Sambodian Election Season: “Cancel Kassab For Misusing Machine!”

Marta 13, Larry Rohter’s favorite former TV sexologist turned lipstick leftist, is running against Gilberto Kassab of the Democrats (ex-PFL) for mayor of São Paulo.
The most recent polls show Kassab leading 52% to 37%, with the rest undecided or declaring for “none of the above.”
As is very common in Brazilian political campaigns, the Marta campaign [...]

Saving Brazilian Banking From Tanking: “MP 443 Is a Stalinist Coup!”

MP 443 acirra ânimos entre a oposição e os partidos aliados: An executive “provisional measure” — something like an executive order, only submitted to Congress for an up or down vote — causes heated debate.
Gazeta Mercantil reports.
The measure, MP 433, allows the federally-owned Banco do Brasil (BB) and Caixa Economica Federal (CEF) to buy private [...]