Since the World Cup is coming up, the week was one of two goals scored by the campaigns of the two candidates who are leading the polls for the presidential election.
First, it was , who defied the non-believers and got an audience with the American president, Donald Trump, complete with a photo at the White House, on Tuesday.
The government tried to minimize the episode, but there is no denying that it is quite a victory. Flávio, after all, is not president, just a candidate, and he managed to reach an agenda with Trump even in the midst of tense negotiations to end the war in Iran.
The senator’s allies were quick to say that this shows that the campaign has managed to turn the page after weeks of crisis over messages exchanged with Daniel Vorcaro.
In fact, this goal that Flávio scored looks more like Brazil’s consolation goal against Germany in the 7-1 victory of the 2014 World Cup.
In other words, you can’t hide the size of the defeat. The weight of suspicions will still bother the candidate’s campaign for a long time to come. That is if no new complaints appear.
The Lula government managed a quick counterattack and tied the game the following day, with the approval by the Chamber of Deputies of the amendment that ends the 6×1 scale.
It was a move so accurate that it caught the opponents’ defense on the wrong foot. Even the PL voted in its majority in favor of the amendment, which now goes to the Senate.
There the game is a little more difficult, and the field is heavier. The president of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre, is in charge, and Lula will need to rebuild bridges with him, which were shaken by Jorge Messias’ rejection to the STF.
But the government is optimistic, and thinks that street pressure will be enough for the project to be approved before the end of the World Cup.
With this, Lula would gain a gift from Congress, and could reinforce in the campaign the speech that he defends workers against the power of the bosses.
This, in fact, should be the president’s main motivation for re-election. He will try to promote an anti-system speech in defense of social justice.
The opposition intends to draw attention to the risk that the end of the 6×1 scale will generate price increases and bankruptcies for companies. The game, as you can see, is just beginning.
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