The period when Brazil lived under the influence of the military, from 64 to 85, is still present in this year’s electoral debate. The president, who was nine at the time of the revolution, is called nostalgic. But the numbers for the economy are in popular memory, because in the seventies and eighties, the heyday of the system, the average growth of the Brazilian economy was 6%, and then, once it reached half that performance. Extremism leads to an attempt to discredit the military, which can in fact be a destabilizing factor in a desired environment. The repeated claim, without real basis, that President Bolsonaro could carry out a coup is malicious and completely improbable.
If the state eventually plunges into social turmoil or internal turmoil, the military can step in, but not retain the position of leader at the end of his term and lose the election. The earnest order was the arrest of eight important businessmen and their intrusion into their homes in order to unearth a conversation in which each gave his personal opinion of the moment in which the country is living and a personal decision of a member of the Supreme Court. Not even in Putin’s Russia.
More realistic logic could advance in the direction that once Lula is elected, attempting to align with the Bolivarian regimes could lead to a surgical military intervention. But before that, the chance was nil. And perhaps, in this unlikely case, in the legal line of succession.
At this point, Lula’s voter is, in fact, a president who continues to stand against common sense, and visibly out of control under the pressure of opinion polls and criticism of the national media. However, he insists on generating friction and isolates himself. And the main allies of politicians have already expressed their opposition to the doubts raised by the president regarding electronic voting machines, which have been successfully used in 11 elections. The president doesn’t seem to listen to anyone. patina by 30%. On the other hand, Lula speaks less and less, he limits himself to reassuring businessmen about his intentions. Bolsonaro works for him.
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• Candidate twice for the post of President of the Republic, Minister for many years, Senator Jose Serra, 81 years old, without electoral conditions for re-election, is a candidate for the House of Representatives. He declared that he had assets of about 200,000 euros. The ad does not include residency living in São Paulo, which will be in his daughter’s name. Serra is already responsible for deposits in Switzerland.
• Industrialist Jose Cotral, 75, died in London where he lived, the largest producer and exporter of orange juice in Brazil, a champion in this sector. Cutrale has long been a major supplier to global brands Minute Maid and Simply Orange, Coca-Cola.
• Two-time Formula 1 champion Emerson Fittipaldi holds dual citizenship and is a candidate for the Italian Senate, vying for one of the two seats available to Italians in Latin America. Fittipaldi from the Fratelli Italia party.
• Bolsonaro finally managed to double Petrobras and gasoline in Brazil with a value of one euro.
• Lula da Silva hints that he can review the independence of the Central Bank. He has already spoken out against the spending cap.
• Interest rates in Brazil are just lower than those in Turkey and Argentina. But Peru and Colombia can beat in the coming weeks.
• As for the military parade announced in Av. Atlantica, at Copacabana, Chamber and Army vetoes canceled the traditional show. So, Bolsonaro calls for a demonstration in the afternoon, without a parade in Copacabana. The president announced the change without speaking to the military and the Rio de Janeiro Chamber. And in order not to confuse the military and the room, because the floor had no armored vehicles, they did not agree. Only what Lula represents can save the president in the October 2 dispute.
• Former judge Sergio Moro, who four years ago was the most popular man in Brazil, is at risk of losing the Senate elections. He gave up his 22-year career to become a minister, ended up sacked two years ago, was considered a presidential candidate and now has a questionable election and is running with Senator Alvaro Dias, who was his godfather in going into politics.
• Congonhas Airport, in São Paulo, became director of AENA, a Spanish company that owns, among others, Adolfo Suarez, of Madrid.
• The largest 50-storey building in Sao Paulo opened this week. The tower will be residential, commercial and hotel in the district of Tatuapé, one of the most densely populated areas of the city, and aims to provide residents with business options in the area.
• More than 30,000 Brazilians withdrew from their tax home country this year. That number could reach fifty thousand by December, in the event of Lula da Silva’s victory.
Rio de Janeiro, August 2022
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