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"o Brasil que exporta, alimentando a ditadura que não se importa"
brazil | by Stephen George | 10 Dec, 2003 at 05:13 AM | comments (24) | trackback (0)
Since taking office, President Lula has spent an extraordinary amount of time outside Brazil, ostensibly attempting to establish a new political and economic alliance of developing countries. While the people broadly support Lula's travels (52% support them, 30% oppose them), local critics are beginning to suggest that he ought to spend more time at home, minding the store; making sure his government is delivering on the promises he's made. Lula has visited 23 countries in his first year in office. A persistent criticism is that the government cannot even spend the money that has been budgeted. I've noted before that a little caution here might be worthwhile (there's no point in pouring it down the same sinkholes as the predecessors). [aside: Perhaps they're spending it on travel - already R$500m spent on travel and per diems by the government this year.] Claudio Shikida over at Economia Everywhere tackles this theme, and raises an important question about Lula's objectives in undertaking his most recent visit to the Middle East. He proposes:
The quote is a lovely play on words with export/import and "importa" meaning "to matter". The Brazil that exports, feeding a dictatorship that doesn't matter. He goes on to challenge the Lula agenda in the Middle East:
His conclusion: business as usual. The short-term gain of exporting is worth more to Brazil than the political gain of increased democracy in the region. And this may be true, but it's a challenge to the ethical stance that Lula maintained in opposition. If I am not wrong, some of you guys asked me about blogging in this site. Well, I'd like to talk about it again. Best Wishes Claudio Posted by claudio | February 18, 2004 03:42 PMthanks Posted by penis | March 5, 2004 07:01 PMthanks Posted by vigrx | March 29, 2004 08:06 PMgood job ! Posted by rds exploit | July 11, 2004 06:17 PMyour page is inspirational Posted by forced mpeg | July 12, 2004 04:54 AMyour page is inspirational Posted by forced mpeg | July 12, 2004 04:54 AMYour site is excellent Posted by mother son dances | July 12, 2004 04:53 PMThank you for developing this very good site ! Posted by fotos gay | July 18, 2004 03:15 PMThank you for developing this very good site ! Posted by fotos gay | July 18, 2004 03:15 PMThank you for developing this very good site ! Posted by fotos gay | July 18, 2004 03:16 PMThank you for developing this very good site ! Posted by fotos gay | July 18, 2004 03:16 PMGreat site, thank you for sharing it. Posted by reality porn site | July 18, 2004 06:59 PMGreat site, thank you for sharing it. Posted by reality porn site | July 18, 2004 07:00 PMGreat site, thank you for sharing it. Posted by reality porn site | July 18, 2004 07:00 PMGreat site, thank you for sharing it. Posted by reality porn site | July 18, 2004 07:00 PMCool Site. Wish there were more like this one on the Net. Posted by sex bestiality | July 19, 2004 03:22 PMCool Site. Wish there were more like this one on the Net. Posted by sex bestiality | July 19, 2004 03:22 PMCool Site. Wish there were more like this one on the Net. Posted by sex bestiality | July 19, 2004 03:22 PMinteresting web site... Posted by child abuse stories | July 20, 2004 08:35 AMinteresting web site... Posted by child abuse stories | July 20, 2004 08:36 AMinteresting web site... Posted by child abuse stories | July 20, 2004 08:36 AMinteresting web site... Posted by child abuse stories | July 20, 2004 08:36 AMThank you for this site. Hope to get information. Posted by gay porn movies | July 25, 2004 03:43 PMThank you for this site. Hope to get information. Posted by adult sex stories | July 27, 2004 06:32 AM
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