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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 28 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

That One I'll Ask

In the councillor's office, Daniel and Mauro press her on the permit, and she tells them what she can and can't do. Say I'll be frank the law allows the exception, provided there's a technical opinion and there isn't one, the answer came back blank, that's for city hall to explain not me, but you can press them and vote, and we're not asking for a promise.

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THE STORY

In the office of a councillor at the city council of Rio, a week after the public hearing, Daniel and Mauro, the residents' lawyer, ask her what she will do about the tower's permit.

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Seu Daniel, vou ser franca. A lei permite a exceção.say-oo dahn-YEW, voh sehr FRAHN-kah. ah LAY pehr-MEE-chee ah eh-seh-SOWNGSeu Daniel, I'll be frank. The law allows the exception.
francoFRAHN-koofrank, said by a man
Permite, desde que haja parecer técnico. E não há.pehr-MEE-chee, DES-djee kee AH-zhah pah-reh-SEHR TEK-nee-koo. ee nowng AHIt does, provided there's a technical opinion. And there isn't one.
Como o senhor sabe que não há?KOH-moo oo seen-YOHR SAH-bee kee nowng AHHow do you know there isn't?
Pedi pela Lei de Acesso à Informação. A resposta veio em branco.peh-DJEE PEH-lah LAY djee ah-SEH-soo ah een-fohr-mah-SOWNG. ah hes-POHS-tah VAY-oo ayng BRAHN-kooI asked under the Freedom of Information law. The answer came back blank.
Então a licença foi dada sem justificativa.ayn-TOWNG ah lee-SEN-sah foy DAH-dah sayng zhoos-chee-fee-kah-CHEE-vahSo the permit was given without justification.
Isso cabe à prefeitura explicar, não a mim.EE-soo KAH-bee ah preh-fay-TOO-rah es-plee-KAHR, nowng ah MEENGThat's for city hall to explain, not me.
Mas a senhora pode cobrar. E votar.mahs ah seen-YOH-rah POH-djee koh-BRAHR. ee voh-TAHRBut you can press them. And vote.
Posso. E vou. Mas não prometo o resultado.POH-soo. ee VOH. mahs nowng proh-MEH-too oo heh-zool-TAH-dooI can. And I will. But I don't promise the result.
A gente não pede promessa. Pede que a senhora faça a pergunta.ah ZHEN-chee nowng PEH-djee proh-MEH-sah. PEH-djee kee ah seen-YOH-rah FAH-sah ah pehr-GOON-tahWe're not asking for a promise. We're asking you to ask the question.

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