Brasilia: Where the Action Is

      Today in Brazil's capitol, demonstrators will turn out in the hundreds of thousands to protest for and against the sitting president, Dilma Rousseff.  Dilma, the chosen successor to Luis De Silva, has lost most of her popular support because of the corruption exposed at PetroBras, the state-owned oil giant.  She was a former president of the oil company and much of the allegations filter down to land on her tenure there.  Local security officials have taken the unusual step of erecting a steel barrier between the positions of both groups to avoid direct conflict and what might happen should they face off during the event.
     The Congress will vote today on whether to impeach the president or not.  The Supreme Court will have a say in the matter but Brazilian politics and its legal system leaves the matter unsettled at this point, and one hopes for solution that avoids bloodshed of any kind.  The emotions are high and the stakes are even higher.  While the Vice President could possibly step in for an impeached president, the veep has issues of his own that might make him an additional target for legal action.
     Our Minister of Latin American Affairs is on the ground in Brazil and is paying close attention to all news worthy activities.  He will give us first hand accounts.
     It will be interesting.