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Who are the Brazilians who keep $ 20
billion at HSBC?
For the Rosary Michael, posted on February 13th, 2015 | 135 comments
The HSBC scandal or Swissleaks reveals the abysmal hypocrisy of our corporate press.
The case bears the name of thousands of individuals, many super-rich, who hid fortunes abroad, avoiding the payment of taxes in their countries.
For our media, scandals matters only if they can be used as a political weapon to detonate the PT and the government.
Brazil is one of the countries with the highest number of people involved in tax evasion and money laundering provided by HSBC, and so far, unlike many other countries, where the case dominates the journalistic agenda, our newspapers is drowning out the case.
The only major news organization to maintain custody of the Brazilian names involved is the UOL, which has said it will disclose only if "there is public interest".
In other words, the names will be published only if they can be used to play firewood in a scandal of the press and incorporated into some media narrative.
It's what made Fernando Rodrigues, who released only the names involved in the HSBC scandal that also included the investigation of the operation Car Wash.
With extraordinary submission, Rodrigues ensures that other names will not leak, although to report that, in the case of Brazil, "are 6,606 bank accounts (that serve 8,667 clients) and a busy / deposited amount (in 2006 and / or 2007) of about $ 7 billion - the equivalent of about US $ 20 billion, an amount close to the government of President Dilma Rousseff need to save in 2015 to make the fiscal adjustment of the country. "
20 billion dollars!
Roberts admits that, in the list, there are "entrepreneurs, bankers, artists, athletes, intellectuals."
Where are these names? Why not reveal them?
The case could generate a debate on the crime that takes more resources of the Brazilian economy: tax evasion and tax avoidance.
But these issues are avoided by our press with a religious fervor.
Recently, the Tax Justice organization released two announcements involving Brazil that were completely drowned out by our mainstream media.
First, it was the international ranking of the countries that hold wealth in tax havens. Brazil is in fourth place with our super-rich guarding abroad illegally over US $ 1 trillion.
Then the same NGO released another study, making Brazil second in the ranking of countries with the highest tax evasion rates in the world, second only to Russia. And, in total, Brazil withholds $ 280 billion a year, compared with 211 billion in Russia.
In value terms, Brazil is second only to the US.
The US tax evasion was estimated at 337 billion dollars, but this represents only 2.3% of GDP there.
Our tax evasion corresponds to 13.4% of GDP!
The funny thing is that the media could easily use this information to hit the government, demanding greater control over the leak of our currency.
Why not?
Because this is a criticism that the media does not want to do the government.
The Globe prefer (like back to do today), of course, defend the fiscal adjustment Levy, which way to correct to some distortions, gives some unnecessary bites on workers' rights.
Imagine if the Globe will defend the pursuit of sound public accounts be given for the accuracy increase on tax evasion?
The case bears the name of thousands of individuals, many super-rich, who hid fortunes abroad, avoiding the payment of taxes in their countries.
For our media, scandals matters only if they can be used as a political weapon to detonate the PT and the government.
Brazil is one of the countries with the highest number of people involved in tax evasion and money laundering provided by HSBC, and so far, unlike many other countries, where the case dominates the journalistic agenda, our newspapers is drowning out the case.
The only major news organization to maintain custody of the Brazilian names involved is the UOL, which has said it will disclose only if "there is public interest".
In other words, the names will be published only if they can be used to play firewood in a scandal of the press and incorporated into some media narrative.
It's what made Fernando Rodrigues, who released only the names involved in the HSBC scandal that also included the investigation of the operation Car Wash.
With extraordinary submission, Rodrigues ensures that other names will not leak, although to report that, in the case of Brazil, "are 6,606 bank accounts (that serve 8,667 clients) and a busy / deposited amount (in 2006 and / or 2007) of about $ 7 billion - the equivalent of about US $ 20 billion, an amount close to the government of President Dilma Rousseff need to save in 2015 to make the fiscal adjustment of the country. "
20 billion dollars!
Roberts admits that, in the list, there are "entrepreneurs, bankers, artists, athletes, intellectuals."
Where are these names? Why not reveal them?
The case could generate a debate on the crime that takes more resources of the Brazilian economy: tax evasion and tax avoidance.
But these issues are avoided by our press with a religious fervor.
Recently, the Tax Justice organization released two announcements involving Brazil that were completely drowned out by our mainstream media.
First, it was the international ranking of the countries that hold wealth in tax havens. Brazil is in fourth place with our super-rich guarding abroad illegally over US $ 1 trillion.
Then the same NGO released another study, making Brazil second in the ranking of countries with the highest tax evasion rates in the world, second only to Russia. And, in total, Brazil withholds $ 280 billion a year, compared with 211 billion in Russia.
In value terms, Brazil is second only to the US.
The US tax evasion was estimated at 337 billion dollars, but this represents only 2.3% of GDP there.
Our tax evasion corresponds to 13.4% of GDP!
The funny thing is that the media could easily use this information to hit the government, demanding greater control over the leak of our currency.
Why not?
Because this is a criticism that the media does not want to do the government.
The Globe prefer (like back to do today), of course, defend the fiscal adjustment Levy, which way to correct to some distortions, gives some unnecessary bites on workers' rights.
Imagine if the Globe will defend the pursuit of sound public accounts be given for the accuracy increase on tax evasion?
Our media has provided an obedient silence on the tax evasion scandal globe.
It was an amazing phenomenon, but beautifully served to highlight the hypocrisy of our media.
The scandal smothering revealed the existence of a powerful cartel, headed by Globo, which has absolute control over thousands of other media companies.
No one speaks ill of each other.
Our media is a kind of Islamic state. Journalist exception to the rule, has its head cut off on camera. Company affiliated with cartel discloses uncomfortable scandal, lost advertising contracts.
- See more at:http://www.ocafezinho.com/2015/02/13/midia-esconde-brasileiros-guardavam-20-bilhoes-no-hsbc/#sthash.MdNs1qz6.dpuf
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It was an amazing phenomenon, but beautifully served to highlight the hypocrisy of our media.
The scandal smothering revealed the existence of a powerful cartel, headed by Globo, which has absolute control over thousands of other media companies.
No one speaks ill of each other.
Our media is a kind of Islamic state. Journalist exception to the rule, has its head cut off on camera. Company affiliated with cartel discloses uncomfortable scandal, lost advertising contracts.
- See more at:http://www.ocafezinho.com/2015/02/13/midia-esconde-brasileiros-guardavam-20-bilhoes-no-hsbc/#sthash.MdNs1qz6.dpuf
source images google
source writing
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