巴西昨日陷入宪法危机，一名法官阻止巴西总统迪尔玛•罗塞夫(Dilma Rousseff)任命其前任路易斯•伊纳西奥•卢拉•达席尔瓦(Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva)进入她的内阁，在国会和巴西街头都引发了冲突。
Brazil was thrown into a constitutional crisis yesterday after a judge blocked President Dilma Rousseff’s appointment of predecessor Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to her cabinet, prompting clashes in Congress and on the streets.
就在卢拉•达席尔瓦的就职仪式接近尾声时，巴西一名联邦法官签发禁令暂停任命，理由是该任命阻碍了反腐调查——包括对这位前总统的指控——的“司法自由”。
As Mr Lula da Silva’s swearing-in ceremony drew to a close, a federal judge issued an injunction suspending the appointment on grounds it prevented “the free exercise of justice” in corruption investigations that include allegations against the former president.
反对派政治人士称赞这一判决是巴西民主体制的胜利，而巴西政府发誓要上诉，痛斥该法令是巴西精英阶层发动的“政变”，让人想起军事统治时期。由于投资者押注巴西政府崩溃，巴西资产价格出现涨势。
Opposition politicians hailed the decision as a triumph for Brazilian democracy, while the government vowed to appeal, lambasting the order as part of a “coup” by the country’s elite, reminiscent of the period of military rule. Brazilian assets rallied as investors bet on the government’s collapse.
咨询公司Barral M Jorge Associates驻巴西分析师加布里埃尔•佩特鲁斯(Gabriel Petrus)表示：“自从巴西结束独裁统治，近年向民主体制转型后，眼下是最戏剧化的政治时刻。我们甚至不知道明天会是何种局面。迪尔玛的战略是以攻为守，这有可能在巴西街头制造社会动荡和更多暴力示威。”
“Since the end of the dictatorship and the transition to democracy over recent years, this is our most dramatic political moment — we have no idea what tomorrow will even look like,” said Gabriel Petrus, analyst at consultancy Barral M Jorge Associates in Brasília. “Dilma’s strategy of defence is attack and this risks creating social unrest and more violent demonstrations on the streets.”
周三晚间巴西全国爆发大规模抗议活动。此前法庭公布了卢拉•达席尔瓦的私下谈话录音，这些高度敏感的录音助燃了对他的指责，即他被任命为部长只是为了保护他免遭立即逮捕。
Mass protests swept the country on Wednesday night after a court released incendiary recordings of Mr Lula da Silva’s private conversations that fuelled accusations he had been appointed as minister only to shield him from immediate arrest.
抗议者在总统府外与工人党支持者发生冲突，宪兵向抗议人群发射了催泪瓦斯。同时示威者昨日毁坏了工会和政府大楼。
Military police fired tear gas at protesters outside the presidential palace following clashes with Workers’ party supporters, while demonstrators vandalised union and government buildings yesterday.