Summary
The corruption story, too, is not what it seems. In the late 1990s, after the PT high command got sick of being beaten in presidential elections and made their compromise with Brazil's elite (which leftists believe didn't stop at economic policy), money began flowing into party coffers and the corruption began almost immediately. But in Brazilian politics, where no one party controls Congress, pay-offs, patronage and perks are the norm.
See the full content of this document
Extract
Scandals Threaten Lula
Has Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil's president, blown it for the left in the country? The party he helped found, the Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT), has been knocked sideways by two di...
See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
