The day that car manufacturers' lobby failed

The first fast train of Brazil is due to be ready by 2016, when the Olympic Games occur. It will connect Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo (the biggest business axis) and it represents the revitalization of the train system of a country with continental proportions. The Congress must pass a law to create the High Speed Rail SA (Etaves), a state owned company under the Ministry of Transport.

For many years the lack of investment in trains in Brazil was said to be a result a of a well sponsored lobby of the car manufacturers to make this massive country depend on 4 wheel vehicles to distribute its goods. If this is true or not I don't know but it certainly sounds like right. Now the left-wing government has decided to ignore such "sponsorship" and actually help the people to have a better life.