Handpicking Successors and the Brazilian Elections

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Channel: Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs · 2010 · News & Politics

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Brazil's President Lula da Silva handpicked Dilma Rousseff as his successor, even though she has never held political office. How important is continuity in governments? Is handpicking a successor acceptable in order to win an election or to direct a government? What do you think?
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