During the year of 2013, Brazil was in a place of political turmoil; after years of getting the short end of the stick thanks to an overall incompetence of a corrupt government, a bus fare increase was the tipping point of a much greater development. After a short time and without bringing about revolution, however, the crowds grew quiet again. Why couldn’t we achieve anything? Our people’s claims fell on deaf ears. Couldn’t we have tried harder, louder, more insistently?
I believe the apathy that affects Brazilian society is our most serious issue. This apathy allows for corruption to grow, and issues such as poverty and hunger, lack of security, international debt and even ecological problems become much more difficult to fix than they should, as the bureaucracy and the lack of ethics stand on the way of proper solutions. I have become tired of hearing my peers muttering the words “He stole, but he did some good.” when speaking about statesmen.The misappropriation of funds became so terribly common, people seem to forget it shouldn’t happen.
Acts such as bribery, extortion, nepotism, patronage and money laundering …show more content…
The cordial man defines a marking trait of the brazilian personality and character. Despite what the name suggests, however, the cordial man is exactly the opposite of polite; mask, a mean to avoid the societal conventions and formalities by establishing a family/ friend like relation to any social interaction. The brazilian man is “above” the distinction between the public and private, the overall good and the personal benefit. For the better or for the worse, the Brazilian is guided by their heart and selfish desires. By this point of view, the normalization and acceptance of corruption is a cultural and traditional trait, making it a particularly difficult problem to
I believe the apathy that affects Brazilian society is our most serious issue. This apathy allows for corruption to grow, and issues such as poverty and hunger, lack of security, international debt and even ecological problems become much more difficult to fix than they should, as the bureaucracy and the lack of ethics stand on the way of proper solutions. I have become tired of hearing my peers muttering the words “He stole, but he did some good.” when speaking about statesmen.The misappropriation of funds became so terribly common, people seem to forget it shouldn’t happen.
Acts such as bribery, extortion, nepotism, patronage and money laundering …show more content…
The cordial man defines a marking trait of the brazilian personality and character. Despite what the name suggests, however, the cordial man is exactly the opposite of polite; mask, a mean to avoid the societal conventions and formalities by establishing a family/ friend like relation to any social interaction. The brazilian man is “above” the distinction between the public and private, the overall good and the personal benefit. For the better or for the worse, the Brazilian is guided by their heart and selfish desires. By this point of view, the normalization and acceptance of corruption is a cultural and traditional trait, making it a particularly difficult problem to