God is Brazilian
People say it in a jest, to express a belief of good luck. If God is Brazilian, Heaven is in Brasilia, Brazil’s capital. The city’s inhabitants have the highest incomes of the country. Far from being dull and devout, Brasilia’s lifestyle is entertaining, self-indulgent and borderline decadent. In Brazil, God is notably indulgent with his flock; He has safely and comfortably accommodated the most chosen among the chosen in the three palaces of the Pra ç a dos Tr ê s Poderes (the square of the Three Powers): the legislative, judicial and executive arms of the state. The chosen people are the legislators of both the Senate and the Lower Chamber, the Congress. After benefiting from decades of unlimited pampering, these select people have become immutable, unchallenged and indestructible. They have morphed into a self-cloned tribe, a nepotistic oligarchy insulated from the Brasilia’ hoi polloi and the rest of Brazil. In Brazil, politicians h...