[matheusmoreira]

> Did the governments bother trying and evaluate the popular support for such idea?

They couldn't care less about such things. In 2005, a gun control referendum took place and 63% voted against disarmament. It didn't matter, they still pushed disarmament into law.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Brazilian_firearms_and_am...

> The Euro has been a failure for everybody except Germany

That's the design. The whole point of such a "currency" is to transfer whatever economic strength Brazil has to the other failed economies of south america. Socialize the losses of Argentina and Venezuela among the brazilian population.