Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva this gave the election campaign an irritating habit: the bulletproof vest. Consolidating in the polls ahead of the Brazilian presidential election in October, Labor Party (PT) candidate strengthen their vigilance. Fear of attack is no longer an extravagance. Days ago, a city guard, a far-right PT sympathizer, killed Marcelo Arruda by simultaneously shooting and cheering on Jair Bolsonaro. for lulathe crime could not be separated from “hate speech incited by an irresponsible president”. and lags behind in polls.
This resulted in setting alarms around. lula who had to face difficulties in three activities. A Bolsonarist mobilizes in Minas Gerais agrochemicals against the public during a rally via a drone. A homemade bomb was detonated as part of a campaign event in Rio de Janeiro. On June 27, in another extremely dangerous way, Lula and his vice presidential candidate, former São Paulo governor Geraldo Alckmin, were approached while presenting their program in São Paulo.
Clearly, he had already passed word to action in the 2020 legislative elections. During that year, 84 political crimes were recorded. But these are the first presidential elections in which an unknown scare has passed since democracy regained in that country in the mid-1980s. “There is a decisive factor in Brazilian history right now: violence is warned from above”writer and journalist Fernando Gabeira pointed out in a column published by the Rio de Janeiro newspaper O Globo.
Estado de São Paulo newspaper reported that 26 politically motivated murders were committed this year. The victim is not always a member of the PT. What emerges is violence as an action that can be naturalized. This is why political scientist Sérgio Praça of the Getúlio Vargas Foundation has called for one not to “underestimate” the seriousness of what is happening. “this can’t be normal‘, he pointed.
hate ideology
According to Folha newspaper columnist Nabil Bonduki, the murder of the PT member and domestic affairs expert Bruno Pereira, who died in the Amazon along with British journalist Dom Phillips, “raises anger and concern, albeit not a surprise.” . The reason for this is the “ideology of hate” promoted by Bolsonaro, who once again questions the transparency of the October contest.
this retired captain distrust electronic ballot boxes, in effect since 1996. The far right won the 2018 elections with this system, but has now discovered that it can be manipulated. Before the diplomatic community, Bolsonaro warned on Monday that Brazil will find “peace” only if the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) agrees to change the operation of the polls. “Even a computerized system cannot guarantee 100% security.” In this sense, he said, this role falls to the Armed Forces. Supreme commanderIt didn’t take long for TSE Chairman Luiz Edson Fachin to respond. “It’s time to say enough of misinformation is enough. authoritarian populism“.
Increased weapon purchase
The hidden possibility of a tragic event is not just about what is said, but also about the material circumstances that will make it happen. According to the Soy de Paz Institute, which collects data from the Army under the Freedom of Information Act, armed brazilians. The trick to obtaining them is to present themselves as collectors, sport shooters or hunters grouped under the acronym CAC.
The number of CACs increased by 262% between July 2019 and March this year, from 167,400 to 605,300 people. This was during the retired captain’s Government 449 people get gun licenses every day. 605,000 CAC exceeds the 357,000 active military personnel of the Army, Navy and Air Force and the Military Police total, which is officially estimated at 417,000. “You just have to do the math to see the enormous arsenal that the CAC and their political groups may have at their disposal. Worse still, it’s unchecked,” Bonduki said. said.
In this context, shooting clubs have increased by 168 percent since 2018. Only between January and March 2022, 268 were opened. “Weapon is freedom, security and also the guarantee of a nation,” he said. Bolsonaro.