Bad News Can Rebuild Brazil

The corruption in the government, one of the main problems in the majority of countries in the world, causing death, poverty and impunity in the life of the persons. People think that government corruption is just buying votes to win the elections, but this is just a little part of the corruption. The corruption of the government has been present for a long time ago, covering a great variety of problems in the society, like the stealing the money from the people, alliances with the narco, using the power just a favor of the politicians, increasing the prices of food, fuel and public services just to make more money. The people do not have the necessary services to survive and if the services are available they are expensive. In some parts of the world the government is colluding with the delinquency, in the case of Mexico, the government is colluded with the narco. The corruption in Mexico has permeated several segments of society like political, economic, and social. Also it has greatly affected the country’s legitimacy, transparency, accountability, and effectiveness; knowing the majority of the people of

Throughout human history, there has been corruption all over the world and of course different types as well, no doubt that each country has some form of corruption but it is at its worst in Latin America. This dreadful act is at its time high and it's not going down anytime soon, most of these Latin American countries lack of democracy, but instead have a dictator ruler. Corruption among official is abuse of power for their own self gain. According to Americas Market Intelligence “Latin American countries were characterized by having weak democratic institutions and authoritative governments, the perfect combination for the spread of corruption” they also mention the adverse effect corruption has on these countries, the high levels of corruption experience lower acceptance of established institutions, defaulted court system that cause a political instability,lower quality of public infrastructure and expenditures on education and health.There website also mentions that there is a direct correlation between corruption growth of the informal economy and the spread of illicit activity in the form of organized crime and illegal cartels.

Despite claims of Brazil’s racial democracy, darker skinned Brazilians are at a disadvantage when it comes to institutional racism. Both in America and in Brazil, darker-skinned individuals have higher changes of being excluded from economic and political activities. (Guest 2014, 208) The grand majority of the richest people in both Brazil and the United States are white according to Kenneth Guest. The only difference between the two countries regarding racism is the fact that in America, racism is a commonly discussed topic. In Brazil, racism and race is an unspoken topic.

“Those selfish, elitists in Brazil cannot see the poor people in Brazil prosper and have access to the little things that the middle class in Brazil has always taken for granted,” Rousseff said.

This paper analyzes aspects of Brazil’s colonial history that has influenced contemporary societies. It also describes and critiques measures that have recently been implemented by the Brazilian government in attempt to curb the further deterioration of society.

I only have fond memories, though there were times when I think back and question the value of the country. I’d think back to when my great-grandmother told me not to bring my best clothing because the poorer citizens are increasingly aggressive towards wealthier people. However, in a report in the The World Factbook from the CIA, “More than half of Brazil's population is considered middle class, but poverty and income inequality levels remain high; the Northeast, North, and Center-West, women, and black, mixed race, and indigenous populations are disproportionately affected” (2016). So, that leaves me with the question, if more than half of the population is in good standing, why does the media portray Brazil in a bad

The corruption culture in Brazil affects not only our health system, but security and education as well and if it ends, we’ll have a wonderful place to

Historic legacies of social and economic inequality In recent years, social and economic inequality in Latin America has dropped in comparing to the rest of developing nations. However, the region remains one of the most unequally in the world. If we want to understand the key drivers for inequality, it is important to visit the consequence of European colonization in the region. As Europeans conquered in Latin America and settled in area, their presence had great impact on the native people who were living in the land for thousand of years.

Ultimately corruption takes away from the total resource pie, which essentially takes away from the common populace. When a nation’s resources are fraudulently diverted, societal development and progress suffer across the board. Accordingly, nongovernmental organizations such as Transparency International concur with this assessment and also depict corruption as an anti-poor mechanism. Hence, corruption feeds into the cycle of poverty in developing nations, leaving the majority of wealth for the elite minority, while the majority of the populace lives in abject poverty. In the end, corruption and poor governance, combined with an abundance of accessible and valuable resources throughout the region provide ample motive for the generation of a power grab.

As governments, all over the world is going through corruption, there has been many scandals regarding the corruption spreading across Latin America rapidly. The middle-class Latin Americans are fighting back against corruption. The scandals on corruption came up as Michel Temer, who is passing through his brief presidency near to the finals, has been found that he took 5 million dollars as bribes. The scandal started to virtually affect the entire political class. According to U.S. News, currently three of the Peru’s presidents are in investigation for graft. Right now, big-time notable scandals have been rising in places such as Argentina, Chile, Mexico, etc. It’s been said that in few cases, the leaders themselves are involved and in some

One of the largest issues that democracy in Latin America faces is bribery. This however is not entirely the fault of the corrupt politician trying to stay in power. Voters are also to blame for accepting these bribes. By accepting the

Although Latin America has faced many social, political, and economic issues within the last three centuries, inequality remains one of the most important, historical, and omnipresent aspects of the region’s culture. As Europeans took over Latin America during the time of colonization, they implemented many elitist social structures that have held strong and are evident today (Harris). Income inequality is the most visible and greatest disparity that the region faces; yet inequality between gender, ethnicities, and education remain strong and significant problems with a necessity for improvement. Inequality of wealth and disparity of power and influence are Latin American’s greatest curses and are at the root of many of the

Further, Fernando Cardoso, frequently made remarks about Brazil being an unjust country, during the presidential campaigns in 1994 (Varley & Grindle, 2000). The statements that were made publicly depicts that extreme inequality is an open fact among the Brazilians. It is indeed shocking that Brazil is ranked among the top ten in the global economy and yet holds the worst position when it comes to income distribution. The study indicates that there is a widening gap between the richest and poorest individuals in Brazil with only the population 's 20 percent controlling 62.2 percent on the rich extreme. On the other hand, the poorest has control of approximately 2.4 percent of the total family income in Brazil (Varley & Grindle, 2000). The situation leads to a majority of the population witnessing various problems that result from low-income and

Political corruption is parasitic; it finds a host, and can almost always find a way to survive. Eventually, people grow dependent on this corruption as a means for income, thus forming a symbiosis between the people who benefit from it, and the elites that regulate it. People sometimes ignore the corruption surrounding them, feeling that as long as the politicians do their jobs well, their ‘extra salary’ can’t hurt (BNS).

Corruption is a complex political, social, and economic anomaly that negatively affects developing and developed countries. It weakens democratic institutions, holds economic development, widening the rich-poor gap and certainly leads to governmental instability. The World Bank definition of corruption states that “…the abuse of public office for private gain”.