Glenn Greenwald
You can't understand the chaos over the corruption scandal in Brazil without putting it in context: a political struggle for power.
Judge undoing Lula's appointment "had posted numerous Facebook photos of himself attending anti-government protests"http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/17/brazil-judge-lula-da-silva-appointment-cabinet-wiretap-scandal-rousseff?CMP=twt_gu …
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@ggreenwald literally the context of everything since the beginning of time -
@Kirkdify Right, though in this case it's about trying to unseat a party that has been elected 4 straight times & which the rich can't beat - Show more
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@ggreenwald I mean, if leader of opposition had legit power to challenge appointment and did, nobody would care. It's the right thigh to do -
@ggreenwald the right *thing. I know nothing about the leader of the opposition's thighs -
@willcarless@ggreenwald referred to as impedimento/suspeição in Brazilian legal code (I think this case= suspeição) http://www.stf.jus.br/portal/cms/verNoticiaDetalhe.asp?idConteudo=103393 … -
@yosoytucker@ggreenwald my point: I'm glad someone is challenging this, glad that's a possibility. But I see your reasoning -
@willcarless@ggreenwald perhaps in the abstract we say this is good for rule of law. but THIS CASE is about politics and power, NOT the law
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@ggreenwald regardless of his political standing, Lula taking a cabinet position to shield himself from prosecution is bullshit -
@ggreenwald I actually think this is a good thing. It's democratic. Real opposition to some seedy stuff happening -
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@ggreenwald He has deleted everything from Facebook. Some excerpts:pic.twitter.com/lgT9clwv9L
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@ggreenwald Thanks for the info. -
@ggreenwald@guardian the plot thickens...
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