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Mon 09 Sep 2009Lula's support for tarnished ex-president a sad case of realpolitik
LETTER FROM BRAZIL: José Sarney’s backing for President Lula may wind up costing the ruling party dearly
JOSÉ SARNEY is one of Brazil’s leading statesmen. A former president, he is the man who oversaw the country’s transition from 25 years of military dictatorship to freedom, calling up the assembly that drew up the democratic constitution that guarantees the liberties which Brazilians enjoy today.
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