When (PL) asks the Court for authorization to receive prominent politicians in his prison address, he clearly intends to remain influential in the electoral process.
In this he imitates his opponent Luiz Inácio da Silva (), who in 2018 was the author of the candidate’s candidacy from inside prison, just as now the former president imposes support for his son’s venture. There are, however, differences in this imitation game. He kept burning until September of that year the false flame that he could run for office. As for Bolsonaro, circumstances forced him not to insist on the mystique of the impossible candidacy.
Furthermore, Haddad does not compare to Flávio. One was mayor of São Paulo, a candidate for the state government, a candidate for the Presidency of the Republic and Minister of Finance.
The other, a senator, was in the state deputy’s office in Rio de Janeiro. As for administrative experience, what is known is limited to .
We live in times where this type of comparison does not count. The quality control of those aspiring to command the country has been poor. Judging by the movements of the dominant poles in politics, this will be the case in this election.
The two intend to raise the . None of them say exactly what this means, although it is clear that, broadly speaking, the left wants to oppose itself to the economic elite, and the right to the cultural elite.
None of this responds to society’s objective demands for a stable economy, stimulation of productivity, reasonable conditions of safety in everyday comings and goings, quality public services, increased reliability in institutions and reforms in areas still tied to concepts from the past.
The clash between “fascists” and “communists” serves ideological fantasies, but keeps the political debate away from the substantive issues essential to the country’s development.
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