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Brazil: Brazilian Singer Censored by Politician

Written byRaphael Tsavkko Garcia

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Posted 5 August 2011 13:00 GMT

Brazilian singer and songwriter Tonho Crocco is being prosecuted by the State Deputy Giovanni Cherini due to a song in which he criticizes 36 lawmakers from the state of Rio Grande do Sul for the 73% pay rise they voted for themselves, writes [pt] Jefferson da silva, from the blog Nadavê.

 


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Written byRaphael Tsavkko Garcia

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