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Would Silicon Valley Have Been as Successful With Stodgier GCs?

In the wake of recent scandals related to pretexting and backdating of stock options, Asbhy Jones of The Wall Street Journal considers  the role of the in house counsel at Silicon Valley companies in Silicon Valley's Outsiders:  In-House Lawyers? (WSJ Online, October 2, 2006).  Jones writes:

Lately, two scandals -- Hewlett-Packard Co.'s board-leak investigation and the backdating of stock options -- are shining a light on the role of in-house lawyers at Silicon Valley technology companies.  Those situations each present different facts. But lawyers inside and outside the valley say in-house lawyers at technology companies sometimes lack the respect the position commands elsewhere. One indication: Some big Silicon Valley companies don't have general counsel -- the title typically conferred on top in-house attorneys.

Among other things:

General counsel in Silicon Valley are still sometimes "seen as a blockage to the execution" of the company's plans, says Scott Bohannon, general manager of the General Counsel Roundtable, a Washington research organization.

As a result, "No -- the message in-house lawyers often have to deliver -- isn't the message some driven entrepreneurs want to hear."

Jones points out that at large, more established companies, in house GCs were once relegated to the position of second fiddle.  But:

In the past 20 years, however, general counsel have won a stronger voice with senior executives and directors. One key figure in that development was Benjamin Heineman Jr., the top lawyer at General Electric Co. from 1987 to 2005. Heineman recruited high-powered legal talent. Many of his protégés went on to become strong and respected top lawyers elsewhere, including Maura Abeln Smith at International Paper Co. and Jeffrey B. Kindler at McDonald's Corp. and Pfizer Inc. Kindler was named Pfizer's chief executive in July.

One message of those interviewed for Jones' piece is that as the high-tech industry grows and matures, companies will need stronger in house counsel who won't, as Brad Wendel describes, turn a blind eye to inconvenient facts.   But at the same time, Jones' piece also makes me wonder:  would the Silicon Valley companies have had the same success with more assertive GCs? 

Posted by Carolyn Elefant on October 2, 2006 at 12:23 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Is Justice for Sale in Ohio?

Is justice for sale in Ohio?  Or do coincidence or inaccurate study metrics explain the correlation between campaign contributions and rulings by the Ohio Supreme Court?  These are some of the questions explored in this extensive New York Times report by Adam Liptak and Janet Roberts, Campaign Cash Mirrors A High Court's Rulings.

Among the article's findings:

An examination of the Ohio Supreme Court by The New York Times found that its justices routinely sat on cases after receiving campaign contributions from the parties involved or from groups that filed supporting briefs. On average, they voted in favor of contributors 70 percent of the time. Justice O'Donnell voted for his contributors 91 percent of the time, the highest rate of any justice on the court.

In the 12 years that were studied, the justices almost never disqualified themselves from hearing their contributors' cases. In the 215 cases with the most direct potential conflicts of interest, justices recused themselves just nine times.

In accordance with the code of judicial ethics, judges frequently recuse themselves from cases where they have a financial interest that might create even an appearance of impartiality -- for example where a judge holds stock in a litigant's company.  But according to the article, campaign contributions have been considered an exception to the financial interest recusal rule.
As the article explains:

Many judges said contributions were so common that recusal would wreak havoc on the system. The standard in the Ohio Supreme Court, its chief justice, Thomas J. Moyer, said, is to recuse only if "sitting on the case is going to be perceived as just totally unfair."

Still, if you think that this article will result in reforms, such as mandatory recusals in cases where judges have taken campaign contributions, or replacing judicial elections with appointment, think again.  For starters, the justices interviewed for the article do not believe that recusal would result in change:

None of the justices interviewed suggested that more frequent recusals from contributors' cases would be a positive step rather than a recipe for havoc. Last year, though, five justices did recuse themselves from a case involving a Republican fund-raiser, Thomas W. Noe. They had taken $23,510 from Mr. Noe and his wife. Appeals court judges filled in for the justices.

Others, apparently, do not even acknowledge a problem with the existing system:

Justice O'Donnell, who has raised more than $3 million since 2000, refused to be interviewed for this article despite more than a half-dozen requests to his campaign, his chambers and the court. In a statement, he said, "Any effort to link judicial campaign contributions received by a judicial campaign committee for major media advertising to case outcomes is misleading and erodes public confidence in the judiciary."

If anything, the article gives incentive for non-business groups to work harder to outspend their opponents.  The article notes that:

Not long ago, the Ohio Supreme Court was controlled by liberal justices whose campaigns had been financed in large part by plaintiffs' lawyers and unions. Now that business groups are outspending their adversaries, the court has become dominated by more conservative justices. And the court's decisions are no longer markedly sympathetic to people claiming injuries[...]

"The current wars are epic battles between businesses and trial lawyers," said Bert Brandenburg, the executive director of Justice at Stake. "Over the past half-decade, business groups are outraising and outspending trial lawyers."

In short, why should interest groups spend their money on developing an impartial system, when it's easier to spend the money to buy the judges you want instead? 

Posted by Carolyn Elefant on October 2, 2006 at 12:16 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Preview of the Supreme Court's October Calendar

In this article, A Look Ahead to the First Oral Arguments of the New Supreme Court Term, Howard Bashman of How Appealing previews some of the questions that the Supreme Court will address when the court starts its new session on Oct. 3.   Of the nine cases scheduled for Oct. 3-11, four come from the 9th Circuit.   These include:  United States v. Resendiz-Ponce, which presents the question whether the omission of an element from a federal indictment can constitute harmless error (9th Circuit says no); Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. v. Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc., on whether a provider of pay phone services can sue a long distance carrier for alleged violations of the Federal Communications Commission's regulations concerning compensation for coinless pay phone calls (9th Circuit says yes); Cunningham v. California, a sentencing case involving whether whether California's Determinate Sentencing Law violates the 6th and 14th amendments to the U.S. Constitution by permitting California state court judges at sentencing to impose enhanced sentenced based on their determination of facts neither found by the jury nor admitted by the defendant; and  Carey v. Musladin, reviewing the 9th Circuit's decision to overturn a murder conviction of a defendant who claimed he was denied a fair trial because the victim's relatives appeared in court wearing buttons with the deceased's picture on them.

Bashman doesn't hold out much hope that the 9th Circuit's reputation as the most overruled circuit will change this term.  He concludes:

Although none of the 2006 term's blockbuster opinions may emerge from the Court's very first oral argument session, it does appear that the 9th Circuit is well on its way to being reversed in at least three of the four cases to be argued in October.

Posted by Carolyn Elefant on October 2, 2006 at 12:03 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Blawg Review #77

On this first Monday in October, we find Patent Baristas host to an October-themed Blawg Review #77.   Perhaps because autumn coincides with the start of the school year, this week's Blawg Review features a  large number of educational or explanatory posts, including Tom Collins of morepartnerincome  on the six basic law firm metrics that every firm should track; Larry Bodine on how to jump-start cross-selling in your law firm; Invent Blog has a nice overview of how to tell if a patent has been liti gated over; and Dennis Kennedy explains blogs and RSS.  Also, in the educational vein, Kaimipono Wenger at Concurring Opinions asks whether blogging can teach verbose lawyers to become better writers. (the answer, resoundingly, is no).

Next week, Blawg Review #78 comes to Human Law.

Posted by Carolyn Elefant on October 2, 2006 at 11:59 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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PRINCIPALES FALLOS DE CORTES.

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Boletín del 15 al 21 de septiembre

Jurisprudencia de Corte Suprema, Cortes de Apelaciones y algunas noticias relevantes de la semana.

Civil

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo acogido. Juicio ordinario de indemnización de perjuicios. Error en la interpretación del artículo 177 del Código de Procedimiento Civil, lo que ha influido sustancialmente en lo decisorio de la resolución recurrida.

Recursos de Casación en la Forma acogido. Juicio Ejecutivo. Artículo 768 Nº4 del Código de Procedimiento Civil. Sentencia ha incurrido en el vicio de ultra petita.

Laboral

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo. Sentencia anulada de oficio por el tribunal. Juicio Laboral. Fallo de segunda instancia incurrió en el vicio contemplado en el N°4 del artículo 768 del Código de Procedimiento Civil.

Recurso de Casación en la Forma rechazado. Juicio Laboral. Artículo 177 del Código de Procedimiento Civil. No se cumple con los requisitos de la causal señalada.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo acogido. Juicio Laboral. Error de derecho, por falta de aplicación del artículo 73, en la negativa a reconocer la procedencia de la compensación en dinero del derecho a descanso.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Laboral. Artículos 4º, 8º, 456 y 458 Nº 4 del Código del Trabajo. Hechos para este Tribunal de Casación son, en general, inamovibles.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo acogido. Juicio Laboral. Errónea interpretación de los artículos 12, 160 N° 7 y 171 del Código del Trabajo.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo acogido. Juicio Laboral. Vulneración a los artículos 1698, 1702 y 172 del Código Civil, 384 N° 1, 394 y 426 del Código de Procedimiento Civil, unidos al artículo 160 Nº 3 del Código del Trabajo.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo. Sentencia anulada de oficio por el tribunal. Juicio Laboral. Sentencia pronunciada sin darse cumplimiento a los requisitos contemplados en el artículo 458 del Código del Trabajo, especialmente a su Nº 5.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Laboral. Artículos 5º, 27 inciso segundo, 28 y 32 del Código del Trabajo. Pacto era lícito a la época de su celebración.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo. Sentencia anulada de oficio por el tribunal. Vicio contemplado en el artículo 768 Nº 5 del Código de Procedimiento Civil, en relación con el Nº 5 del artículo 458 del Código Laboral.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Laboral. Artículos 160 N ° 7, 455 y 456 del Código del Trabajo, 19 al 22 y 1545 del Código Civil. No se señala como se comete la infracción de ley.

Procesal

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo inadmisible. Artículos 4, 682 y 769 del Código de Procedimiento Civil y 19 N° 3 inciso 5° de la Constitución Política de la República. Recurso no procede contra esta resolución.

Penal

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Criminal. Artículos 23 y 24 de la ley sobre cuentas corrientes bancarias y cheques, 48, 49, 50 del Código Civil, 38 de la ley de Bancos. Hechos resultan inamovibles.

Recursos de Casación en la Forma y en el Fondo rechazados. Juicio Criminal. Cuasidelito de lesiones menos graves. Artículo 170 y 174 inciso 1° de la ley 18.290 y 24 del Código Penal. No se señaló de manera específica la infracción.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Criminal. Delito de robo con fuerza en lugar habitado. Se han acreditado los presupuestos fácticos y jurídicos contenidos en los artículos 432 y 440 N° 1 del Código Penal.

Recursos de Casación en el Fondo y en la Forma rechazados. Juicio criminal. Delito de robo con violencia. Artículos 432, 433, 436 y 439 del Código Penal y 456 bis del de Procedimiento Penal. Normas han tenido correcta aplicación.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Criminal. Delito tributario del artículo 97 N° 4 inciso 2° del Código Tributario. Artículo 103 Código Penal. No se configura la causal de rebaja.

Recurso de casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Criminal. Cuasidelito de lesiones graves. Artículos 488 del Código de Instrucción Criminal, 490 y 492 del Estatuto Penal. Reglas reguladoras de la prueba.

Recurso de casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Criminal. Cuasidelito de lesiones graves. Artículos 488 del Código de Instrucción Criminal, 490 y 492 del Estatuto Penal. Aquellos preceptos que encierran una facultad de apreciación al tribunal que, por

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Criminal. Delito de daños. Artículos 12 N° 16, 68, 104 y 500 N° 5, todas ellas disposiciones del Código de Procedimiento Penal. Aún concurriendo en perjuicio del sentenciado, dos circunstancias agravantes,

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Delito previsto en el artículo 9° del Decreto Ley N° 2.695. Saneamiento por Bienes Nacionales. Artículo 9° del Decreto Ley N° 2.695. Al no alegarse el ordinal 7° del artículo 546 del Código de Instrucción Crimina

Recursos de casación en la Forma y en el Fondo rechazados. Juicio Criminal. Cuasidelito de lesiones graves. Artículos 2.314, 2.329 del Código Civil y 174 inciso 2° de la ley 18.290. No se invocó la norma pertinente que permita a esta Corte entrar a emit

Recurso de casación en el Fondo y en la Forma. Sentencia anulada de oficio por el tribunal. Juicio ordinario de cumplimiento de contrato. El fallo impugnado ha incurrido en un vicio formal previsto en el artículo 768 N° 5 del Código de Procedimiento Civi

Equipo de Areajurídica.


Boletín del 15 al 21 de septiembre

Jurisprudencia de Corte Suprema, Cortes de Apelaciones y algunas noticias relevantes de la semana.

Civil

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo acogido. Juicio ordinario de indemnización de perjuicios. Error en la interpretación del artículo 177 del Código de Procedimiento Civil, lo que ha influido sustancialmente en lo decisorio de la resolución recurrida.

Recursos de Casación en la Forma acogido. Juicio Ejecutivo. Artículo 768 Nº4 del Código de Procedimiento Civil. Sentencia ha incurrido en el vicio de ultra petita.

Laboral

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo. Sentencia anulada de oficio por el tribunal. Juicio Laboral. Fallo de segunda instancia incurrió en el vicio contemplado en el N°4 del artículo 768 del Código de Procedimiento Civil.

Recurso de Casación en la Forma rechazado. Juicio Laboral. Artículo 177 del Código de Procedimiento Civil. No se cumple con los requisitos de la causal señalada.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo acogido. Juicio Laboral. Error de derecho, por falta de aplicación del artículo 73, en la negativa a reconocer la procedencia de la compensación en dinero del derecho a descanso.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Laboral. Artículos 4º, 8º, 456 y 458 Nº 4 del Código del Trabajo. Hechos para este Tribunal de Casación son, en general, inamovibles.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo acogido. Juicio Laboral. Errónea interpretación de los artículos 12, 160 N° 7 y 171 del Código del Trabajo.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo acogido. Juicio Laboral. Vulneración a los artículos 1698, 1702 y 172 del Código Civil, 384 N° 1, 394 y 426 del Código de Procedimiento Civil, unidos al artículo 160 Nº 3 del Código del Trabajo.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo. Sentencia anulada de oficio por el tribunal. Juicio Laboral. Sentencia pronunciada sin darse cumplimiento a los requisitos contemplados en el artículo 458 del Código del Trabajo, especialmente a su Nº 5.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Laboral. Artículos 5º, 27 inciso segundo, 28 y 32 del Código del Trabajo. Pacto era lícito a la época de su celebración.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo. Sentencia anulada de oficio por el tribunal. Vicio contemplado en el artículo 768 Nº 5 del Código de Procedimiento Civil, en relación con el Nº 5 del artículo 458 del Código Laboral.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Laboral. Artículos 160 N ° 7, 455 y 456 del Código del Trabajo, 19 al 22 y 1545 del Código Civil. No se señala como se comete la infracción de ley.

Procesal

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo inadmisible. Artículos 4, 682 y 769 del Código de Procedimiento Civil y 19 N° 3 inciso 5° de la Constitución Política de la República. Recurso no procede contra esta resolución.

Penal

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Criminal. Artículos 23 y 24 de la ley sobre cuentas corrientes bancarias y cheques, 48, 49, 50 del Código Civil, 38 de la ley de Bancos. Hechos resultan inamovibles.

Recursos de Casación en la Forma y en el Fondo rechazados. Juicio Criminal. Cuasidelito de lesiones menos graves. Artículo 170 y 174 inciso 1° de la ley 18.290 y 24 del Código Penal. No se señaló de manera específica la infracción.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Criminal. Delito de robo con fuerza en lugar habitado. Se han acreditado los presupuestos fácticos y jurídicos contenidos en los artículos 432 y 440 N° 1 del Código Penal.

Recursos de Casación en el Fondo y en la Forma rechazados. Juicio criminal. Delito de robo con violencia. Artículos 432, 433, 436 y 439 del Código Penal y 456 bis del de Procedimiento Penal. Normas han tenido correcta aplicación.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Criminal. Delito tributario del artículo 97 N° 4 inciso 2° del Código Tributario. Artículo 103 Código Penal. No se configura la causal de rebaja.

Recurso de casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Criminal. Cuasidelito de lesiones graves. Artículos 488 del Código de Instrucción Criminal, 490 y 492 del Estatuto Penal. Reglas reguladoras de la prueba.

Recurso de casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Criminal. Cuasidelito de lesiones graves. Artículos 488 del Código de Instrucción Criminal, 490 y 492 del Estatuto Penal. Aquellos preceptos que encierran una facultad de apreciación al tribunal que, por

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Criminal. Delito de daños. Artículos 12 N° 16, 68, 104 y 500 N° 5, todas ellas disposiciones del Código de Procedimiento Penal. Aún concurriendo en perjuicio del sentenciado, dos circunstancias agravantes,

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Delito previsto en el artículo 9° del Decreto Ley N° 2.695. Saneamiento por Bienes Nacionales. Artículo 9° del Decreto Ley N° 2.695. Al no alegarse el ordinal 7° del artículo 546 del Código de Instrucción Crimina

Recursos de casación en la Forma y en el Fondo rechazados. Juicio Criminal. Cuasidelito de lesiones graves. Artículos 2.314, 2.329 del Código Civil y 174 inciso 2° de la ley 18.290. No se invocó la norma pertinente que permita a esta Corte entrar a emit

Recurso de casación en el Fondo y en la Forma. Sentencia anulada de oficio por el tribunal. Juicio ordinario de cumplimiento de contrato. El fallo impugnado ha incurrido en un vicio formal previsto en el artículo 768 N° 5 del Código de Procedimiento Civi

 

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'Run-off in Brazil starts with wide regional dissent'

'Run-off in Brazil starts with wide regional dissent'
by Jose Murilo Junior

More than 125 million Brazilians went to the polls Sunday to vote for president and to select governors for all 26 states and the Federal District, as well as all 513 Federal Deputies of the lower house and 27 of Brazil's 81 Senate seats. By the end of the day, in a breathtaking counting process that held the nation in suspense waiting for the results, President Luiz Inacio 'Lula' da Silva missed a first round victory falling 1.4 percentage points short of the 50 per cent he needed to avoid a runoff on October 29. The numbers are the main facts, but the bloggers diverse narratives and interpretations of the results are just the start of a debate that promises to get hot. 


"Houve uma surra de Lula no Norte e Nordeste, e uma surra de Alckmin no Sul e Centro-Oeste, enquanto a região Sudeste está dividida", afirmou. Isso aconteceu, segundo Amorim, porque as regiões Sul e Centro-Oeste, em que o agronegócio tem um peso importante, "estão em recessão". As economias do Norte e do Nordeste cresceram acima da média nacional, impulsionadas pelos programa sociais do governo e pela redução no preço dos alimentos possibilitada pelo dólar baixo. Já o Sudeste vive uma situação mista, com atividades que estão sendo beneficiadas e outras que estão sendo prejudicadas pela atual política econômica.
Divisão de voto 'refletiu economia regional' - Actualidade - OrangEye.com

"It was a strong victory for Lula in the North and Northeast, while the same happened to Alckmin in the South and Center-West, while the Southeastern region is divided ", concluded [political science analyst Octavio Amorim Neto]. This happened as a result of the downturn in agrobusiness, which is powerful in the South and Center-West. The North and Northeast economies grew above the national average stimulated by the government's social programs and by the reduction in food prices made possible by the lower value of the US dollar. The southeast presents a mixed situation, with activities that are benefitting and others that are being harmed by the current economic policy.
Divisão de voto 'refletiu economia regional' - Actualidade - OrangEye.com


Após uma legislatura marcada por escândalos sem precedentes como o do mensalão e o da máfia das sanguessugas, a população mandou de volta para casa quase a metade dos atuais deputados. Dos 513 deputados, 48,7% não voltarão ao Congresso no próximo ano.
Renovação na Câmara - Blog do Noblat

After a legislature distinguished by its many unprecedented scandals such as the 'mensalão' and the 'bloodsuckers', the populace managed to send back home more than half of the representatives. Of the 513 Deputees, 48,7% won't be  in Congress next year.
Renovação na Câmara - Blog do Noblat

Se o PFL é o grande vitorioso no Senado, com a eleição de 6 representantes, o PMDB é o grande derrotado. O primeiro partido passa a ter a maior bancada, com 18 membros. Será seguido pelo PSDB, com 16. O PMDB ficará reduzido a 14 senadores. Na hipótese de reeleição de Lula, a Casa lhe será bastante inóspita. Juntas, as duas legendas da oposição têm 41,97% do total... Com os 4 do PDT e 1 do PPS, atinge-se a maioria (50,6%). Se Alckmin for eleito, a tarefa na Casa se torna mais simples. O tucano não teria trabalho em atrair ainda 3 do PTB e Francisco Donelles, do PP-RJ. Assim, um Senado que daria trabalho a Lula seria simpático a Alckmin.
Quem dará as cartas no Senado - Blog do Reinaldo Azevedo

The PFL is the great winner in the Senate with the gain of 6 seats, while PMDB is the great looser. The first party now holds the biggest bloc with 18 members, and will be followed by the PSDB with 16. The PMDB is reduced to 14 senators. If Lula gets re-elected, this upper house will be extremely unfavorable to him. Together, the two opposition parties will have 41.97% of total Senators… Add 4 from PDT and 1 from PPS you already have the majority (50.6%). If Alckmin gets elected, the task in this house will be easier. The PSDB-ist would not face heavy work in attracting the three from PTB and Francisco Dorneles from PP-RJ. Thus, an unfavorable Senate to Lula would be a nice one to Alckmin.
Quem dará as cartas no Senado - Blog do Reinaldo Azevedo

Desde 1990, quando as eleições estaduais no Brasil passaram a ter a possibilidade de 2º turno, já houve 17 “viradas” quando o segundo colocado acaba se tornando o primeiro e acaba vencendo a disputa. Hoje, esse é o sonho dos tucanos e o pesadelo dos petistas... Da 17 “viradas” entre 1º e 2º turnos em eleições estaduais, só 7 ocorreram quando diferença entre os dois candidatos no 1º turno foi superior a 7 pontos (a distância agora entre Lula e Alckmin). Nos outros 10 casos (a maioria), os dois candidatos já foram para a disputa final muito próximos. O que isso quer dizer? Quer dizer que estatisticamente o caso Lula X Alckmin não está dentro dos padrões da maioria das “viradas” entre 1º e 2º turnos –embora já tenham sido registrados casos semelhantes em que esse tipo de reviravolta aconteceu.
O padrão das viradas no 2º turno depende de como cada candidato entra na disputa - Blog do Fernando Rodrigues

Since 1990, when elections in states of Brazil started being decided in run-offs, we've already seen 17 'reversals' where the second candidate become the first in the run-off and wins the contest. Today, this is PSDB's dream and PT's nightmare... Of the 17 'reversals', only 7 occurred when the difference between the candidates was bigger than 7 points (the actual gap between Lula and Alckmin). In the other 10 cases (the majority), the candidates entered the run-off very close to each other. What does this means? That the case Lula vs. Alckmin is statistically out of the pattern that ruled the majority of the reversals in run-offs - although we already have had such an event.
O padrão das viradas no 2º turno depende de como cada candidato entra na disputa - Blog do Fernando Rodrigues

A existência do segundo turno é uma derrota para Lula e uma vitória para Alckmin. Mas o PT, ao mesmo tempo, elegeu a maior bancada da Câmara Federal. O povo não vetou o PT. Além disso, nas eleições para governos estaduais, o partido ganhou no primeiro turno na Bahia, foi para o segundo no Rio Grande do Sul, causando surpresa em todos - até nos mais esperançosos militantes. E se cumpriram todas as expectativas onde era favorito (como em Sergipe, p.ex.).
Qual foi o recado das urnas? - Imprensa Marrom

The occurrence of the run-off is a defeat for Lula and a victory for Alckmin. But at the same time, PT elected the biggest bloc in the lower house. Electors have not disapproved PT. Besides, the party won elections for governor at Bahia state in the first round, and is in the run-off in Rio Grande do Sul, which was a general surprise - even to the most hopeful partisan. Moreover, PT fulfilled all expectations in places where it was favorite (in Sergipe state, as an example).
Qual foi o recado das urnas? - Imprensa Marrom
The first event in the run-off campaign was the appearance of both presidential candidates in press conferences. The general perception is that Lula is now abated by the 1st round's surprising result, and that Alckmin seems more ready for the confrontation believing himself capable of keeping the trend growing. The many possible messages derived from tallying the election numbers are bouncing through the blogosphere, and the debate is just starting.


Lula e Alckmin deram entrevistas na tarde desta segunda. Foi a primeira manifestação formal de ambos depois da proclamação do resultado das eleições de domingo. As diferenças foram pontuadas nas respostas que os dois deram às perguntas relacionadas ao dossiêgate. “a sociedade brasileira está esperando as respostas”, disse Alckmin. “De quem é o dinheiro [R$ 1,7 milhão]? Quem é o dono das contas [bancárias]? de quem é dólar? Como entrou no país? O povo brasileiro quer respostas, que ainda não foram dadas”. São respostas que Lula ainda não tem. Em privado, o presidente rumina a suspeita de que os petistas “aloprados” que tentaram comprar um dossiê contra políticos tucanos caíram numa armadilha montada pelo próprio PSDB. Na entrevista, suas suspeitas foram insinuadas: “Fico pedindo a Deus que não me aconteça nada até desvendar esse mistério. Não é apenas a questão de dinheiro ou de onde vem o dinheiro. Quero saber quem arquitetou essa obra de engenharia para atirar no próprio pé. Peço a Deus para viver até o dia que possa dizer: foi tal pessoa que articulou”.
Começa o jogo: Lula se defende - Alckmin ataca - Josias de Souza

Lula and Alckmin gave interviews on Monday afternoon. This was the first formal appearance of both after the proclamation of the Sunday election results. The differences between them is revealed in the answers given to questions related to the dossier-gate. "The Brazilian society is waiting for answers", said Alckmin. "Whose is the money [R$ 1.7 million]? Who owns the [bank] accounts? Whose are the dollars? How did they enter the country? The Brazilian people need answers that were not given". These are answers that Lula still dosen't have. In his private ruminations, the president suspects that the 'crazy' PTists who tried to buy a dossier incriminating  opposition candidates got trapped by an ambush. In the interview, Lula managed to insinuate his suspicions: "I keep praying to God that nothing happens to me until I solve this mystery. It is not only a question of money, or finding where it came from. I want to know who engineered this plot that made the party shoot it's own foot. I pray to God to live until the day I am able to say: this was the one who executed the maneuver".
Começa o jogo: Lula se defende - Alckmin ataca - Josias de Souza

Sob o impacto da notícia de que haverá segundo turno, Lula revelou o desejo de alterar os rumos de sua campanha. Mostrou-se surpreso com o percentual de votos obtidos pelo tucano Geraldo Alckmin, acima dos 41%. Avalia que o adversário tornou-se uma ameaça concreta aos planos da reeleição. Numa primeira análise dos resultados, o presidente atribuiu o segundo turno à exploração que os adversários fizeram do dossiêgate e à sua ausência no último debate dos presidenciáveis, promovidos pela Rede Globo na última quinta-feira. Para Lula, suas chances dependerão das respostas que for capaz de dar às dúvidas que giram em torno daquilo que o ministro Tarso Genro (Relações Institucionais) chamou de "Operação Tabajara": o envolvimento de petistas lotados no comitê reeleitoral na tentativa de adquirir por R$ 1,7 milhão um dossiê contra políticos tucanos. O presidente antecipou que, no segundo turno, vai comparecer a todos os debates televisivos.
Lula vê risco de derrota e quer redefinir campanha - Josias de Souza

Under the impact of the information that there would be a run-off, Lula showed the desire of changing the directions of his campaign. He was surprised by the numbers of votes obtained by Geraldo Alckmin. With more than 41%, Lula thinks his opponent has become a real menace to his re-election. In a first analysis of the results, Lula attributed the run-off to the advances that the opposition made over the dossier-gate scandal and his absence on the candidate's debate on Globo TV last Thursday. Lula thinks that his chances will depend on the answers that he manages to give to the many doubts around what Minister Tarso Genro (Institutional Relations) has called 'Tabajara Operation': the involvement of PT members in buying a dossier against PSDB politicians. The president anticipated that he will participate in all TV debates.
Lula vê risco de derrota e quer redefinir campanha - Josias de Souza

Confirmando os movimentos da manhã, a Bovespa fechou em alta expressiva (1,67%) e foi uma espécie de comemoração da ida de Alckmin ao segundo turno. Operadores disseram que empresas privatizáveis ou já privatizadas tiveram valorização. Ou seja, o pessoal acha que, com o tucano, a privatização volta, sim, à agenda - e privatização é ótimo negócio para as Bolsas.Sabe-se que o mercado trabalha por antecipação. Mas parece que neste caso estão exagerando. De todo modo, anote aí: em 2002, parte significativa das elites e dos meios econômicos foi com Lula, encantada com a proposta de ajudar os pobres, atacar a desigualdade. Hoje, essa parte está claramente decepcionada. A maioria esmagadora das elites econômocas, dos operadores, dos investidores, empresários de variado porte e executivos - vai todo mundo com Alckmin.
02/10/2006 - Carlos Alberto Sardenberg

Confirming the morning mood, Bovespa closed today with expressive heights (1.67%)  in what was seen as a commemoration of Alckmin achieving the run-off. Operators said that privatizable or already privatized companies were valued. That is, they think Alckmin will bring back privatization, which is excellent business for the stock exchange. It is known that markets work on anticipation, but this time it seems they are exaggerating. Anyway, you can write it down: in 2002 a big part of the elite followed Lula, enchanted by the chance to help the poor, to attack social unbalances. Today this crowd is totally disappointed with the government. The immense majority of the economic elite, the investors, the operators, the entrepreneurs and executives - everybody goes along with Alckmin.
02/10/2006 - Carlos Alberto Sardenberg

O dilema não está em reeleger Lula ou eleger Geraldo Alckmin: é escolher entre a economia da solidariedade e a supremacia do mercado. Enfim, conforme os norte-americanos Greg Davidson e Paul Davidson (na abertura de seu livro Economics for a civilized society, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York, 1988), a diferença entre o amor e a prostituição é simples: o amor não tem valor de mercado.
A Lula o que é de Lula - Tita Ferreira

The dilemma is not in re-electing Lula or electing Geraldo Alckmin: it is choosing between a commonality economy and market supremacy. At last, as stated by Greg Davidson and Paul Davidson (in the opening of their book 'Economics for a civilized society, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. New York, 1988), the difference between love and prostitution is simple: love has no market value.
A Lula o que é de Lula - Tita Ferreira
With 4 weeks more of campaigning ahead, Brazilians will have more opportunity to dive deeper into the debate. But it will also be another month of political garbage and sensory overload. Check it out:

Campaigning in Brazil can be painful. The television assaults that we are used to seeing in the United States probably aren't as common, but overall, it's complete sensory overload. You have people trying to hand you little pieces of paper saying to vote for this party or that party for deputy, governor, president, etc. That would be fine if the papers told you the candidates' positions, but they don't. They just say, "press number XXXX" (here, voting is electronic, and remarkably simple). As a result, you get poor people hired by elitist parties handing out leaflets that are immediately thrown on the ground because nobody wants them, being fed up with all the political garbage, and the urban pollution skyrockets in the weeks before the election.
Brazilian Elections, Round One - AlterDestiny

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