Brazil’s 'Que Se Vayan Todos' Moment
Brazil’s 'Que Se Vayan Todos' Moment
By
Brian Winter
Rousseff’s impeachment is foundering because of a lack of viable alternatives, AQ’s editor-in-chief writes from Brazil.
When Argentina’s economy collapsed in late 2001, everybody was absolutely sure whose fault it was. Aloof, hermetic and increasingly prone to slurring his words in public, President Fernando de la Rúa had managed to trash the government’s fiscal accounts in just two years in power. Steakhouses and nightclubs were empty, unemployment was nearing 20 percent and cash was so scarce that much of the economy reverted to the barter system – trading haircuts for groceries, family...
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