However, the country has not invested enough in infrastructure such as roads,
railways, airports, and power generation and transmission facilities. Lack of investment
in much of Brazil’s infrastructure is causing negative results for commercial
transportation and energy needs. This is exacerbated because public/private
partnerships are hard to achieve. Like many countries, Brazil is exposed to the
fluctuations of world prices of goods it cannot produce domestically (CIA World
Factbook - Brazil 2009; globalEDGE: Brazil: Economy n.d.; U.S. Department of State
Country Background Note: Brazil 2009). It is expensive and time consuming to open a
business in Brazil (2009 Index of Economic Freedom). While the government and
economy is stable, these are relatively new phenomena. Unlike other countries that have
endured abusive military regimes, Brazil still has yet to prosecute the military officials
responsible for many of the atrocities brought upon the people of Brazil. This is due to
the fact that Brazil still has an amnesty law in place that has provided pardons for
government agents and members of political groups that have committed abuses