Accountability Institutions and Political Corruption in Brazil. ï´ï©ï­ï¯ï´ï¨ï¹ ïª. ï°ï¯ï·ï¥ï² & ï­ï¡ï´ï´ï¨ï¥ï· ï­. ï´ï¡ï¹ï¬ï¯ï². Corruption is a troubling constant in the Brazilian political system, with in-. stances of corrupt behavior readily apparent at the federal, state, and mu-. nicipal levels and across all branches of government. Although the transi-. tion to democracy in 1985 raised expectations of increased transparency.
Josh Brolin, Benicio del Toro. Earlier today in Cannes, Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin, and director Denis Villeneuve had vowed to wear high heels to the premiere of their new Mexican-drug-cartel movie, Sicario, in protest of an antiquated Cannes Film Festival dress code that requires women to wear high heels to all nighttime gala premieres.
Jacqueline Verdier, co-founder of Selfie on a Stick, draws stares from passersby on the Brooklyn Bridge. Zandy Mangold. Itâs a sunny Friday afternoon on the Brooklyn Bridge, yet Tarsila Ferreira is proudly holding what appears to be the shaft of an umbrella. Attached at the top: her smartphone. Itâs a selfie stick, which the 22-year-old tourist from Boca Raton just got as a gift that morning.