Yet Brazil’s political crisis demonstrates the country’s democratic maturity, and arguably is a sign of strength rather than weakness. The ability of prosecutors to investigate payment irregularities reaching into the highest ranks of Brazilian society and government without political interference – or the process turning into a witch hunt – would be exemplary in many advanced countries.
但巴西对政治危机的处理表明其国内民主日臻成熟，甚至可以说表现出一种力量而非软弱。检察官有能力在不受政府政治干扰——或确保不将调查过程演变为政治迫害的情况下深入巴西社会和政府的最高层级对支付违规行为展开调查。巴西的这种能力甚至为许多发达国家树立了榜样。