Three out of four Brazilians fed up with poor public services support street protests

Monday, June 24th 2013 - 08:22 UTC

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An overwhelming majority of Brazilians, 75% supports the two weeks street demonstrations demanding improved public services and complaining about the huge sums invested in stadiums for football world cups, according to a public opinion poll from Ibope and which was released in the latest edition of the weekly magazine Epoca. Read full article

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GeoffWard2
Wow! The simmering problems show through the survey percentages.

But the 'Corruption' percentage is probably massively under-represented because the genuinely poor - who make up the majority of any statistically valid sample - are just not exposed to it and/or recognise corruption as 'just the way life is here in Brasil'.

If 71% are satisfied with their current lives, then the 71% are inured from corruption as a national problem .. selective mental anaesthesis, where health and education mean more to the majority - the poorer family unit.
Jun 24th, 2013 - 10:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Britworker
I don't think old Dilma has got much room for manoeuvre here. They have committed themselves to hosting an Olympic Games they clearly can't afford, their economy is faltering. Where will the new money come from? Illegal logging in the Amazon?
Jun 24th, 2013 - 04:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
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They could try selling their oil at the market price in Brasil.

That might just start another round of riots though: just might. :o)

Why is it that all SA countries have populations that want to avoid working for a living like the plague? History of governments giving in to unions from what I can see of it.
Jun 24th, 2013 - 08:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Math
@3 Cultural marxism widely taught in schools and universities.
Jun 24th, 2013 - 08:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Fred
@Britworker:

Brazil does have money for an Olympics even that economy is slowing down. What concern most is waste and robbery of money from taxes.
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