Saturday, 18 May 2019

Jair Bolsonaro moves towards political radicalization

According to the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, "the text distributed by the President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, to the allies was read by leaders of other Brazilian parties as a nod to radicalization." For politicians of those parties, Bolsonaro wants to return to the command of Brazilian politics using his public support.  According to Folha de S.Paulo, audiences on the internet of Bolsonaro supporters say that "the rotten part of the Congress and Senate, plus the STF (Federal Court of Justice) with the support of Globo Network, are uniting to try to overthrow the captain (Bolsonaro) and we will not let."

Many Brazilian political analysts are comparing the text published by Bolsonaro with the resignation letter of former Brazilian president Jânio Quadros, who also tried, through a text that spoke of "hidden forces" that made it impossible to administer Brazil, win the support of the population. The strategy did not work. Former president Fernando Collor de Mello also tried something similar and the shot backfired. In none of these cases, the presidents gain popular support.

Other analysts believe that this new Bolsonaro strategy was prompted by fears of what might happen in the ongoing investigation of the Rio de Janeiro Public Prosecutor's Office, which may involve Michelle Bolsonaro and Flávio Bolsonaro, the president's wife and son.


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