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So it appears that, at least to the author, this grievous blow consists of the vast majority of all democratically elected officials voting to impeach a preside

by bubuga 10y ago

So it appears that, at least to the author, this grievous blow consists of the vast majority of all democratically elected officials voting to impeach a president for her involvement in multiple crimes, fraud, corruption, and blatant abuse of the presidential powers to further corrupt the judicial process by granting immunity to the party's cronies. But the normal workings of a democratic process is suddenly somehow a "grievous blow" because it's their corrupt official being caught in the dragnet. Go figure. No wonder Brazil is such a mess.

SturgeonsLaw 10y ago
When it results in the installation of someone who is just as corrupt, then it invites questioning on the efficacy, and true goal, of the process. The story's sub-thread on the power of a tightly controlled media is also noteworthy.
- bubuga 10y ago
  > When it results in the installation of someone who is just as corrupt, then it invites questioning on the efficacy, and true goal, of the process. Actually, it doesn't. The judicial process goes on, and if (or when) the next-in-line is caught in the dragnet then the same fate awaits him. This is the main thing about Dilma Roussef's partisans that leaves everyone dumbfounded. Their argument essentially boils down to "this is somehow a coup because although my guy is corrupt as hell, so is the next-in-line, therefore we should keep my corrupt guy and all their cronies immune to any accountability and impervious to the democratic process because that suits my fancy". But this line of reasoning only further worsens Brazil's corruption problem.