The economic stabilization helped build Brazil's positive attitude towards democracy. however, when an economy worsens, authoritarian tendencies arise. The educated middle class Brazilians are "convinced democrats", but because many Brazilians are poor and barely scrapping by, they will support any who can supply then with food and necessities, democrats or not. Brazil has an inflation problem and it will probably increase with the 2016 Olympics.
http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-07/brazil-economists-see-faster-inflation-and-slower-growth-in-2014.html
It amazes me how people in Brazil will side with anyone who can provide them with food and necessities. However, I cannot blame them. People have to survive however they can. This just saddens me very much! Brazil really needs to get their act together and do something about their poverty.
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