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[edit] Reediting needed
After Lula's departure from office, verb tenses became obsolete, at least in the Foreign Policy section, which I read, that gives a sense of continuity to his government. Also important: please stop this siliness of "befriended" with Chávez and Bush. Heads of state are not "friends" of anyone, because countries do not have friendships, they have interests; and besides, those who know Lula personally know that he can't stand Chávez. The point in saying that he "befriended" this or that leader is to link Lula to these people in particular, which is a really big deal in domestic politics in Brazil, since his opposition loves linking him to (locally unpopular) Hugo Chávez; however, it is easy to notice that Lula relates to practically everyone, notwithstanding their position or whether he liked them or not, on a personal basis; so what is the point in highlighting this?
41.226.122.162 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 11:11, 29 May 2011 (UTC).
[edit] Mensalao Scandal the truth: Sources
There is an attempt at hiding the truth of the mensalao with threats in disguise by some biased posters here by mentioning anti defamatory laws( see above) : People do not need to be scared to post over the mensalao here. because the corruption scandal is a fact and is proven it is everywhere to be seen ( Just check the main Brazilian media : Journals o Globo and Folha de Sao Paulo , Magazines Veja and Istoe etc.) . The president is at least guilty of turning a blind eye on the activities of his party and when the scandal was close to topple him , he prefered choosing scapegoats to save his own head ( See Mr. Jose Dirceo). Some sources :
Woldpress Brazil: Major Bribes-for-Votes Scandal Threatens to Topple Da Silva http://www.worldpress.org/americas/2117.cfm
The Guardian -UK Brazil in crisis over corruption claimsAllegations of payments to allies sour achievements of leftwing http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/jul/11/brazil}}
Fundcao Getulio Vargas -FGV : Coalitional Presidentialism and Side Payments: Explaining the Mensalao Scandal in Brazil http://www.eesp.fgv.br/publicacao_detalhe.php?idPublicacao=678}}
Renno Jr., Lucio - Rewarding the Corrupt? Reelection and Scandal Involvement in the Brazilian 2006 Legislative Elections1(colomb.int. no.68 Bogotá July/Dec. 2008) http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?pid=S0121-56122008000200005&script=sci_arttext
[edit] Article name
Shouldn't the name of the article be Lula da Silva, per WP:COMMONNAME?--brewcrewer (yada, yada) 03:34, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
[edit] Promotion
I believe that this particular page isn't impartial in a way that only the good things he did ( not many) are highlighted, the corruption scandals, the absurde spending of public funds and the blind eye he did whem his party was diverting money isn't shown anywhere, a person who sees the article i'll think whe's somehow an example of life.... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 187.5.106.95 (talk) 11:39, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
