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GOD_oy t1_iu3kjg3 wrote

Reply to comment by Krabban in Leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead over far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro has widened slightly three days from Brazil's polarizing presidential runoff election, according to a poll published Thursday. Lula has 53 percent voter support to 47 percent for Bolsonaro by DoremusJessup

his party leaded the 2 biggest corruption scandals in brazilian history when in power (only one wasnt enough to get hid of them, now people want them back).

he was the president during part of both scandals, his successor Dilma was the president when the second one was found.

i mean, i usually null my vote, but i still prefer the forest burners and no vacs than a "cleptocrat" (as said by a supreme court minister)

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Synchrotr0n t1_iu4l69h wrote

First of all, the bribing of congressmen in exchange for favorable vote for legislation is a form of corruption inherent of the Brazilian congress, not of the president itself. It wasn't invented by neither Lula or Bolsonaro, but both took part of it because if they didn't they could easily get impeached by the congress over "technicalities", which is exactly what happened with Dilma Rousseff who had a more hardline approach against corruption.

Having said that, the amount of money that Lula's government spent on this scheme pales in comparison to what Bolsonaro did by a order of magnitude, aside from the type of legislation that Bolsonaro bought from congress that only favored the economical elite in the country in detriment of the poor and the middle class.

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GOD_oy t1_iu60buj wrote

thats pretty much how i see it, yes.

im not a supporter from any side, i just hate one more than the other.

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Hikorijas t1_iu50rvd wrote

The biggest corruption scandal in Brazil is being uncovered right now thanks to Bolsonaro's orçamento secreto.

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GOD_oy t1_iu602tm wrote

which receive massive support from PT, and passed with the president's veto

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Hikorijas t1_iu67hxj wrote

Not true. He vetoed the first time, possibly to not look complicit, and didn't the second time, and the congressmen who were in favour of it weren't from PT but instead from Bolsonaro's party and his allies.

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