Lula - Arrested

[Monoriu]

Sounds like a good place to host the Olympics. 

[derspiess]

I hear the water is nice.

[DGuller]

Hopefully the experience of hosting the Olympics will give Brazilians the taste of what good clean governance looks like.

[Norgy]

Hopefully the experience of hosting the Olympics will give Brazilians the taste of what good clean governance looks like.

[grumbler]

Hopefully the experience of hosting the Olympics will give Brazilians the taste of what good clean governance looks like.

They just had the World Cup and that didn't work, so time to up the game.

[Norgy]

"What can we learn from FIFA and the IOC? Hey, who ran off with my computer? I had a Powerpoint prepared and all!"

[Monoriu]

Wait a second.  Do I understand this correctly?  So the previous president was under investigation for corruption.  In order to avoid charges, the current president decides to appoint him to a cabinet post that will exempt him from prosecution? 

[Eddie Teach]

Seems odd that the President's chief of staff is a cabinet position in Brazil. 

[Duque de Bragança]

A Lula quote of 1988 has turned into a meme in the Lusophone web.



That's the way Brazil is: when a poor steals, he goes to jail. If somedy rich steals, he's promoted to minister.

No Brazil é assim: quando um pobre rouba, vai para a cadeia, mas quando um rico rouba, vira ministro.

[Norgy]

I feel for the Brazilians. I really do.

[derspiess]

I think it's a "growing up" moment for them.  Also it's kind of a good sign that these two aren't just getting away with their shenanigans.

[Norgy]

I think it's a "growing up" moment for them.  Also it's kind of a good sign that these two aren't just getting away with their shenanigans.

For once, we agree upon something. 

[celedhring]

Wait a second.  Do I understand this correctly?  So the previous president was under investigation for corruption.  In order to avoid charges, the current president decides to appoint him to a cabinet post that will exempt him from prosecution?

It will make it harder to prosecute, not exempt. But yeah, it's so nakedly corrupt. I was speechless when I heard it.

[Norgy]

Well, they learnt from the FIFA World Cup, apparently.

[Monoriu]

Wait a second.  Do I understand this correctly?  So the previous president was under investigation for corruption.  In order to avoid charges, the current president decides to appoint him to a cabinet post that will exempt him from prosecution?

It will make it harder to prosecute, not exempt. But yeah, it's so nakedly corrupt. I was speechless when I heard it.

I have no words.  I thought my understanding must be wrong, because nobody is going to do something like that.