I wish they'd stop saying "problems of the last century".
What's described in this article has never stopped being a major problem in many parts of the world.
What's described in this article has never stopped being a major problem in many parts of the world.
As in the case of Brazil, this has been a problem for generations, like our authorities do not live in Brazil or only come for the world cup and carnaval.
The picture is much dire, its part of the culture, we are raised to think this way. Someone applies for a job in the police not because they seek order but because they know the corruption behind it can put their family in a better spot.
You can find examples of this in any 'developing' country.
If anything, it's on the way downhill into late 1800s, at least culturally.