Could Generational Change Ease Brazil's Politics of Corruption?
Could Generational Change Ease Brazil's Politics of Corruption?
“[Brazil] is on the verge of a tidal change…in politics right now, [where we’ll see] the old guard go out and new names come in,” explains AS/COA’s Brian Winter.
As Brazil reels from protests and financial scandal, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff confronts a key milestone Sunday, when the lower house of parliament is expected to vote on whether to impeach her. Outside the building, a barrier is being erected to keep the opposing hordes of protesters apart….
…Yet while many politicians are tainted by the scandal, some see a potentially pivotal moment for the country.
“There is no obvious knight in shining armor out there waiting to save Brazil,” says Brian Winter, vice president for policy at Americas Society/Council of the Americas, in a telephone interview. In spite of that, he considers the country to be “on the verge of a tidal change in Brazilian politics right now,” where we will see “the old guard go out and new names come in.”…
