[4] Brazil earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Juris Doctor from Ohio State University and an L.L.M.
Brazil moved to Washington, D.C., to work as a law clerk for Robert M. Duncan, a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
[10] After resigning from his position at Pepco, Brazil announced his candidacy to represent Ward 6 on the Council of the District of Columbia in April 1990.
[14] Brazil advanced to the general election, where he was on the ballot with the D.C. Statehood Party's candidate, R. Bradford McMahon.
Brown criticized Brazil for treating his Council position as a part-time job and serving as a rubber stamp for the Mayor.