overthrowing the government his statement was widely applauded on social media and by many of his colleagues. the lava shot to investigators are placing their faith in the people they know their operation can succeed on its own. justice and i think that i don t want to put it all depends on the next elections people must vote for candidates who am not corrupt themselves and be committed to the fight against corruption so much this difficult to goes. down we ll see the changes we need to function as a nation system because they can last this is almost hopeless he starts on the prosecutors on the lava shot to a task force see the remarkable success of their investigation as the first important step toward a more honest and better brazil and we re not doing it up but they know political reforms are urgently necessary especially in combat in the corporate slush funds used to finance election campaigns at present though this seems unlikely.
the war he s doing he s very quiet he doesn t give interviews. in july twenty seven teen former president lula da silva was found guilty of corruption. a court of appeals upheld the conviction and increased his sentence from nine to twelve years. lula remains free for now pending a possible appeal to brazil s highest court and to the outside chance that his verdict will be overturned. theobald it s a sign that there is justice in brazil and that no one not even an ex-president is above the law anyways those are. the conviction notwithstanding lula remains the country s most popular politician under his tenure from tooth. thousand and three to two thousand and twelve brazil enjoyed years in which the price of
in a corruption trial so in terms one of potus. the repayments and fines incurred by politicians and corporate executives embroiled in the investigation already total some three billion euros she s. just lost the scandal has revealed how the country s political elite have for years fed at the trough of corruption and enrich themselves. just as the sheer scale of the corruption scandal is what has shaken brazil to its core there are more than five hundred members of parliament and two thirds of them are under investigation for corruption and obstruction of justice. because the former president of the chamber of deputies one of the state s highest representatives has been sentenced on charges of corruption i think that s. the trail from the gas station in brasilia soon led investigators to petro bus a semipublic petroleum multinational brazil s biggest company it is at the heart of
conglomerate also reaped huge profits from the world cup and the summer olympic games for instance during the renovation of the maracana stadium. but why is corruption and demick in brazil. and why was corruption tacitly accepted and regarded as normal for so long. so our colonial heritage this was a country where exploitation was the norm it was always has always been like that a pact between the economic elite in the political elite these only garcon facts this was always the norm so it s perhaps lava shot is the first time that we have a shake a big shake on this oligarchic facts. centuries of backroom deals among brazil s elites gave rise to a political culture in which self enriching corruption was the norm.
the widespread corruption they re preparing legislation that could threaten overeager public prosecutors with prosecution themselves and they want and the city for the illicit funding that s flowed to political parties. the judges and public prosecutors who are under siege are counting on popular support so far mass protests have been able to shield judicial authority against political attack the next general elections in brazil are scheduled for october two thousand and eighteen but many ordinary brazilians don t want to wait that long and are demanding that elections be brought forward they ve received support from local artists like caetano veloso and milton nasi mental the yearning for a fresh start is strong. much of their hope rests. on the lava shot to a task force the investigation has even served as inspiration for