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Hasn't there been significant organized (armed) resistance against the cartels in Michoacán and southern Mexico? From what I gather several communities raised militias that had varying degrees of success in expelling the cartels from their territories, but shortly after the government demanded that these militias should register their weapons and act in cooperation with the military, which only part of them did, and now both the legalized and unregistered militias are accusing each other of acting in collusion with the cartels. So basically even if the populace rise in arms against the narcos it's still a mess.
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# ? May 14, 2017 00:56 |
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# ? May 26, 2024 00:36 |
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As long as cartels have infinite funds (because the world's most profitable drugs market is just across the border), it'll be nigh impossible to destroy them. The last 10 years have shown that violence only exacerbates the problem. It's a crappy situation.
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# ? May 14, 2017 02:55 |
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quote:É uma delação como jamais foi feita na Lava-Jato: Nela, o presidente Michel Temer foi gravado em um diálogo embaraçoso. Diante de Joesley, Temer indicou o deputado Rodrigo Rocha Loures (PMDB-PR) para resolver um assunto da J&F (holding que controla a JBS). Posteriormente, Rocha Loures foi filmado recebendo uma mala com R$ 500 mil enviados por Joesley. Temer também ouviu do empresário que estava dando a Eduardo Cunha e ao operador Lúcio Funaro uma mesada na prisão para ficarem calados. Diante da informação, Temer incentivou: "Tem que manter isso, viu?". I'm shocked. Shocked!
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# ? May 17, 2017 23:53 |
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Magrov posted:I'm shocked. Shocked! Machine translation below. Holy poo poo, it doesn't get more incriminating than this. Which is why I expect nothing will come out of it. quote:It's a deed like never before in the Lava-Jet: In it, President Michel Temer was recorded in an embarrassing dialogue. In front of Joesley, Temer appointed Deputy Rodrigo Rocha Loures (PMDB-PR) to resolve a matter of J & F (holding that controls JBS). Subsequently, Rocha Loures was filmed receiving a $ 500,000 suitcase sent by Joesley. Temer also heard from the businessman that he was giving Eduardo Cunha and the operator Lúcio Funaro an allowance in prison to keep quiet. Facing the information, Temer encouraged: "You have to keep this, have you?"
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# ? May 18, 2017 00:04 |
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First, I have no doubt that Lula is guilty. But it is incredible that Lula's verdict and possible sentence will come out in June, while the Mensalao Mineiro will prescribe next year. And Delcidio lost his mandate for obstruction of justice, while Aecio is caught on tape saying: "Tem que ser um que a gente mata ele antes de fazer delação. Vai ser o Fred com um cara seu. Vamos combinar o Fred com um cara seu porque ele sai de lá e vai no cara. E você vai me dar uma ajuda do caralho "
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# ? May 18, 2017 00:16 |
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That's it, fellas! Now everything's gonna change! Psyche.
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# ? May 18, 2017 00:40 |
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# ? May 18, 2017 01:23 |
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joepinetree posted:First, I have no doubt that Lula is guilty. But it is incredible that Lula's verdict and possible sentence will come out in June, while the Mensalao Mineiro will prescribe next year. And Delcidio lost his mandate for obstruction of justice, while Aecio is caught on tape saying: regardless of his guilt or innocence, the best thing he could do was get the gently caress out of politics. looks like he will stick around in the future, being our Hillary: taking the opportunity from other better leftist candidates and being an easy target for the opposition.
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# ? May 18, 2017 01:36 |
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I mean, is there a popular leftist option besides Lula? Don't get me wrong, I'd rather he just go away too, but who else is there with anything resembling his national appeal? ... Ciro Gomes? gently caress.
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# ? May 18, 2017 02:20 |
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Amazing. I was watching the Trump fiasco going on and it struck me why it felt so cathartic to follow the media going to town on that guy and public opinion following suit. We have the same kind of scandals and worse (obstruction of justice happens regularly in every level of the Brazilian government, for one), but all our TV networks and most major newspapers are Fox News.
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# ? May 18, 2017 02:40 |
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The Unnamed One posted:I mean, is there a popular leftist option besides Lula? Maybe Alessandro Molon? He would have my vote, if he decides to run. He's trying to get in the spotlight recently, so that's a possibility.
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# ? May 18, 2017 04:06 |
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Can any brasilian goon confirm that people took to the streets over the bribery tapes?
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# ? May 18, 2017 05:04 |
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Mr. Nemo posted:Can any brasilian goon confirm that people took to the streets over the bribery tapes? Yep, people got pepper sprayed in Brasilia. Moderate sized protests in Sao Paulo too.
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# ? May 18, 2017 05:17 |
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Goddammit Brasil get your act together you're giving banana republics a bad name.
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# ? May 18, 2017 12:03 |
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Aécio is going to be arrested (before Lula) http://politica.estadao.com.br/blogs/fausto-macedo/janot-pede-prisao-de-aecio-fachin-manda-ao-plenario-do-supremo/
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# ? May 18, 2017 12:57 |
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I can't possibly keep up with all the news this week.
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# ? May 18, 2017 13:58 |
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Temer is going down, there is no other way. And then god only knows what edit: even loving MBL is demanding Temer to quit. Absolutely no one is on his side anymore. PSDB is too busy trying to get rid of Aécio somehow Elias_Maluco fucked around with this message at 14:06 on May 18, 2017 |
# ? May 18, 2017 14:03 |
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Of course this has to all happen in the week before my biochem exam. poo poo. Then againm being a political junkie deserves punishment. Realtalk: I was a newsroom serf at Gazeta Mercantil/Jornal do Brasil in 2006/2007. A tiny fish by any measure, but I was friends with some of the rich kids that were trying to invest in both vehicles to give their backers a megaphone. The ki nd of 'friends' that make you work like a slave in their projects for no money because 'It'll be good for you in the long run', but well...they talked. Even then, ten years ago when Aecio was barely a name in national politics, said bigshits would tell me (to show how much inside pull and info they had and how important they were) that it was an open secret that Aecio snorted coke like a fiend, that his sister basically operated a state-wide network of graft and intimidation, and that he was compromised with criminal elements more serious than the usual companies. In the years since, both of my friend in the press of Minas Gerais quit out of sheer disgust at what they saw there. It was not an informal gag order on any bad news about him and his operation, it was pretty much engraved in bronze in every news room. One went to cover gastronomy for a website, the other basically quit journalism altogether and starter working for an NGO. A reminder than in Brazil, nothing big happens until it is convenient, or finally inevitable.
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# ? May 18, 2017 14:15 |
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Áecio being a corrupt rear end in a top hat was pretty much an open secret in Minas, yeah. I have tons of journalist friends and everyone that worked or knew someone that worked there said the exact same thing. Like, I wasn't in love with PT during the elections but it was obvious Aécio was a terrible alternative. EDIT: Ah, I think this merits clarification: for any foreigners thinking "well, this is good news, right?", well...if Temer is impeached (WHEN Temer is impeached), our Constitution says we get indirect elections in 30 days, with Congress members voting on who they want to be the new president. No popular participation at all, God knows who is elligible, it's a mess. Of course, Congress can always try and antecipate the 2018 general elections, but I dunno if they'll do that. Dias fucked around with this message at 15:28 on May 18, 2017 |
# ? May 18, 2017 15:05 |
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Dias posted:Ah, I think this merits clarification: for any foreigners thinking "well, this is good news, right?", well...if Temer is impeached (WHEN Temer is impeached), our Constitution says we get indirect elections in 30 days, with Congress members voting on who they want to be the new president. No popular participation at all, God knows who is elligible, it's a mess. Of course, Congress can always try and antecipate the 2018 general elections, but I dunno if they'll do that. Which admittedly wouldn't be worse than Temer.
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# ? May 18, 2017 16:00 |
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Cunha somehow got arrested again. From inside the prison Brazil is confusing edit: looks like Aécio is not getting arrested after all (not today, at least), STF denied it. But his political career is is pretty much over anyway (he got suspended from the senate and should renounce from PSDB presidency today) Elias_Maluco fucked around with this message at 16:53 on May 18, 2017 |
# ? May 18, 2017 16:46 |
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So... Is this impeachable? Who becomes president if Temer goes down?
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# ? May 18, 2017 17:20 |
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Freezer posted:So... Is this impeachable? Who becomes president if Temer goes down? Definitely, and I think it's just a question of whether he's gonna be in office for the procedure. Congress president gets to run the country for the 30 days until they vote on a new president, Constitution isn't clear on who's eligible at all.
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# ? May 18, 2017 17:31 |
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Noblat, a journalist pretty close to the president (and his biggest rear end-licker), just announced that Temer is to rennounce today: https://twitter.com/BlogdoNoblat/status/865263252309254144
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# ? May 18, 2017 18:55 |
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What do the people on the floor make of this? Is this....good? Corrupt politicians going away is always good, but who's next? Would Lula run if they call for early elections? Who the hell is going to take Neves position, and would anyone vote for them? When you have the party leaders acting like this you really can't trust any of them.
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# ? May 18, 2017 19:50 |
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Mr. Nemo posted:What do the people on the floor make of this? No one knows. Lula already said he's running in 2018, which to me means they're gonna try and speed up his process so he's rendered ineligible. Aécio was already on his way out as a presidential candidate, I think. PSDB could run FHC again or João Dória Jr., to bank on the "administrator, not politician" trend. I'd bet on Dória. EDIT: https://twitter.com/otempo/status/865254786899353601 Haha, get hosed. Dias fucked around with this message at 20:07 on May 18, 2017 |
# ? May 18, 2017 19:58 |
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Huh, Temer is denying everything on the tapes. Interesting. edit: HE IS NOT QUITTING!!!
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# ? May 18, 2017 20:13 |
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Eh, as much as I wanted Temer to renounce, this was expected. Dude is hosed either way, but this way he keeps his privileges (and also protects his cabinet).
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# ? May 18, 2017 20:17 |
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Protests being called for today, tomorrow, and for the weekend This is gonna be interesting
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# ? May 18, 2017 20:23 |
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goddamn I was worried for a minute that the americans were going to outclass us
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# ? May 18, 2017 22:41 |
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# ? May 19, 2017 00:25 |
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End of Evangélico.
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# ? May 19, 2017 00:34 |
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So is Brazil just corrupt everywhere?
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# ? May 19, 2017 02:45 |
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Temer is going to ride this out. Several media vehicles are already focusing back on PT (And it does look like coming leaks implicate them as well), or waffling on how big or conclusive this really is. He can still spread positions to gain some level of support and rely on his pals to delay things. Besides, he needs immunity, and if he steps down now he will be truly useless (having failed to deliver the goods) and without friends. Temer is paying big for support both in the media and congress, and the powers that be will think twice before handing the opposition such a big win. I hope I'm wrong, but by next week I think this will be as much a factor as his "Yeah, I took over because Dilma wouldn't do the reforms" taped speech in the US and the future-telling Jucá phone call.
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# ? May 19, 2017 02:47 |
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Pharohman777 posted:So is Brazil just corrupt everywhere? uuhhh... yes?
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# ? May 19, 2017 02:58 |
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Pharohman777 posted:So is South America Fixed that for you.
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# ? May 19, 2017 02:59 |
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Pharohman777 posted:So is Brazil just corrupt everywhere? That but actually worst
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# ? May 19, 2017 13:32 |
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The thing that takes most gringos a long time to adjust to in Brazil is the corruption of daily life. Like the usual "with or without a receipt?" question.
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# ? May 19, 2017 16:12 |
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Double post to say that there are reports that the senate is simply going to declare the STF decision regarding Aecio invalid so that he can continue to serve as a senator. All of my friends who were "see, this is not at all biased against PT, they are catching people of all parties" have not said much the past few days.
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# ? May 21, 2017 04:56 |
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# ? May 26, 2024 00:36 |
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joepinetree posted:The thing that takes most gringos a long time to adjust to in Brazil is the corruption of daily life. Like the usual "with or without a receipt?" question. So its literally "Are you going to bribe me or not?" That explicitly?
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# ? May 21, 2017 05:10 |