points by dachris 4 days ago | 0 comments
On the same day, in Serbia, the long-term incumbent was defeated by a party/movement that has been founded only 2 years ago as a response to corruption issues. So change can happen.
[–] culi 3 days ago
[–] 79a6ed87 3 days ago
> Lula went to jail because when Bolsonaro was in charge they made up a case about him accepting beachfront property.
Lula went to jail before Bolsonaro came into power and got released while he was president. It's a well remembered case in Latin America and it's easy to correct you on that.
[–] culi 3 days ago
Well he wasn't elected yet, but the reason his conviction was thrown out by the Supreme Court and the reason the United Nations stepped in to call the case out as bogus was because investigative journalists from The Intercept got ahold of leaked Telegram messages proving Bolsonaro made a deal with the corrupt judge Sérgio Moro.
The case is the reason Lula was barred from running against Bolsonaro. After Bolsonaro won, he appointed Moro as the Minister of Justice and Public Security as a political reward.
The case has been thoroughly disproven as bogus by journalists and even the United Nations. It's genuinely depressing how many people still believe in it
[–] saidnooneever 3 days ago
proud of serbians! they rly got a big power move going. historical is an understatement. Really hope it will being better times for the ppl there!
Lula's Fala.BR platform is a massive step up for free and public access to information for all Brazilians and federal contracting procedures have been standardized and oversight has been massively improved.
Lula represents a massive step towards fighting corruption