Brazilian here.<p>The situation has always been dire. We&#x27;re just more aware of it now.<p>In fact I&#x27;d argue that it has been much worse in some sectors (remember hyper inflation? That was just less than 30 years ago).<p>The problem now is the growing pains and the polarization of opinion we&#x27;re creating. We risk becoming a nation of black-and-white issues like, erm, the US.