By exposing, prosecuting and sentencing Brazil’s corrupt politicians, prosecutors, judges and citizens are draining the swamp that has overwhelmed the country for so long.
The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa at the BRICS summit in Goa, India. Brazil’s position is shaky.
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Brazil’s place within the BRICS bloc is becoming questionable. Since the new President Michel Temer took over, Brazil’s foreign policy has shifted away from BRICS ideals to favour western interests.
Lula, the ‘leader of the poor,’ celebrates becoming president in 2003.
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Luis Inacio ‘Lula’ da Silva’s center-left policies helped lift millions of Brazilians out of poverty, earning him the title ‘leader of the poor.’ It’s a legacy worth preserving.
Dilma Rousseff was last week ousted as Brazil’s president.
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Whatever you call it, the new leader, Michel Temer, has an opportunity to return Brazil to policies that promote growth through fiscally sound social inclusion. Can he do it?
Happier times: Dilma Rousseff and Michael Temer at her second inauguration.
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Lula led an unprecedented shift in the country’s foreign policy towards the global South. He also helped elevate Brazil to the status of a global player. But, six years on, disillusionment reigns.
Big trouble: Dilma Rousseff and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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A massive corruption scandal is engulfing Brazil’s political establishment – but reports of the country’s imminent collapse are greatly exaggerated.
South Africa’s Jacob Zuma is president of the country as well as the African National Congress. He is under pressure on all fronts.
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It is unlikely President Zuma will announce a structural changes in his State of the Nation Address. This, despite education being in dire need of fundamental restructuring and an economy in decline.