05/02/2012 Reporters

Paulo Cabral investigates the two sides of Sao Paulo. With the

economy booming, not everybody is riding as high as the super rich.

As protesters tried to stop him winning the next presidential

election, Steve Rosenberg finds out how the Iron man is going down in

Russia's industrial heartland. And we've meets the Army of

unemployed who are hoping to establish their own armed forces.

Welcome to Reporters. From the US elections to the

economic crisis playing out in Europe, the word inequality is

certainly getting a workout. Across the globe there is a sense the rich

are getting richer while the others are getting left behind. In Brazil,

millions were bronze owls of poverty but as Paulo Cabral reports

from Sao Paulo, those from upper echelons have achieved greater

wealth as far. Earth life for the super rich in

one of the most in equal societies honours. This is Rich Women, a

reality television show. Brunete Fraccaroli is one of 5 million

their wives who lead their lives on national television. She was born

rich and added a few millions to the family fortune working as an

interior designer. One decade ago, they were afraid of what would

happen as Brazil leans left. But they got richer. When a President

Lula was elected, the higher classes were concerned about those

with a lot of money. But the rich were getting a little richer and

were becoming consumers. There is a fast expanding markets of services

and goods. For street crime, the best solution is going up. 400

private helicopters across the skies of Sao Paulo. This taxi

operator says his business has been growing 10% per year. Now he is

losing customers. Some customers started flying a lot. Now they can

cost him three times the Brazilian minimum wage. They look down on the

slums. They are a stark reminder of the social split that marks the

country. This is despite the record reduction in social inequality

since the mid-1990s. Brazil is one of the most unequal countries in

the world. The reduction that has been taking place in the last two

decades has been minor. We still have a long way to go. The love of

a poor family is very different from a rich family. A Brunete

Fraccaroli one in a poor suburb of Sao Paulo is not way he would

usually find rich resilience. But Brunete Fraccaroli is here, a

mother who has invited celebrities to take part in this carnival

parade in relates feathery. It is one of those rare moments where

rich and poor blend in this unequal country.

Tens of thousands of Muscovites have been protesting, demanding

honest elections. They are trying to keep the pressure on Vladimir

Putin one month before the presidential elections. A way from

Moscow, there are fewer signs of public protests and more support

for him. Our correspondent, Steve Rosenberg, has been to the

industrial heartland of Russia, Ural Mountains, to get an idea of

what people their big of the President.

Every day here and looks like Armageddon. This is a This is a

never stops burning. It is turning out iron and steel around the clock.

The snow here is black from pollution. People's lives depend on

the factories and it is instability that they fear the most. Yevgeny

Kozlov has worked at the player 27th for the last 30 years. He says

the protests in Moscow do not reflect the most of Russia. We want

stability, that is why we support Vladimir Putin. At the factory up

the road, they have pledged their loyalty to Vladimir Putin live on

television. This worker offers to come to Moscow with his friends to

take on the anti-government protesters. The metal workers are

not marching on Moscow. Today, they are taking the train to the

regional capital, Yekaterinburg. There, they China thousands of

other workers from across the Urals that a Vladimir Putin rally. There

are no white ribbons, the symbol of his critics.

This rally is a response to the who

have been protesting against the government. It is an attempt to

show that a way from the capital, the working class still has faith

in Vladimir Putin. The crowd he was smaller than

organisers have promised and some This photographer was trying to get

as many people as possible to pose with the sign. One worker I spoke

too, who asked to remain anonymous, said his friends had only travels

een offered free train tickets. -- the

s Vladimir Putin? He will win votes

here but more perhaps out of a fear of change th change thl belief that

a president Putin can make life better.

In the France, Germany and re-establish the Haitian army that

was disbanded in 1995. He said it is time the country took

responsibility for its own security. Critics are asking whether bringing

back an entity associated with its violent past should really be a

priority for this country. France, Germany and elsewhere's

here is actually in the Army -- Haiti. They have brought their own

uniforms and are learning the drills, hoping one day to serve

their country. If the Army is restored, will it provide jobs, I

ask the would beat recruits. The young need work and the Army will

give it to them, this man tells me. ng

a camp where survivors of the earthquake still love. Instead of

relying on the UN for security, the President wants to bring back the

Army -- still live. Why have a foreign army? They could be highly

sh share looking for jobs. - - people from Haiti. Despite the

enthusiasm of these recruits, the proposal to revive the Army is

controversial. Because of this could to's violent past. Previous

rulers have used military powers to silence their opponents -- this

country's. I T's army became an instrument of the President before

-- Haiti. The Army we used to have was involved in a lot of crime,

human trafficking and other things. We should work to support the

democratic movement here. As beyond the hopefuls train with their

imaginary guns, critics ask if restoring the military should be a

priority for this earthquake ravaged nation where 500,000 still

live in camps. The new army will not be like the old, their

president incest. -- insists. plan is to have the right formation.

We wanted our allies to help us, to get the ride on me. This country

has endured so much -- gets the rides army.

Israel's separation of the West Bank has always been controversial.

The Palestinians consider it a land grab. Seven years ago, the

International Court of Justice ruled it was illegal but

construction has continued. Now there has been another challenge to

the roots of the barrier, this time led by members of the local

These prayers are a form of peaceful protest. Every week

Palestinian Christians come to celebrate mass in the Cremisan

Valley, knowing that their access is likely to be locked soon. Israel

plans to build a wall here. Part of its separation barrier that cuts

through areas of the West Bank. Palestinians see it as a land grab.

Here, more than 50 Christian families will lose their olive

groves. In an unusual step, local priests are speaking out. It is

very important for Christians this area. Most of us who have lost the

LANs are now overseas. It is very important for us. You buy, it is

home time for Palestinian children at this school run by nuns. --

nearby. The school could be behind the barrier unless a legal

challenge changes the route. would transfer my children to

another school. There is nothing else I can do. Over one million

Christian pilgrims come to visit the Holby City of Bethlehem at each

year. Most Palestinian Christians live in the area. The population is

under pressure from expanding settlements and the separation

barrier. Over there, the Barak is a high concrete wall that separates

Bethlehem on this side from Jerusalem on that side. In the

future, Israel wanted to extend down through the valley. It says it

will protect the Jewish settlements of Gilo over there. Settlements are

considered illegal under international law. It is based

purely on security considerations. Before the security barrier went up

there were shootings on a daily basis from that hill behind us,

over into the southern suburbs of Jerusalem. Local Christians say

there has been little violence in this area for years. For now, the

war stops here while the dispute continues. In the wake of the Arab

uprising which began one year a go in Tunisia, an Israeli government

minister says that for their train safety all of Tunisia's remaining

Jews should move to Israel. The suggestion that the remaining small

Jewish community in the country should pack up and leave is being

rejected by many of the Jews themselves. Jacob lives on the

outskirts of Tunis, he is a proud to Nishi end but is also Jewish and

runs the last kosher restaurant in a nation that has undergone a

dramatic revolution. He does not intend to leave Tunisia. I'll stay

here because it is my country. To leave my country to go where?

is the exquisite synagogue in the heart of Tunis. Built in 1937 to

accommodate the community that was then 300,000 strong. Today, there

have so few Jews left in the capital that is great hall is

hardly ever used. Services are held in a small anteroom. As in the rest

of the Arab world, Tunisia's Jewish population fell dramatically after

the creation of Israel. There are no more than 2000 Jews left here.

When an Israeli minister suggested they should leave, he was given

short shrift. TRANSLATION: I am a Tunisia Jew says a senior figure in

the community. I know my country well and I am against the

proposition. No-one is afraid. Since last year's overthrow of the

secular dictatorship, many Muslims have felt able to express their

beliefs in what is an overwhelmingly Islamic country. But

when young Muslims recently held aloft posters calling for the

killing of Jews, at Tunis Airport there was general outrage in

Tunisia. Including from its new Islamic leaders. We have said it is

not just unacceptable politically, it is unacceptable religiously. In

Islam there is no discrimination on the basis of faith. Armed security

outside the synagogue shows the threats are taken seriously. A

community that has been a part of this country for 3,000 euros,

intends to remain. -- years. One of the many striking images during the

Libyan conflict was the hordes of people storming the compound of

deposed leader Colonel Gaddafi, grabbing whatever they could.

Libyans were dancing and singing and helping themselves to the

Gaddafi family furniture. With the Gaddafis gone, others are trying to

call it home. The ruins of an old order, a new commercial life is

taking root. Once upon a time this was the heart of Colonel Gaddafi's

regime, the compound where he made a fine speeches as NATO dropped

bombs on his capital. -- defiant. This was once one of Colonel

Gaddafi most impregnable defences. Now look at it. Nobody can believe

that things like this can happen. That is why I came today. Just to

have a look around. Have you bought anything? I have got a book.

some, the People's takeover of Gaddafi's compound brought far more

than the opportunity to buy and sell goods. She used to live with

her five children in one cramped room, now they have moved into one

of the houses left vacant by Gaddafi loyalists. Very new

accommodation does pose some challenges. -- their new. There is

no electricity or glass in the windows. Gaddafi treated us like

slaves, this revolution is about taking back our rights. This is the

bathroom. Now, this is her castle. There are 68 families living in

colonel Gaddafi's former compound. Residents four are worried their

new homes will be under threat, there is talk of bulldozing the

complex and turning it into a public park. We are happy to stay

here as a temporary measure until the government finds another

solution. When Tripoli fell, many thought Libya would become a

paradise overnight, with riches and a fairer deal for all. Some of that

optimism is still here, but the dream is beginning to clash with

reality. Once there were some of France's

most closest guarded military secrets and could bring down its

empire. Now a series of relief maps made for French kings is on display

in Paris. They give a unique view of a France that has been lost long

ago. In the 17th century these relief maps held such strategic

importance, such detail that only King Louie and his closest advisers

were allowed to see them. These models were the closest thing to a

present-day Google Earth. They were built with such precision, they

gave King Louie an unprecedented view of his domain. They brought to

life towns and cities as they stood three centuries ago. Not only did

this give a three-dimensional perspective of the land, it held a

crucial information on the population, roads, Waterways,

fortifications. This was defending Grenoble from the advancing army of

Savoy. The King improve the ramparts, he dug deep ditches

around the towns. This was captured from the Duchy of Savoy in 1631.

The model shows ramparts peppered with cannonball fire. In 17 a five

King Louie race did to the ground. Teaching was usually Fradley of his

models. -- the King was hugely proud. 16 maps are on display.

There are more recognisable maps at Strasbourg, Chernobyl and Grenoble.

In the Second World War it could become a U-boat station for the

Germans and was bombed repeatedly. 40% of the ramparts you see what

destroyed. The exhibition is open for one month. It is a unique

opportunity to step back in time, each model a freeze-frame of