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 Brazilian developments
 2018.01.24 21:27:35 CET
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 This is the first time I'm posting about Brazil and politics here.
 usually try to avoid the topic because it usually devolves into
 ideology discussions and I'm too pragmatic to follow an ideology. 
 today's case I decided to open an exception.

 I don't know if you know what is happening in Brazil, but this yea
 we'll have presidential elections and today something which change
 the whole political landscape happened. Luis Inácio da Silva, most
 commonly known as Lula, former president for two terms between 200
 and 2011, had his criminal conviction confirmed by the appropriate
 appeals court. This means he will not be run for office in the
 upcoming elections (unless the electoral court decides otherwise, 
 this is extremely unlikely).

 According to recent polls, Lula was the favorite to win the
 elections, so it's expected this decision will not be warmly recei
 by many. Honestly, I think it's a good one.

 I have no dreams this will change the rampant corruption in Brazil
 but I think this is a good opportunity for the left to reinvent
 itself. Lula is an extremely polarizing candidate and besides all 
 troublesome comments he made (for example, saying he would persecu
 the media outlets which criticized him if he was in office again),
 would only split society even further. Now it is a good time for t
 left to re-strategize, separate itself from popular idols and toke
 politicians, and build a real government plan for future elections

 Unfortunately, the more I think about this the more I realize it i
 also a dream. The reaction will be the usual, the Workers' Party (
 will cry injustice and try to run a half-assed candidate with a
 half-assed project. And what worries me is they will loose to a cr
 extreme right-wing populist candidate.