised on Friday to hold a dialogue with members of a protest movement sweeping the country, but also said she would do whatever is necessary to maintain order. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rules'“We cannot live with this violence that shames Brazil,” she said'
Jun 22nd, 2013 - 11:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0No, Dilma, we can no longer live with the shame that the Brasilian political class brings to its citizens.
Let's see, Dilma, you were a Marxist guerilla and now you believe in political chicanery. Not the best person to criticise others, eh?
Jun 22nd, 2013 - 12:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 01 GeoffWard2
Jun 22nd, 2013 - 04:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Nice to see you, finally, on the right side of the fence....
Last time, you were defending the Chilean police execution of a weelchaired demostrator to control “Mob Violence”, I recall........
“We have been listening to the democratic voices demanding change, and we guarantee the right to assembly, but let me be clear I am not going to pact with violence.”
Jun 22nd, 2013 - 05:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0This from the Leader of the cell that shot dead an American Military Officer in front of his wife and children.
It has taken her long enough to grow up and now SHE has to make the hard decisions so she had better get it right.
Getting rid of corruption seems to be the same as cleaning the stables of Augeas: a never ending job. But does anyone remember how it was done? There might be a lesson there.
@4 “Getting rid of corruption seems to be the same as cleaning the stables of Augeas: a never ending job. But does anyone remember how it was done? There might be a lesson there.”
Jun 22nd, 2013 - 06:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0you need a demigod first.
1, will the world cup be removed from Brazil
Jun 22nd, 2013 - 06:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 02, will FIFA give it to some one else
3, if cancelled, will the UK get to host it
4, will / would this improve our chances
5, could we win the world cup on home soil
6?
7?
8, hey.. we can all dream ==cant we ??
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5MM
Jun 22nd, 2013 - 06:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“”@4 “Getting rid of corruption seems to be the same as cleaning the stables of Augeas: a never ending job. But does anyone remember how it was done? There might be a lesson there.”
you need a demigod first.”
Pinochet cleaned up corruption, but Argentina would never stand for that sort of thing in Brazil - setting another 'bad' example
5 MagnusMaster
Jun 22nd, 2013 - 09:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0But nowadays diverting a river is child’s play.
But surely there are plenty of demigods in SA?
LOLs
@7 Brazil would never stand for that sort of thing either. I don't think you can fix corruption just by killing people. If you were to do that in Argentina, it would be genocide. The people wouldn't change the mindset even if their lives depended on it. Our nature is to do things the easy way, there's no way around it, and the easy way is always exploting others.
Jun 22nd, 2013 - 09:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Come on Brasileiro, sort it! 3 years looking forward to it!
Jun 22nd, 2013 - 10:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0This is a little different than how it's neighbor responded. Good start, Dilma!
Jun 23rd, 2013 - 01:30 am - Link - Report abuse 09 MagnusMaster
Jun 23rd, 2013 - 11:22 am - Link - Report abuse 012 - 15M I estimate from the last election figures: ALL the Peronistas.
Pity it will never happen, but you do realise what this means for a young intelligent person like yourself though, don't you?
To escape this awful situation will mean you will have to go elsewhere, anywhere in the western world will be infinitely preferable, even the UK!
Oh, the irony of Dilma being the president these days. Hahahahaha
Jun 24th, 2013 - 02:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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