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Like Brazil, Bulgarian people rule with protest
More than 100 legislators, government ministers, journalists and officials were blockaded inside the Bulgarian Parliament building late Tuesday night and into Wednesday, as the 40th day of largely peaceful street protests in Sofia, the capital, turned confrontational. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/24/world/europe/protests-trap-bulgarian-lawmakers-inside-parliament.html?emc=eta1 Police tried to clear the crowd to make way for a bus exiting Parliament under heavy guard. […]
Fighting corruption with mass protests in Brasil
One politician was elected to Brazil’s Congress while under investigation for murder after having an adversary killed with a chain saw. Another is wanted by Interpol after being found guilty of diverting more than $10 million from a public road project to offshore bank accounts. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/28/world/americas/public-rage-catching-up-with-brazils-congress.html?hp&_r=0 a special ire has been reserved for Congress and […]
Dirty Babylon 