How politics destroys a country

The greatest expense of the Brazilian government is with the payment of retired and others assisted by Social Security; almost half the budget. The second expense, 13%, is with social cash payment social programs to 26 million Brazilians. Health is third, 10%. The investment that on the world average is 25%, in Brazil does not reach 20%.

Basically, there are political interests aimed at capturing the votes of the underprivileged. Expenses do not allow the country to be attractive to international investment, with taxes in the 35%range. Countries that are receiving investments do not reach 20% of tax load. It is not about having jobs, but good jobs. Social programs act as a stimulus to the informality of the economy, with harmful reflexes in the collection. It is a true march of foolishness.

To warm consumption, in a kind of chicken flight, the government set up credit operation for workers allowing, according to employee and employer, payment in monthly installments either by the payroll. Banks are suspicious of the risks of these operations.

Companies in difficulties grow, with high interest rates, high fiscal load, drop in consumption. It is difficult for the year not to end with a crisis in the economy and, consequently, in politics.

Two facts of embarrassing jurists and diplomats

In the same week that Brazil denied Spain the extradition of a Bulgarian, a trafficker arrested with 52 kilos of cocaine alleging reprisal the Spanish negative to deliver convict in Brazil for an opinion crime that does not exist in Spain another fact shocked jurists and diplomats.

It was the political asylum given to former Peruvian first lady convicted of corruption in Lima.

Lula personally authorized the welcome as well as sent a plane to get the Latin American left companion. Among the embarrassment diplomats and jurists perplexity because Peruvian politics was not persecuted politics, but condemned in a long process by corruption.

Varieties

• Every three minutes a mobile phone is stolen in the city of São Paulo. The issue of violence is the priority of the population. But Brazilian law protects the marginal. More than 80% of caught in the act have more than one previous entrance to the police stations.

• Dividing his time between Cascais and Rio de Janeiro, Professor Dr. Jorge Alberto Costa e Silva, who is the Brazilian doctor who has held the direction of the most important medical entities in the world, with relevant works to the UN and interlocutor of high personalities, such as John Paul II, Jimmy Carter and Kofi Annan.

• And the largest current Brazilian artist, of international recognition, Adriana Varejão, is exposing in Lisbon, where he also has a unusual residence.

• Brazil has had a few years ago the fifth largest monetary reserve in the world. Closed the month of March as the ninth. Among the top ten, only Switzerland as a European country.

• Mercosur was created by Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Argentina and Uruguay can leave and Paraguay is able to accompany them. Left, from the founders, the Brazil of Lula da Silva.

• THE show From Lady Gaga on Copacabana Beach, open to the estimated public in over one million, will cost about 15 million euros, 80% due to sponsors, including exclusive television broadcasting rights to everyone.

• President Lula and his wife Rosangela – Janja – do not miss the opportunity for a trip. Present in Rome in the funerals of Pope Francis, in an entourage that fills the presidential plane.

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