> The rich want her out, the poor want her to stay put.

That's so oversimplified, it's laughable.

The middle class want her out and the poor never participated in politics in Brazil, and it's no different now.

The real rich always made money from the government either way, since big companies (banking, construction, telecom, you name it) either get incentives and legislation that help hold monopolies, or have the government as primary clients.

Author is apparently ignorant about Brazil's socio economics and history. Considering the praising of the rich left, artists and Niemeyer (self-proclaimed communist architect of Brasilia, considered today a failure in city planning), his analysis not only lack in depth but also balance.