馃嚙馃嚪 $10 and a pack of lies: Buying votes from Brazil's poor | Al Jazeera English
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Channel: Al Jazeera English 路 2018 路 News & Politics
Northeastern Brazil is a magnet for politicians seeking election because it has a large population, lack of infrastructure and extreme levels of poverty. But locals say that the politicians are not coming to help - they are coming to buy votes where they are cheapest and keeping people poor, illiterate and desperate makes them easier to manipulate. Brazil is suffering from a severe recession, but for many in the slums, the poverty and lack of basic services have lasted for generations. Al Jazeera's Lucia Newman reports from the state of Alagoas. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/
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