Sibboleth
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Post by Sibboleth on Oct 27, 2014 18:30:12 GMT
The reaction of Brazilian right-wingers to this has been less than entirely dignified.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Oct 27, 2014 19:45:57 GMT
The reaction of Brazilian right-wingers to this has been less than entirely dignified. Unfortunately, neither side has been dignified in their reactions. Except for, ironically, Rousseff and Neves. |
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john07
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Post by john07 on Oct 27, 2014 20:06:29 GMT
Neves failed to carry his own state where he was a two-term governor.
Not exactly a ringing endorsement.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Oct 27, 2014 21:34:56 GMT
Neves failed to carry his own state where he was a two-term governor. Not exactly a ringing endorsement. It should be noted though that Rousseff carried Minas Gerais (her state of birth as well as being Neves' own state), but her political powerbase, Rio Grande do Sul, voted against her- despite voting for her in the first round. Oddly, as I noted in the opening post of this thread, this also happened last time. What is striking this time is that the North-South divide seems to be hardening severely, and it will be interesting to see if the Southern separatists start to make ground in the coming years. I can't find the results for the second round, but the first round shows that almost all of the states won by Neves are south and west of Sao Paulo. Santa Catarina, arguably the most ethnically-distinct state (German and Polish primarily), unsurprisingly backed Neves most heavily in percentage terms. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Aug 16, 2015 21:17:44 GMT
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neilm
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Post by neilm on Aug 16, 2015 22:52:46 GMT
What is this separatist movement which you refer to above? Is it even really a movement?
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Aug 17, 2015 10:52:41 GMT
What is this separatist movement which you refer to above? Is it even really a movement? They are called O Sul e o meu pais (The South is my Country). It's a movement as opposed to being a party. Its influence is narrow, but SC and Parana in particular have a strong sense of otherness from the rest of Brazil. |
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