"Brazil’s performance in the 2018 edition of The Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom confirms yet again that South America’s biggest country remains burdened by too much government spending, corruption, and regulatory inefficiency.
Historically, a significant reason for Brazil’s lackluster track record on economic freedom has been its weak rule of law.
Last month, however, a regional appeals court in the southern city of Porto Alegre gave the beleaguered rule of law in Brazil a boost.
As The Washington Post reported, the court “unanimously upheld a corruption conviction against former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva” and said that there is “proof beyond a reasonable doubt that the ex-president was one of the actors, if not the principal actor, of an ample corruption scheme.”
http://dailysignal.com/2018/02/21/the-rule-of-law-gets-a-little-stronger-in-brazil/
Historically, a significant reason for Brazil’s lackluster track record on economic freedom has been its weak rule of law.
Last month, however, a regional appeals court in the southern city of Porto Alegre gave the beleaguered rule of law in Brazil a boost.
As The Washington Post reported, the court “unanimously upheld a corruption conviction against former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva” and said that there is “proof beyond a reasonable doubt that the ex-president was one of the actors, if not the principal actor, of an ample corruption scheme.”
http://dailysignal.com/2018/02/21/the-rule-of-law-gets-a-little-stronger-in-brazil/