Brazil's Legal Education

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By Juan de Onis, Foreign Affairs, Jan. 9, 2013

The Supreme Court's Crusade Against Corruption -- And the Citizens Who Love It

Article Summary and Author Biography:

In November, former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's closest adviser was sentenced to ten years in jail for corruption. Now, the highest court seems determined to go after Lula himself. Whatever the final result, the judges' campaign has convinced Brazil's taxpaying middle class that it is time to stop tolerating graft.

JUAN DE ONIS is a former correspondent for The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times who lives in Brazil. He is the author of The Green Cathedral: Sustainable Development of Amazonia.

URL:

http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/138748/juan-de-onis/brazils-legal-education#