While we who revere the rule of law in the United States seem faced with seemingly insurmountable obstacles facing PRESDT-45 in his crusade to “drain the swamp” and return government to proper conduct and direction, there seems to have been some hopeful signs brewing south of the Panama Canal which have been carefully kept behind the scenes by a media determined to thwart his efforts.

In two well-hidden stories in the local daily news(?)paper on January 2 and 3, there was news that a new president had been inaugurated in Brazil.  The first story, on page A7, carried the headline: “Bolsonaro inaugurated in Brazil” – with a sub-head: “Far-right leader vows to overhaul politics in Latin America’s largest nation.”  Credits were to three names with the Associated Preess.  The sub-head, of course, caught my immediate attention and required me to read the full story, and the one the next day on page A6. The second one carried the headline: “Brazil’s leader targets press, minorities.”

The first paragraph, one sentence long, included this: “(he) promises to overhaul myriad aspects of daily life and put an end to business-as-usual governing.” Sound familiar to us in United States?  In the second paragraph was his record, beginning with him being a former army captain to a “marginalized and even ridiculed congressman” to “a leader who many Brazilians hope can combat endemic corruption as well as violence that routinely gives the nation….the distinction of being world leader in total homicides.”  The third paragraph, to me the best, begins: “A fan of U.S. President Donald Trump, he rose to power on an anti-corruption and pro-gun agenda.”  Sound more familiar?  After being sworn in, it says he spoke outside to supporters promising to “free Brazil from socialism and political correctness.”  That was even more music to my weary ears, also sick of the same maladies here in United States.

If he sticks to those expressed attitudes, that might prove to be the catalyst to major political changes in South America which would result in much better cooperation with us in the north. 

Also, the improved living and business conditions could serve to stem the invasion tide, who are being paid to parade north and cause us continual problems. In addition, his professed admiration for PRESDT-45 would bode well for future relations with Brazil, both intergovernmental and in the corporate world (as oil and gas has been found off-shore in the Atlantic).

 Further, an improvement in living there could provide a beacon of hope to the populations in other South American nations, resulting in the end of socialist and communist governments such as Venezuela, a self-proclaimed enemy of the United States.  It should be remembered that under the late dictator, all U.S. oil interest properties were stolen without compensation.

While some, or much, of the above postulated fall-out from this new “right-wing” president may prove to be wishful thinking, it seems to be a good sign as well as the fact that he was sworn in on New Year’s Day, which seems to be an auspicious beginning for the year 2019.  Happy New Year!

Perhaps God has decided the world has gone too far down the return to tyranny and it is time to resurrect such attributes as honesty, truthfulness and Christianity on a total world basis.  For one, it is my hope and prayer that things are turning back to a better way of doing things, including governing, so that all may have a better way of life.  Again, Happy New Year, may yours be healthy, prosperous, and full of love.