The main liberal event in Brazil, the Freedom Forum begins this Thursday (9) in Porto Alegre with an agenda influenced by the presidential elections and the discussion of the role of institutions in the country.
Although it is not an explicit topic in the program, the limits of the STF must appear in the debates, which will last until Friday (10).
Around 6 thousand people are expected in the PUC-RS auditorium, which will make this edition, the 39th of the event, the most attended in history.
The main attraction is the presence of four pre-candidates for president: Romeu Zema (Novo), Ronaldo Caiado (PSD) and Aldo Rebelo (DC) will share a table this Thursday. –for scheduling reasons, according to the organizers.
The other candidates, including President Lula (PT), were invited, but did not respond.
“The Forum is an event for political-philosophical discussion, not party politics. The objective is to discuss principles and ideas and try to get out of the histrionic chatter on social media”, says Tiago Dinon Carpenedo, president of IEE (Institute of Business Studies), the entity that organizes the event.
The presidential candidates will not ask each other questions, but will answer questions on three topics: economy, security and institutions. This last point should give room for them to address the role of the STF. “Without a doubt, the role of the Judiciary will be the backdrop to the discussion”, says Carpenedo.
Also highly anticipated will be the participation that had remained outside the public debate since leaving the Jair Bolsonaro government in 2022.
Another who submerged and now returns is, who will receive an award for his defense of the free market.
An essentially liberal event, the Forum has sought to expand its operations in recent years. There will be tables on culture, social inclusion and even humor, as well as a series of stages parallel to the main one.
“Increasingly, the Forum is becoming a major debate event about Brazil. The origins are liberal, but we want to cover more than one area”, says the vice-president of the IEE, Hugo Muller, who is expected to assume the presidency in May.
According to him, the audience attending the event is mostly made up of people between 25 and 40 years old, consistent with the IEE’s aim of training new business leaders.
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