Brazilian President Bolsonaro's policies

[irontaino]

Well, I don't find it amusing. I'm afraid. Jair Bolsonaro's Model Isn't Berlusconi. It's Goebbels. – Foreign Policy
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Bolsonaro's policies?

Brazil: Bolsonaro′s broken promises | News | DW | 28.10.2019


Brazil: Bolsonaro in homophobic outburst as corruption scandal swirls The Guardian

Brazil President-elect Jair Bolsonaro's Corrupt Cabinet - The Intercept

Indians are subhumans- a term of the nazi terminology. Jair Bolsonaro's racist comment sparks outrage from indigenous 24 January 2020 The Guardian




Jair Bolsonaro's Southern Strategy | The New Yorker


For the Economist, Brazil's election - Jair Bolsonaro and the perversion of liberalism

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Crimes of Holocaust can be forgiven? Israeli President Reuven Rivlin was very direct in his criticism in a tweet.



Some answers,
"I'm so sorry, our president is a SHAME, I'm really sorry"
"I’m truly sorry. I can assure you that we are way better than our president"
"Thank you, President Rivlin, for your response to our despicable Brazilian president."
"Our president is like a horror movie"
"One can say that to some extent fascism has added a new variation to the old art of lying — the most devilish variation — that of lying the truth." Hannah Arendt"
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The Haaretz summarized it pretty well,

You can add Trump's racism and corruption to that Haaretz description, especially with that blatantly racist comment about indigenous Brazilians.

[Heathen Hammer]

I think we can all agree that this is nothing more then hysteria created by far-left and media outlets that pander to them.
As it was pointed out above, Bolsonaro is Brazil's Bill Clinton (minus the war crimes).

[Gromovnik]

But Bill Clinton is horrible.

[Heathen Hammer]

Like I said, he is Bill Clinton minus war crimes and rapey behavior.

[Ludicus]

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Clinton, really?

Now seriously. Bolsonaro is Trump's twin.For Trump, Brazil's President Is Like Looking in the Mirror
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On a side note, the Grand Old Party is now Trump's resonance box, a mere cultist party. Last Friday, while celebrating the the end of the impeachment trial, Trump called FBI "scum", and denounced its own security services as "dirty cops".
A few years ago Trump declared that "I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters"....and we laugh together.
We're not laughing anymore. One of Trump's personal lawyers has argued to judges that Trump couldn't be prosecuted if he shot someone on Fifth Avenue.
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So, let's talk a little bit more about Trump's twin.As I have already said before on several occasions, Christian fascists and ultra-nationalist leaders in the past rejected liberal individualism and free speech as incompatible with national solidarity,in Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Franco's Spain, Salazar's Portugal. The freedom of speech was completely suppressed.
History repeating itself if a window of opportunity appears. More than 2,000, academics, journalists, artists and others have signed this op-ed.
Democracy and freedom of expression are under threat in Brazil- The Guardian

Brazil’s democratic institutions are under attack. Since taking office, the Jair Bolsonaro administration, helped by its allies on the far right, has systematically undermined cultural, scientific and educational institutions in the country, as well as the press.

Early on, prominent members of Bolsonaro’s political party started a campaign to encourage university and high school students to covertly film their teachers and denounce them for “ideological indoctrination”. This persecution campaign, ominously called “School Without Party”, created a sense of intimidation and fear in educational institutions in a country barely three decades out of an oppressive military regime. Last month, Bolsonaro suggested that the state should censor textbooks to promote conservative values.
The Bolsonaro administration has made it clear it will not tolerate deviation from its ultra-conservative politics and worldview. Last year the administration fired the marketing director of Banco do Brasil, Delano Valentim, for creating an ad campaign promoting diversity and inclusion, which was then censored by the government. Later that year, as Brazil’s Amazon forest burned at an alarming rate, Bolsonaro’s administration retaliated against scientists who dared to present facts. Ricardo Galvão, the former director of Inpe (National Institute for Space Research), was removed from his post for releasing satellite data on deforestation in the Amazon.

The government is also dangerously hostile to the media. On 21 January this year, the federal prosecutor’s office opened a baseless investigation into the American journalist Glenn Greenwald and his team for participating in an alleged conspiracy to hack the cellphone of Brazilian authorities. The prosecution, a clear attack on freedom of the press, was a response to a series of exposés that Greenwald and the Intercept published concerning possible corruption in Bolsonaro’s inner circle.
This is not an isolated case. Government officials throughout the country, from regional courts to the military police, have taken it upon themselves to ideologically defend Bolsonaro and curtail free expression. In 2019 alone, there were 208 reported attacks on media and journalists in Brazil.

On 16 January, Bolsonaro and the then special secretary for culture, Roberto Alvim, filmed a joint broadcast that laid out their ideological plans for the country. They praised the “conservative turn” and the “resumption of culture” in the country. The next day, Alvim went further: during a video segment to announce a new national arts award, he made apparent allusions to Nazi principles and lifted phrases from the Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels.

Domestic outrage and international condemnation caused Alvim to step down. But Alvim was merely giving voice to Bolsonaro’s far-right political project, which continues in full force: a continuous affront to freedom of expression, justified in the name of national culture. Public institutions that represent Brazil’s multicultural heritage – the Superior Council of Cinema, Ancine, the Audiovisual Fund, the National Library, the Institute of National Historical and Artistic Heritage (Iphan) and the Palmares Foundation for Black Culture – have faced censorship, funding cutbacks and other political pressure.

The Brazilian film-maker Petra Costa, director of the documentary The Edge of Democracy, currently has a chance of becoming the first female Latin American director to win an Oscar. Yet Bolsonaro’s secretary of communication recently used his official Twitter channel to disseminate a video attacking Costa as an anti-patriot spreading lies about the Bolsonaro government. Similarly, the feature films Bacurau, Invisible Life and Babenco received international acclaim at the Cannes and Venice film festivals, but Bolsonaro has declared that no good films have been produced in Brazil for a long time.

The Bolsonaro government is also working to reverse several important social achievements of the last two decades, including affirmative action. Between 2003 and 2017, the proportion of black students entering Brazilian universities increased 51%; the Bolsonaro regime wants to roll back this progress. Bolsonaro and his ministers routinely disparage ethnic minorities and the LGBTQ+ community – all while ignoring the violence and criminality of rightwing paramilitary militias.

This is a government that has no development plan for its people. Instead, the Bolsonaro regime is engaged in a dangerous culture war against contrived internal threats. It denies global warming and the burning of the Amazon, despises leaders who fight for the preservation of the environment, and disrespects the culture and environmental preservation carried out by indigenous communities.

We fear that these attacks on democratic institutions may soon become irreversible. Based on the most extreme and narrow conservative principles, Bolsonaro’s project is to change the content of school textbooks and Brazilian films, restrict access to funding for scholarships and research, and intimidate intellectuals, journalists and scientists. We ask the international community to:
· Express public solidarity.
· Condemn the Bolsonaro government’s attempts to put political pressure on artistic and cultural organizations.
· Pressure Brazil to fully respect the universal declaration of human rights, and thereby respect freedom of expression, thought and religion.
Finally, we call on human rights bodies and the international press to put a spotlight on what is happening in Brazil. This is a grave political moment. We must reject the rise of authoritarianism.

[Heathen Hammer]

Bolsonaro and Trump are only similar in a way that they make regressive left go into prolonged tantrums.
Bolsonaro himself is more similar to a 90s Democrat. Minus being a rapist war criminal, of course.

[irontaino]

Bolsonaro and Trump are only similar in a way that they make regressive left go into prolonged tantrums.
Bolsonaro himself is more similar to a 90s Democrat. Minus being a rapist war criminal, of course.

Just like a broken record

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Clinton, really?

Now seriously. Bolsonaro is Trump's twin.For Trump, Brazil's President Is Like Looking in the Mirror
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On a side note, the Grand Old Party is now Trump's resonance box, a mere cultist party. Last Friday, while celebrating the the end of the impeachment trial, Trump called FBI "scum", and denounced its own security services as "dirty cops".
A few years ago Trump declared that "I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters"....and we laugh together.
We're not laughing anymore. One of Trump's personal lawyers has argued to judges that Trump couldn't be prosecuted if he shot someone on Fifth Avenue.
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So, let's talk a little bit more about Trump's twin.As I have already said before on several occasions, Christian fascists and ultra-nationalist leaders in the past rejected liberal individualism and free speech as incompatible with national solidarity,in Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Franco's Spain, Salazar's Portugal. The freedom of speech was completely suppressed.
History repeating itself if a window of opportunity appears. More than 2,000, academics, journalists, artists and others have signed this op-ed.
Democracy and freedom of expression are under threat in Brazil- The Guardian

As you had pointed out as early as election season, the guy constantly sings the praises of the military dictatorship. If that's not a huge red flag to anyone who claims to be pro-democracy or love freedom, then they're either tragically obtuse or blind.

[Ludicus]

Without comments,


03.01.2020 Education - Bolsonaro calls textbooks ″trash″

The problem with books... things are already starting to change.
Starting in 2021, all books will be ours, made by us. Parents will love it. You will have the Brazilian flag on the cover. You will have the national anthem.

07/02/2020- From the news,

Rondonia orders withdrawal of 43 books from state schools

The list includes the works of authors such as Machado de Assis (1), Ferreira Gullar, Caio Fernando Abreu, Carlos Heitor Cony, Rubem Fonseca ( Camões's prize 2003), Nelson Rodrigues, Franz Kafka, and Edgar Allan Poe .
(1) Machado de Assis - Wikipedia " widely regarded as the greatest writer of Brazilian literature."

[Ludicus]

A month has passed...

Bolsonaro's “ You” Coup - Jacobin

Now the president is calling on his supporters to take to the streets in a “ You March” against the democratic institutions that are standing in the way of his far-right agenda.
Bolsonaro’s large and slow-witted sons are mobilizing support for the march and have been at the vanguard of attacks against Congress and the Supreme Court. The younger failson and Trump superfan, federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro, took to Twitter to ask: “If an H-bomb landed on congress do you really think the people would shed any tears?” He has been using such rhetoric for years. During the 2018 elections for instance, he boasted that “One wouldn’t even need a Jeep. Sending a soldier and corporal would be enough to close the [Supreme Court].”

Bolsonaro supporters rally despite coronavirus - France 24

Hard-core supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro ignored coronavirus warnings Sunday to rally in Brazil's biggest cities, accusing Congress and the courts of hindering the far-right leader -- with some openly calling for a coup.
Hundreds of supporters gathered in Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, many wearing face-masks printed with messages such as "The virus are the scums in Congress."
But neither that nor warnings from the authorities to avoid large gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic stopped Bolsonaro's most fervent backers from taking to the streets.
"This is a protest against Congress, because they don't let Bolsonaro govern", said demonstrator Rogerio Galhardo, 60, a businessman carrying a Brazilian flag.
Bolsonaro ( and his minions) wants to close the Congress and the Supreme Federal Court, the highest judicial body in Brazil.

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President Jair Bolsonaro took selfies with supporters and celebrated the thousands of protestors gathering in major cities on Sunday, despite coronavirus pandemic.



Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro meets supporters during a protest against Brazil's Congress and Brazilian Supreme Court in front the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil March 15, 2020

[Gromovnik]

let me guess: he "doesn't believe" in COVID-19?

[alhoon]

The topic of the thread is Bolsolano's policies. Not arguments whether Coronavirus is a Left\right wing conspiracy. If you want to talk about Bolsolano's policies on Coronavirus, then use this thread. If you want to discuss the reaction of left or right wing politicians in general about the Coronavirus, use the thread about it.

[mishkin]

let me guess: he "doesn't believe" in COVID-19?

Like some other politicians he thinks this is some kind of a hoax and the frightened population are silly snowflakes. His latest genius as far as I know; not to close the football stadiums but to sell half of the tickets so that they keep their distance. It is not a joke. It must be pointed out because some prominent politicians love joking about everything

[Aexodus]

Selling half the tickets is a bad idea because half the fans will go to pubs instead.

[Morticia Iunia Bruti]

Corona virus is also a deadly threat for Amazon Tribes in Brasilia. As those Indians have no natural immunity against new, not indigenous infections, they will probably have high victim numbers. Look at the smallpox epidemies of the 19. century in North America.

And Bolsonaro is responsible for this, as he is downplaying the pandemy as "little cold" and decreasing the legal protection for the indian Amazon regions by making access to these regions for economic exploitation easier. The more nonindigenous people come to this region to work there, the higher will the risk of spreading of the disease among the Indians.

An interesting interview to this complex:

https://www.spiegel.de/international...7-8be651ae1010

[irontaino]

Looks like our boy is having a bit of trouble

[Ludicus]

Update.


Brazil's star justice minister Sérgio Moro resigns in blow to Jair Bolsonaro

In his explosive 40-minute resignation speech, Moro claimed he was leaving government because of what he called Bolsonaro’s unacceptable and inappropriate political interference in Brazil’s federal police.
Moro claimed Bolsonaro had told him he wanted a federal police director he knew and could call up in order to have access to police intelligence reports.

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And, guess what, Moro now praises the management of the last two previous governments of the PT (Dilma, Lula). A religious mind would say that God writes straight with crooked lines.
Bolsonaro's Dismissal of Federal Police Leadership Prompts ...

...autonomy of the Federal Police. He highlighted this feature of the corporation in the governments of ex-presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff, both of the PT.

Moro highlighted the autonomy of the PF in the management of the PT, even with "numerous defects" and involvement in corruption.

In Portuguese,he says, "Imagine se durante a própria Lava Jato a ex-presidente Dilma [Rousseff] ou o ex-presidente Luiz [Inácio Lula da Saliva] ficassem ligando para o superintendente [da Polícia Federal] em Curitiba para colher informações sobre as investigações em andamento"

Brazil's Bolsonaro Government in Chaos as Sergio Moro

He was concerned about investigations underway in the Federal Supreme Court and that a change would also be opportune at the Federal Police.
Notably, the Federal Police are conducting several investigations that could impact Bolsonaro, his politician sons, and several members of their inner circles.
When he entered government, Moro was among the most popular political figures in the country and was seen as an important ally for Bolsonaro, but also as a potential rival in the 2022 elections. The ex-judge’s standing, however, was seriously weakened after The Intercept began publishing an explosive series, in English and Portuguese, on malfeasance and potential illegal actions by Moro and Car Wash prosecutors. As a result of the series, Lula was eventually released from prison.

[Ludicus]

Update.
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As we already known, Bolsonaro flair for fascism included ordering a celebration of the coup that brought Brazil's military dictatorship to power. One year ago, Bolsonaro has reinstated commemorations of the 1964 coup that inaugurated two decades of military dictatorship.
Established in 1988 by the governments of Portugal and Brazil, the Camões prize is given to authors considered to have contributed to the literary and cultural enrichment of the Portuguese language. Last year, the great Brazilian writer and composer Chico Buarque de Hollanda was chosen as the winner. Bolsonaro refused to sign off Chico Buarque de Hollanda's award of the Camões Prize, which will nevertheless be awarded anyway today in Lisbon, 25 April 2020.
Chico Buarque said, "Bolsonaro's non-signing in diploma is for me a second Camões award"

Which brings us to April 25: today Portugal celebrates forty-six years of democratic freedom. "Grândola" was the sign, played on the radio in the early hours of April 25 to secretly signal the start of the coup that overthrew the authoritarian regime. For history lovers, a gift: the original recording magnetic tape http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador...=10186.001.001

Given the actual circumstances, travel restrictions, the great writer and composer cannot be present in Lisbon, since he is in Brazil. As the clouds of authoritarianism are again gathering on Brazil's horizon, physical distance doesn't matter morally. On this day, farway from here, Chico Buarque, one of the most outspoken critics of Bolsonaro, will sing at his window "Grândola, Land of Fraternity", to pay homage to the day that saw the fall of fascism in Portugal.
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"Tanto Mar" (So Much Sea) is a Chico Buarques' song first recorded in 1975, during the Brazilian dictatorship. Buarque, brilliantly, cites a phrase attributed to Cnaeus Pompeius Magnus (70 a.c) a Roman general who, during a severe storm, commanded sailors to bring food from Africa to Rome: "necesse est, vivere non est necesse", ("to sail is necessary; to live is not necessary"."Navegar é preciso, viver não é preciso"). Although Plutarch's text is in Greek, Pompey presumably spoke Latin.

"So Much Sea". Traduttori, traditori,

I know that you're in a party, man
I will be really happy
And while I'm away
You save a carnation for me
I want to be at the party, man
With your people

And collect in person
A flower from your garden
So much sea, so much sea,
I also know what it takes, man
To sail, to sail

Hey, sing the spring
Here, I’m sick
Send to me again some smell
of rosemary!

On this day, I pay homage to Chico Buarque de Hollanda, because he is an important anti-fascist voice, the reason why Bolsonaro is breaking protocol and refusing to sign his award.
"Tanto Mar/So Much Sea". First version in 1975, banned by the Brazilian military dictatorship.

[Wulfburk]

He has softened up a lot since then. Now he holds LGBT flags in the open, and has enacted legislation that protects women from violence. His sons, Carlos and Eduardo, are soft and friendly to the gay lobby.

Its hilarious how delusional Bolsonaro defenders are. Carlos and Eduardo soft and friendly to the gay lobby?

Coser's observations and findings are important, especially in analyzing authoritarian and totalitarian countries. Leaders of such states lack legitimacy and will employ the idea of the enemy to strenghten their rule. - NOTE: Carl Schmitt's own illiberal golden rule, the friend x enemy distinction, at work here. It works brilliantly in China, and it also works in today Venezuela.

oh how the turntables. Have you EVER heard any speech from Bolsonaro? The friend x enemy distinction is prevalent with bolsonaro supporters and Olavists. EVERYONE is a communist. Obama is a communist. The World Health Organization is communist. The pope is communist. Joao ing Doria is a communist. FHC is a communist. Now, incredibliy, MORO is a communist too, who had known?

Thankfully, Brazilian politics has been getting some weird plot twists these past weeks. Im a leftist but i dont give a on what happens onwards, as long as Bolsonarismo is done. i'll vote in the devil in 2022, as long as its the devil x bolsonaro. Literally ANY candidate in 2018 would've been a better president than Bolsonaro, and the same will follow in 2022.

[Ludicus]

Im a leftist but i dont give a on what happens onwards, as long as Bolsonarismo is done.

You should be proud of that. Well said, Wulfburk
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For our Brazilian brothers. Chico, Grandola, Tropical Fado.