Brazil: 100 Bolsonaro days of government
past the 100 early days of this government, and yet successfully implement all goals of its program of attacks on the rights of the working class. We can reaffirm, without removing even a comma, what we said in our first article after the inauguration of Jair Bolsonaro as president: "The project of the new president and his allies, It is at the service of banks, of large companies, agribusiness, imperialism and religious fundamentalism, and the program they intend to implement - and already being implemented - is a real recipe for social chaos ". [1]
At another point in the same article, we analyzed that "Although Bolsonaro was elected with the votes of many workers who did not see an alternative to the failed system background, and no longer support more betrayals of PT, that does not mean that "they can not advance, breaking with the government insofar as they perceive that the former military works only for the bourgeoisie and powerful."Here we can also say that we were right, but the truth is we did not expect that it would just quickly.
From what opinion polls suggest, Jair Bolsonaro is the president with the worst assessment in the first months of government, at least from 1985. only 20% considers optimal or good governance, a true framework. No doubt this indicates that Bolsonaro will have greater difficulty in implementing its ultraliberal program and reactionary, but will the streets and no research institutes which will give the last word.
A real war against workers, poor people and diversity
One of the points that draws attention and generates more critical as regards the administration of Bolsonaro especially of the bourgeois media and political commentators- the composition is as picturesque minimum of his government, having occupied the main ministries and controversial figures, unprepared.
Us analyze this government from the point of view of workers and their class interests simply do not care competition or incompetence of ministers President, even because the more competent they are in meeting your goals, worse for the people, but with the show behind the absurd claims that both injure the sensitivity of the establishment.
The truth is that the heart, Government Center Jair Bolsonaro is the Ministry of Economy, commanded by the "Chicago boy" Paulo Guedes. It is no coincidence that seems to be the most polished of the ministers-along with Justice, Sergio Moro - he fulfills the essential role of guarantor of Bolsonaro with banks and capitalists. The apparent neglect of the president with the other ministries reveals that he actually does not matter who commands education, human rights and science and technology, The basic rule for all areas is clear: cortes, jets, privatizations, sales, etc. further, spare ideological discourse that pleases both consolidated its social base, mainly composed of the middle class.
The witch hunt against what it calls "Gender ideology", "Cultural Marxism" Y "Leftist indoctrination" only it serves to cover up the lack of a concrete program for government, and the reluctance of management to solve key problems such as the lack of structure in most public schools, the starvation wages paid to teachers and professors, high rates of violence against women and femicide, the fact that the country that kills LGBTs in the world, the failure of the war on drugs, unemployment which already reaches more than 13 million Brazilians, the growing impoverishment of the majority of the people, among many others. For that, Bolsonaro has no answer, and not because according to him, "I would not have been born to be president", but because it's not that interesting, and the people begin to realize it.
Lack of commitment Bolsonaro the needs of workers makes it clear the service of the ruler, patterns, bankers and big business.
A government plunged into crisis
We must remember that the crisis continues to beat day after day Bolsonaro the government began even before his inauguration, when his son Flávio Bolsonaro, Senator today, along with his advisor Fabrício Queiroz began to be investigated by the Board of Control of Financial Activities for transactions of more than one million during his tenure as state deputy in Rio de Janeiro. This research achieved in full anticorruption image of Bolsonaro family and began to discredit it.
The first major government crisis occurred in February, Bolsonaro was hospitalized while recovering from another surgery, when the newspaper Folha de São Paulo reported that the PSL, president's party, He had used naranjas1 candidates to meet the mandatory quota women on electoral lists. One case was reviewing 400 thousand reais for a candidate who obtained only in Pernambuco 274 votes. This was the first case of scandal "Orangery del PSL", and he fell to the then chief minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic, Gustavo Bebianno, that at the time of the election was national president of the party.
The crisis between the minister and Bolsonaro Bebianno worsened after the council of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Bolsonaro, president's son, He said in their social networks Bebianno was a liar and that contrary to what the minister had said, I would not have had contact with Bolsonaro at any time to discuss the crisis oranges and travel applications not approved by Bolsonaro. reacting, Minister started making threats that the government fell, the president would take him. It was not long before Seren reported messages exchanged between the president and Bebianno, and also with the Minister of Civil House, Onyx Lorenzoni. But they were in messages exchanged with the minister of the Civil House says that Bolsonaro "if he (Bebianno) I charged individually minimum, I'm j ... I have to sell my house to pay ".
After a week with the government bleeding on all media, Bolsonaro dimitió Bebianno. Another focus of the current government crisis was the thrill in relations between Bolsonaro and the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Rodrigo Maia, in theory an ally of the government and one of the main articulators of the Pension Reform in the House. The fight thanks to Carlos Bolsonaro reviews Maia which in turn reacted by criticizing the government and even said in an interview with television Bolsonaro "played to preside" started. Another reason for the misunderstanding would be temporary prison father of Maia, former Minister of Temer, Moreira Franco, arrested in the same operation Lava-Jato last month. In a clear mention of what happened, Bolsonaro said Maia would "Shaken" for personal reasons and would those reasons for its frictions with people close to the government. All this is clear repercussions on the negotiations on the "reform", and although it is a problem apparently overcome, expresses the fragility of relations between the government and the National Congress, and the volatility of its base of support.
Finally we have the last decline in government, the Education Minister Ricardo Velez Rodriguez, that despite acute administration, probably he will be remembered for his statements and absurd positions, and the total lack of intimacy with the area. To cite only a few cases, first said the idea of college for all "did not exist", and that they would be reserved to a "Intelligentsia".
Secondly, after the opening of the school year, He sent a letter recommending that schools teachers to make reading a statement saluting "New Brazil" and singing the national anthem, In addition to this statement contain the campaign slogan Bolsonaro "Brazil above all, God above all " a clear attack on democratic culture and secularism in state schools. By last, He came to defend the revision of textbooks, They are insinuating that they should bring a rereading of the period of the Civil-Military Dictatorship (1964-1985), probably justifying the coup and bringing a more entertaining version of the twenty years of total restriction of democratic freedoms, human rights and terrorism by the State.
Nonetheless, It was not the reason for the resignation of Rodríguez Vélez, even because their positions converge with those of virtually all government members, starting with the own Bolsonaro. While his fall was already expected some time, the first leg it to a Saturday in the Chamber of Deputies was perhaps the push missing. There was clear the despreparo and inexperience of former minister, which it was the subject of harsh criticism from the opposition bench and exposed the total lack of government commitment to education. The proof of this is that the substitute Rodríguez Vélez, Abraham Weintraub, sold as a name "technical" and non-partisan, also it lavishes on controversial testimonies and all indications should pave the way for the advancement of privatistas policies in the field of political education.
Combating Social Security "reform" should be the focus of upcoming mobilizations
Despite all the fragility of government discussed in this text, we must not forget that if there is a pattern that connects today the different sectors of the bourgeoisie and elites that pattern is the approval of the Pension Reform, seeking to heal the false deficit pocket retirement of workers. While it is true that there is some tension between the powers, It is also a fact that when it comes to defending their class interests they are able to pass over any conflict, and therefore we can not pin our hopes on Congress. It is the poor and working people united in the streets that will impose the greatest defeat the government until now Bolsonaro, occasionally burying "reform" and defending the right to retirement.
The country's main trade unions, including CSP-Conlutas, CUT, CTB, Sindical, Inter among others, and indicated the 15 May as the target date for General Strike. Need not be only indicative and that the example of what happened in April 2017 back to stop the country. For it, It is necessary to prepare a day of struggles culminate in 15M and enabling dialogue with the working class and youth about the lies propagated by the government and the media and explain the importance of the defense of public Forecast. We also seems important to the prospect of a unified 1M unions in preparation for the General Strike. Only occupying the streets we can defeat this reform and ultraliberal all attacks reactionary government and Bolsonaro.
Luiz Domingues Lucas y Tiné – Socialist alternative
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reproduced from Anticapitalist Network | 11.4.2019
