Massive congratulations are due to the Brazilian people, a handful of committed politicians and the Avaaz community in Brazil for achieving a stunning legal victory.
A new law, dubbed ficha limpa (clean record) has been passed that bans any politician convicted of crimes such as corruption or money laundering from running for office. Hundreds of candidates are already facing disqualification as the law has a retrospective reach for such insidious activities.
The result of over 1.5 million citizens standing up against corruption and forcing Brazil's Congress to abide by their will; it is truly a great moment in an otherwise sleaze laden age.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment