Interview with the political scientist Argelina Cheibub Figueiredo from the Institute of Social and Political Studies of the State University of Rio de Janeiro (Iesp-Uerj).

If the term of Brazilian politics in 2011 was “sloppy” due to President Dilma Rousseff attracting suspicions of corruption and cronyism, and some practices not commendable that brought down six of her ministers, the year ended with a surprising phenomenon.

Ten out of 10 analysts say that the control over the finances of the Member States is a necessary condition to save Europe.

Poorly appraised by the population due to not keeping most goals he undertook at the start of the second term, the mayor of São Paulo, Gilberto Kassab (PSD), enters the last of his seven years in office betting on the electoral package, on advertising and in comparison

Far from reaping benefits for the record drop of seven ministers, six of them accused of corruption in the first year of government Rousseff, the opposition has entered a negative agenda that hinders and delays their plans to return to power.

On the eve of the election year that will set its next mayor, São Paulo follows ungovernable.