I could hardly get my breath after reading this story reported in the local newspaper A Critica yesterday, 9th February 2015. The story involves the Mayor of a large town on the Amazon River, 500km upstream of Manaus. The A Critica reports that a recent investigation at the Coari Prefeitura (the Mayor´s Office/Town Hall) suggested that the Mayor, whose name is Igson Monteiro, was guilty of a little nepotism. I won’t translate word for word, as it’s a bit long winded, but the gist of it is as follows (as faithfully as I can):

“According to receipts discovered on Sunday by the A Critica…Igson Monteiro, who became Mayor…when the previous Mayor was imprisoned, nominated his father as a Special Adviser, with a monthly salary of R$2,600. …[His] mother was also appointed a Special Adviser, with a salary of R$7,000 gross, [although]…this was reduced to R$5,500 after tax. Four of…