http://bananapundits.blogsome.com Your Brazilian punditry repository Mon, 20 Mar 2006 18:53:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Daniel Gallas: After months of suspense and substantial losses in opinion polls, the Brazil’s social-democrats have finally agreed on who will be the anti-Lula in the October election. Although São Paulo’s mayor José Serra – ex-president Fernando Henrique Cardoso’s choice – fared better in the polls, he gave up on ... http://bananapundits.blogsome.com/2006/03/20/chayote-popsicle/ Daniel Gallas: While the nation is getting ready for the sizzling carnival season, beginning next week, and a gigantic Rolling Stones concert (more than 1.5 million fans are expected in the sands of Copacabana beach), politicians are laying down the blueprint for October’s elections. Up until now, Mr. Lula’s chances of ... http://bananapundits.blogsome.com/2006/02/17/psdbs-anti-lula/ So, we face a new drought in posts. It’s sort of inevitable, though. Cisco has never been able to help much with the blog, and I haven’t had much success in finding others to contribute translations. For my part, I have 13 days to write a 50-plus pages monograph in ... http://bananapundits.blogsome.com/2005/11/17/mea-culpa/ Cisco Costa: A Brazilian environmentalist made quite a scene at a protest this weekend. I am wholly ignorant of the merits of his cause, but I have to point out that this is a rare occurrence in Brazil. This sort of self-sacrifice for protest is, as far as I know, ... http://bananapundits.blogsome.com/2005/11/13/environmentalist-immolates-himself-during-protest/ Solon Brochado: Last week, the CPI that was set to investigate charges of bribe in the country’s Postal Service, and eventually led to the mensalão scandal, reached its expiration date. Being as it were nowhere near finished, the opposition launched a campaign to extend its life expectancy. The president then ... http://bananapundits.blogsome.com/2005/11/13/paloccis-dead-lula-may-follow-suit/ Solon Brochado: As if he didn’t have his hands full, Lula now has to deal with dissent in his own ranks. It seems to be only another episode in the historical divide between left-leaning petistas and moderate ones. Those on the left side of the party, commonly referred to as ... http://bananapundits.blogsome.com/2005/11/13/dissent-in-the-ranks/ Solon Brochado: It’s a good thing this blog doesn’t have that many readers, for I’ll present my proverbial stupidity for all to see. As promised on the last couple of posts, this would be the time where I’d post the translation of a piece by Villas-Bôas Corrêa on Lula’s Roda ... http://bananapundits.blogsome.com/2005/11/11/reelection-paralysis/ Solon Brochado: To start our doubleheader on the president’s interview last monday, I have translated Guilherme Fiuza’s op-ed, that says the president was adamant in denying what everyone knows is the truth. And in doing that, he continued to not talk to the press, just repeating tired lines as if ... http://bananapundits.blogsome.com/2005/11/10/39/ Solon Brochado: President Lula is a man of few words, at least in regards to the press. He spent almost all of his first year as president without giving interviews, whether exclusive or not. On the other hand, if released from having to answer reporters’ questions, he can be a ... http://bananapundits.blogsome.com/2005/11/09/lula-talks/ Solon Brochado: Sorry for the lack of posts this last couple of days, but other commitments didn’t leave me with enough time to translate anything. We’ve had two events of some importance, though: president Bush’s visit to Brazil; and president Lula’s interview for the Roda Viva show, this sunday. We’ll ... http://bananapundits.blogsome.com/2005/11/08/quick-notes/