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How Brazil’s Elite Conspired to Put Lula in Jail

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This new is a few days old now, but this is short and to the point. So much for democracy!Pompeo says Venezuela has a choice between being democracy or a dictatorship, and if the choice is the latter the U.S will intervene.Peoples Dispatch looks into the recent exposé published by The Intercept which reveals the bias and political motivation of the Brazilian judiciary during the prosecution of former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The prosecution team of Operation Car Wash had close links to the Judge overseeing the case, Sérgio Moro, who gave them tips and advice. The exposé also reveals how one of the driving forces of the Car Wash task force was to prevent a return of Lula's Workers' Party (PT) to power. [embedded content]

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This new is a few days old now, but this is short and to the point. So much for democracy!

Pompeo says Venezuela has a choice between being democracy or a dictatorship, and if the choice is the latter the U.S will intervene.

Peoples Dispatch looks into the recent exposé published by The Intercept which reveals the bias and political motivation of the Brazilian judiciary during the prosecution of former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The prosecution team of Operation Car Wash had close links to the Judge overseeing the case, Sérgio Moro, who gave them tips and advice. The exposé also reveals how one of the driving forces of the Car Wash task force was to prevent a return of Lula's Workers' Party (PT) to power.



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Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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