tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502556079339090726.post4415227800148552017..comments2023-04-30T00:55:57.521-07:00Comments on Random Notes from South of the Equator: Brazil: No, It’s Not about 20 Cents.Bill Sheltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15768358007493893006noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502556079339090726.post-26408484292132062712013-06-20T16:05:08.461-07:002013-06-20T16:05:08.461-07:00You are absolutely right. I will definitely check ...You are absolutely right. I will definitely check out what you wrote.Bill Sheltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15768358007493893006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502556079339090726.post-67995468526735992262013-06-20T14:07:17.461-07:002013-06-20T14:07:17.461-07:00I just wrote about PEC 37 actually. It is scary!I just wrote about PEC 37 actually. It is scary!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209527132116902328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502556079339090726.post-37237867663531864682013-06-19T18:43:35.299-07:002013-06-19T18:43:35.299-07:00FOOTNOTE:
In a private message, my friend Patrici...FOOTNOTE:<br /><br />In a private message, my friend Patricia de Luna, made the following comment, which I have chosen to share publicly... It is very pertinent to this discussion:<br /><br />" I would add that it's also about proposals to amend the Constitution that would prevent public prosecutors from investigating crimes (PEC 37) and would submit Supreme Court decisions to approval by Congress (PEC 33) - both of which are a threat to the judicial system."<br /><br />If these constitutional amendments, now awaiting approval by Congress, are approved, they will effectively destroy what little credibility the justice system now has and completely undercut the Supreme Court. In short, Brazil will no longer have an independent judiciary. <br /><br />And that, my friends, is another reason why I hope to see you in the streets!Bill Sheltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15768358007493893006noreply@blogger.com