A week after returning to the presidency, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is trying not only to erase the most disturbing vestiges of Bolsonaro’s past, but also to manage the challenges of a present marked by inequality between powers. The third period of the former syndicalist began in Brasilia under a bright sun, which allowed to better illuminate the power of scattered symbols. Lula took the commanding qualities of a child, a native, a black, a woman, a worker, and a disabled person: part of the big losers during the far-right government. “A good feeling washes the soul. Even knowing it might be temporaryNewspaper columnist Jorge Coli said that behind it was a desire to believe in something that might not be true. folha Saint Paul at the opening ceremony beamed by this image.
But optimism does not accept extremes. After enthusiastic days, analysts once again emphasized the paradoxical political balance that existed. That’s because Lula chairs the Executive Committee of a federal nation with more programmatic and emotional leanings. Leftfederal Brazil points to more detours: Thirteen of the 27 states are ruled by the right, including the most prosperous and populous, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Minas.. Some of its governors were supporters of Jair Bolsonaro, at least until January 1. The fact that Conservative forces have majority in both houses of Congress forces the Government to engage in sustained and sugar-coated negotiations with the political centre.
first sparks
Lula had invaluable cooperation in defeating the former Army captain in the second round. Simone Tebet, from the moderate Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), which won the first round. The support was rewarded: Ministry of Planning and Budget. As soon as Tebet took office, it was made public last Thursday.”some inconsistencies“With Fernando Haddad, head of the economy. For the time being, there has been sincere opposition.
An estimated 281,000 Brazilians live on the street, 38% more than when Bolsonaro was president. Between 2021 and 2022, the number of Brazilians in debt increased by six million. Almost half of those under the age of 14 are poor, representing a total of 20.3 million people. The government has forced Congress to turn on the tap on public spending, allowing it to face the most immediate consequences of policies implemented over the past four years. Analysts believe it is more consensus to deal with these burdens among members of a heterogeneous government. One of the toughest tests the president will have to pass has to do with the far-right’s commitments to radically reverse its environmental policies and promote its proclaimed “zero deforestation.”
The role of Marina Silva
A hero of the environmental struggle, Marina Silva was Lula’s minister during their first government. She parted ways with the leader of the Labor Party (PT) in 2008. The threat of Bolsonaro’s reelection brought them closer again. He took over the Environment and Climate Change portfolio last Wednesday. He said Brazil must comply with the Paris Agreement to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 37% by 2025. The far right not only promoted the destruction of biomes. His anti-ecological bragging caused a major loss of international prestige in that country, which Silva plans to reverse as quickly as possible.
The minister’s role, he said, “is not to be a hindrance to fair prospects for the economic and social development of our people, but rather to be a facilitator that guides how these demands can be met without prejudice to the necessary protection.” our resources. natural,” he said. Marina knows this From rhetoric to practice, a river the size of the Amazon flows“says Cristina Amorim, columnist for the magazine piaui. According to Miriam Leitão of the Rio de Janeiro daily newspaper or sphereSilva knows this”There will be a point of tension” with other ministries, especially with the Ministry of Agriculture, led by Carlos Favaro, the representative of industry businessmen. It is presumed that Lula will always have the last word.
military front
Bolsonaro had made the Armed Forces co-director. With the defeat, they had to return to the barracks. The return of the PT to the Government caused allergies in some former commanders. Admiral Almir Garnier Santos refrained from handing over command of the Navy to Admiral Marcos Sampaio Olsen, who in turn expressed his gratitude to Lula for his trust and pledged loyalty to the new authorities.
The army has a special effort for these watches. Bolsonaro has imposed 100 years of secret actions taken during the administration by the uniformed. Lula promised to lift this restriction, especially regarding the disastrous role he played. General Eduardo Pazuello During the pandemic while he was working at the Ministry of Health. Analyst Malú Gaspar said the government’s decision to review its administration has raised concerns in the military ranks. It is feared that knowing the truth has the potential to erode not only the figure of the former president who fled to the United States amid demands for his accountability to justice, but also the Armed Forces itself.