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Thanks for the update! I really hope that things settle down there soon.

Yesterday was interesting. The leader of the House of Deputies, Eduardo Cunha, was voted out unanimously by the Supreme Court. It probably didn't help that in a sworn depostion he had testified to not having a connection to any foreign bank accounts. Oops. They found some in names of people in his family to the tune of USD4 million. Fitch and S&P both downgraded Brasil's debt and forecast that 2017 should be another year of economic contraction.

So far no blood. I was in Sao Paulo in April during one protest. The Avenida Paulista was packed fro one end to the other. No blood. Part atmosphere. The corrupt inmates are running the asylum. Cunha and Temer are both dirty as hell. Yesterday the Supreme Court agreed to take up the investigation of Cunha, who has recieved bribes upwards of US$40 million and washed them through his evangelical church. Veep Michel Temer's supposedly taken US$12.7 million. Nothing so much as a real-life reenactment of George Orwell's Animal Farm. So far, nothing concrete against Dilma. Supposedly the excuse of switching funds between accounts at government banks is something that every previous administration has done. Congress and the populace think that someone else can drag this country out of this recession. Things seem to be getting worse before they get better. The collapse of the seaside elevated bicycle lanes near Sao Conrado, just weeks after opening, is the latest indication of what is gong on here. similar to what happened in Beo Horizonte before the World Cup..