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Brazil's Lula defies his accusers


All leaders are corrupt that is one of the constants in the universe sort of like all cartoon owls have to wear graduation caps. A tool Bush uses in his takeovers of countries such as Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Georgia is to hammer at the corrupt practices of the leader to be removed and to replace this principal with another corrupt individual aligned with Bush’s agenda.

Too early to tell if the United States is involved in this current Brazilian mess. Suffice to say Bush would like Lula out and this follows Bush’s pattern.

I posted on 5/1/2004 to get ready for problems in Brazil.

Newly declassified U.S. documents show the extent of American willingness to provide aid to Brazil's generals during the 1964 coup that ushered in 21 years of often bloody military rule.
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Get ready for more aggressive CIA involvement in Brazil. We will see significant unrest and turmoil centered around stepped up criticism of Lula.

It seems that both Russia and China are helping Brazil gain the capability to launch ICBMs with nuclear warheads.
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This could be a big setback for Chavez's Latin American revolution.

-Am

Brazil's Lula defies his accusers


Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has vowed to continue in office despite corruption allegations levelled against his party.

Speaking in central Brazil, Lula denounced his accusers, saying: "They don't know who they're dealing with."

He told an audience of farmers that he would welcome any investigation.

Lula's Workers Party has been accused of paying bribes to allies in Brazil's Congress. Last week his chief of staff resigned over the accusations.

"Corruption is not a game," an angry Lula told farmers in the central Brazilian state of Goias.

"You can't stain the name of people. You can't strip them bare in front of society, and later prove nothing."

Support slipping

The corruption allegations have grown into the worst scandal during former union leader Lula's period in power in Brazil.

He won power in 2002 pledging to crack down on endemic corruption in Brazil.

But despite repeatedly stressing his humble origins, Lula's popularity has waned in the face of slow economic growth and gathering corruption allegations.

Recent polls have rated his public support at just 39%.

Lula's chief of staff, Jose Dirceu, resigned last week despite denying involvement in the alleged bribery ring.

Correspondents say he was trying to shield Lula from further allegations.

Roberto Jefferson, a member of the Labour party, a government ally, has accused the Workers' Party of paying bribes to win political support.

A coalition of 40 social groups, including the leftist landless movement, have pledged to support Lula and root out corruption, Reuters reports.




http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4117712.stm