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Congressional Corruption in Brazil

A remaining challenge to global perceptions about Brazil: Link to article Brazil’s congress Cleaning up A campaign against corruption Jul 8th 2010 | SÃO PAULO ORGANISED crime takes several forms in Brazil. One is politics—a lucrative trade. Of the 513 members of the lower house of Congress, 147 face criminal charges in the supreme courtContinue reading “Congressional Corruption in Brazil”

BRIC Internet Firms

This article about Internet firms in Russia and China has some important ideas for emerging markets technology/ internet firms. Link to article Internet investment’s new champions The emerging online giants DST, Naspers and Tencent have made promising internet investments in many emerging markets. Now even Western internet financiers are emulating them Jul 8th 2010 THEYContinue reading “BRIC Internet Firms”

The Economist on Brazilian Election

The Economist is my favorite newspaper, in part because of its British heritage of global perspective and objective, balanced reporting. This week, The Economist devotes the entire The Americas section to coverage of the Brazilian election. I would like to know from readers: What is the perspective of Brazilians on the upcoming elections, and willContinue reading “The Economist on Brazilian Election”

Brazil on the PBS Newshour, 1 July 2010

Here is a report on the PBS Newshour, which I discussed a little last week. I stirred some controversy by stating that I thought it was more objective. Perhaps it is not more objective due to government funding, but maybe due to the editorial policies of the principals, including Jim Lehrer, though he is comingContinue reading “Brazil on the PBS Newshour, 1 July 2010”

UN Security Council Resolution on Iran… a negative view of Brazilian diplomacy

I tend to agree with the view of Brazilian diplomacy in the Iranian situation, below. The writer is a prominent political scientist expressing his views in an influential Washington, DC, newspaper. The view of Brazilian diplomacy is critical. He says that Lula (and the Turkish leader) “discredit [themselves] in decent world opinion.” Their involvement inContinue reading “UN Security Council Resolution on Iran… a negative view of Brazilian diplomacy”