this one. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... prison sentences of under six months could be scrapped in england and wales for all but violent and sexual offences under plans being considered by the ministry ofjustice. we're getting reports three people have died including two firefighters and dozens more injured after a huge explosion at a bakery in paris. it's thought to have been caused by a gas leak. president trump digs his heels in over his mexican border wall as the us government shutdown enters a record—breaking 22nd day. hundreds of thousands of workers have not been paid. protester james goddard has been arrested in connection with incidents outside parliament on monday. europe braces itself as heavy snow continues to fall, bringing chaos to a number of alpine regions. austria suffers the worst conditions for 30 years. now on bbc news — brazil seemed set to become one of the most

successful nations of the 21st century, but it's faced problems of corruption, protests, recession and crime. in the first of a three—part special series, we examine how brazil's dreams of a better future disappeared. it wasn't supposed to be like this. not so long ago, brazil seemed set to become one of the major success stories of the 21st century. but less than a decade later, brazil's dream lies in ruins. its political class is discredited. corruption runs rife in business. the economy has stalled and its people have had enough.

after a bitterly contested and violent election campaign, the country has chosen a radically different political path, with a controversial new leader. can president bolsonaro pull brazil back from the brink? or is brazil doomed to be always the country with a future that never arrives? music. from the very start of his

presidency, luiz inacio lula da silva had made it clear that things were going to change in brazil. applause. translations: perhaps lula's greatest triumph was that he managed to bring about an unprecedented level of social mobility. to the outside world, it seemed as if lula's brazil was the model for an emerging power.

in time, some uncomfortable revelations would damage this reputation. however when lula left office in 2010, his legacy seemed assured. 26 million brazilians had been taken out of poverty. and 15 millionjobs had been created. helped by a commodities boom, economic growth had risen to 7.5% a year. shortly after he left office, an advert captured the optimism of brazil under lula. a giant had woken up. the country could no longer be ignored. the future was brazilian. but could the politicians who came after lula deliver? dilma rousseff, a former marxist guerrilla, was brazil's

first female president. the country had made massive strides under her predecessor but success was like a drug. there was now a vast, growing middle—class that wanted more. could dilma take these people with her? but faced with this global economic turmoil, dilma made some disastrous decisions. she cut business taxes, lowered interest rates, capped fuel and energy prices and the combined effect on the brazilian economy was dire. translation continues: injune 2013, the uneasy truce with the brazilian people ended. the movimento passe livre — the free fare movement — staged a demonstration in sao paulo. they demanded the reversal

of a recent rise in public transport fares in the city. in the following days, their numbers grew. and the police fought back, beating up demonstrators and journalists. translation continues: as the protest grew, brazilian police responded with increasing brutality. their tactics were captured via television. bleep.

translation continues: gunshots. within two weeks, the demonstrations had exploded across the country attracting overi million people onto the streets. the sleeping brazilian giant had most definitely woken up. now the focus of the protests moved onto the hated national politicians at the congress buildings in the capital brasilia.

translation continues: singing. cheering. unfortunately, there was another big problem looming for brazil. building stadiums for the 2014 world cup was proving to be ruinously expensive. fifa was demanding extremely high

standards and brazilians were starting to ask why their public services couldn't also be fifa—standard. gunshots. in february, the death of a tv cameraman during a protest about the cost of the world cup brought brazil's crisis to the world's attention. dilma believed that the press could only find faults in everything she did. translation continues:

police sirens. brazil's problems though went far deeper than the street protests. for many years, the country had been plagued by endemic corruption. there had been a long—standing police investigation into money laundering. in 2014, this investigation made a stunning breakthrough. what would become known as operation carwash was born. translation continues: president dilma had introduced to brazil a new law on plea—bargaining, her aim had been to placate the crowds protesting against the government. now, an executive of brazil's

biggest company had been caught up in operation carwash. paulo roberto costa started to co—operate with the investigation and a vast web of corruption began to unravel. up and down the country, hundreds of arrests were made. the man who was leading the operation was a charismatic young judge called sergio moro. meanwhile, the protests on the streets were increasing. a new class of protester, known as coxinhas, was emerging. they were angry at the corruption that was being revealed and what they saw as wasteful public spending by the government. they were to become a major force in brazilian politics. chanting. when the world cup started the crowd, many of them coxinhas,

soon made their displeasure known. chanting. dilma's unpopularity and the football team's disastrous performance led to a hostile atmosphere at what should have been a time of national celebration. into this cauldron, a new political player appeared — the former army captain and congressmanjair bolsonaro. in 1964, a military coup had brought dictatorship to brazil. the generals ruled for 21 years.

it was a time that still haunts brazil. for some, a return to authoritarian rule was appealing. but in 2014, it was still relatively few people. street protests, a stalling economy, and a wave of corruption scandals. this was far from an ideal time for dilma to seek re—election. her main challenger was the social democratic party senator, aecio neves. supported by coxinhas, he attacked dilma over the corruption exposed by operation carwash. and he enlisted some of the country's most popular celebrities to support him. the contest was very close.

for a short period, aecio neves believed he had won. he contested the results and for a long time refused to accept the legitimacy of the vote. but dilma claims she never had any doubts she would win. despite all the setbacks that had befallen the country over the last four years, the brazilian people had entrusted dilma with a second term of office. but patience was running out. and politics was about to get very dirty. good afternoon. chances are worried

you are the days looked a little bit like this. quite gloomy. glimmers of brightness on the horizon. generally, up against this massive cloud. the only significant breaks coming further north across northern ireland and into central and eastern scotland. not long before rain becomes more widespread across scotland. for the south, becomes more widespread across scotland. forthe south, cloud pretty solid. mild temperatures, 10-11. pretty solid. mild temperatures, 10—11. rain across eastern england if you're heading out, heavy downpours across scotland. strong wind across the board, particularly gusty across scotland, 40—15 mph in prices. mild overnight, the map is green and yellow. temperatures closer to the day values. overnight

lows 8—9. all change, cold weather front sinking south. not needy across sunday. more a band of cloud with drizzly rain. by denmark between the dry air and something fresher coming from the west on sunday. clear skies along with it. when gusty again. scotland bearing the brunt. across the board, gusts of 30 mph. wedding showers to north and west scotland. fresher weather pushing into northern ireland. it had to nine in scotland, for the south 10—11. next week, temperatures all over the place, monday temperatures dipping away and a briefly chilly part of the week. but some sunshine around. northerly breeze making it feel very different today the weekend. daytime highs of

6-7. today the weekend. daytime highs of 6—7. tuesday is positively balmy. switching wind direction, temperatures back to double figures. hopefully some brightness. later in the week, temperatures tapering off again. fair weather to come, frosty nights, brighter days, daytime highs 5-7. nights, brighter days, daytime highs 5—7. lots of changes in the week ahead, takea 5—7. lots of changes in the week ahead, take a look at our website or this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 3.00pm: prison sentences of under six months could be scrapped in england and wales for all but violent and sexual offences, under plans being considered by the ministry ofjustice. two french firefighters and a spanish tourist have been killed in a powerful explosion at a bakery in paris. nearly 50 other people were injured in the blast president trump digs his heels in over his mexican border wall, as the us government shutdown enters

a record—breaking 22nd day. hundreds of thousands of workers have not been paid. we can work really hard to get this education and make sure that we can provide for our family and still end up wondering if we're going to be able to pay our bills. protesterjames goddard has been arrested in connection with incidents outside parliament on monday.