Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva He seems to have solidified his advantage. Jair Bolsonaro once again attacked the electoral system and worsened the climate before Sunday’s second shift. Candidates will meet face-to-face again at O Globo television studios on Friday evening. Both the president and his opponent precede the intention to vote by 92% of Brazilians, who already know very well who to elect. Only an abnormal situation during the discussion could change their preferences. For now, consulting firm Datafolha estimates that the Labor Party (PT) flag-bearer has allied with a sector of the centre-right in this contest. He would get 49% of the vote on Sunday, and 44% for the president. Blank votes and invalid votes are added up to 5% and undecided votes up to 2%. If only valid votes were taken, Lula would have reached 53% and Bolsonaro 47%. Last week, the correlation between the two was 52% and 48%.
According to analysts, the reasons for the stagnation of the retired captain’s candidacy are at least two. The scandal, in which ex-far-right MP Roberto Jefferson was involved in shooting 20 times with a rifle and throwing two grenades at a police car, seems to have frightened a small section of voters considering choosing Bolsonaro. Another fact is expressed by the media. Economy Minister Paulo Guedes expressed his intention to prevent wages from adapting to the pace of the economy. inflation. This project caused negative comment cataracts in the networks.
new scene
In the past few hours, the community has been able to read or hear the demands of prominent local political figures in favor of Lula. “It will make your life even better,” former president Fernando Henrique Cardoso told the Brazilians.Sharing democratic recovery struggles with the PT leader in the eighties and then seemingly distant. another ex-president José Sarney While making a statement in Lula’s favour, he assured that “the electorate will decide whether to vote for the end or restoration of democracy”. Until most Pope Francisco ambiguously but also meaningfully called for rejection. extreme right. Following his example, a group of Catholic bishops felt that in the face of a “dramatic challenge” one should “choose consciously and calmly because there is no room for neutrality when deciding on two projects in Brazil.” they “democratic and other authoritarian”.
Peace to the markets
In this context, Lula tried to signal his economic program to calm the markets and those who still doubted his candidacy. responsible fiscal policy With multi-year commitments, we must abide by clear and realistic rules that are appropriate to facing the social emergency we live in and the need to reactivate public and private investment to get the country out of recession.” “Letter for the Brazil of TomorrowIt contains 13 priority points. As in his previous governments (2003-11), Lula promised a leading role for the State in line with private practice. “We will invest in public and social services, economic infrastructures and strategic natural resources. Companies that promote growth and technological innovation, such as state banks and Petrobras, will play a fundamental role in this new cycle.” “We will promote cooperation, solidarity and public economy”. The wheels of the economy will turn again.
Recent polls have somewhat calmed the designers of Lula’s campaign. The campaign soundtrack, which has been playing for the past few hours, tries to give a greater sense of optimism. song. “I will ask you to fight, I will ask you to Lular”, among others Luiza Sonza, sing, Caetano Veloso and Sandra de Sa.
Bolsonaro’s reaction
Bolsonaro once again cast doubt on the transparency of the contest, and spoke of a so-called conspiracy by radio stations in the northeast, where Lula was widely favored, saying that it was not broadcasting the thousands of hours of free propaganda his party was entitled to. . . . The retired captain demanded that the PT lose the same amount of publicity as his nomination. The Supreme Election Board (TSE) rejected the claim.
“The campaign has one eye on the ballot boxes, one eye on the coup“says columnist Malu Gaspar Or Balloon. There was no doubt that Bolsonaro would not accept any outcome other than his own victory for these elections.” Far-right businessmen came to the aid of the retired captain. Workers from many companies complained compulsive calls to vote in favor of presidential re-election. According to the São Paulo newspaper Estado, complaints about electoral harassment rose 2,577 percent between the first and second rounds. “This is a harmful practice because it exploits the vulnerability of the worker exposed to a special power relationship,” said Ana Cláudia Nascimento Gomes, labor prosecutor in the city of Belo Horizonte. In contrast, members Yudjá/Juruna indigenous populationFrom the Xingu district in Mato Grosso state, they became the target of an attempt to buy the Bolsonarists’ votes. This is not the only case known in indigenous lands.