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Date Posted: 10:34:25 10/03/06 Tue
Author: Teri Farr
Subject: Re: Brazilian Elections
In reply to: Courtney Groat 's message, "Brazilian Elections" on 13:00:52 10/02/06 Mon

>According to an article in the London Times,
>“President Luiz Incacio Lula da Silva has suffered a
>setback in his quest for re-election.” This is because
>of a recent scandal revolving around a smear campaign
>to discredit his opponent in the presidential
>elections. However, I do not believe that this scandal
>will affect him in the elections because he has been
>involved in scandals in the past, and the Brazilian
>people still elected him as president.
> Even with this new scandal, the New York Times
>reports that Silva still retains fifty percent of the
>vote, while his closest competitor has less than
>thirty percent of the vote. The Brazilians do not seem
>concerned with the fact their president has been
>implicated in many scandals in the past years. A
>Brazilian truck driver was quoted by the New York
>Times saying, “Let he who is without sin cast the
>first stone.”
> Silva has done many great things for the country of
>Brazil. Most of his programs, such as his Zero Hunger
>campaign and the Family Allowance program, are aimed
>to ease the suffering of the poor. He has been through
>many scandals, but through it all, the Brazilian
>people always seem to stand by him. Why would this
>time be any different? It seems early to make the
>assumption that Silva’s poll numbers will drop just
>because of a supposed scandal. The Brazilian people
>have stood behind the President in the past, and I see
>no reason why they would abandon him now.


I believe that President Luiz Incacio Lula da Silva should not be reelected because of the scandal. I do agree with you in one thing though. I think that he will be reelected smply because the other competitor does not have the resourses that Siva does. I am eager to see what will happen.

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