A new decade ends and begins every second. We're celebrating this one because it's a double digit change on the odometer. What's your problem?
That is true, but then again, if we must be pedantic about it, since a decade can be any 10 year period, they should specify which decade they are referring to.
- You OUGHT to vote if you are a Brazilian citizen between 18 and 70, and is not illiterate. You get in a lot of trouble if you don't.
No You don't. You have to pay about R$4 (USD 2) per election you miss, with a maximum of three elections. So you would have to pay about R$12 if you never go to vote, but need your voter id normalized (in case you decide to vote or get a public job). That is it. The only inconvenience is that you have to go to the voting registry place to do this, and it usually only opens in business hours.
"Engineering without management is art." -- Jeff Johnson