Brazil: Our position on the second round of presidential elections
against Bolsonaro, PT deeply critical vote. Terminado el primer turno de las elecciones presidenciales de la República, the stage that were already asking for some weeks leading pollsters opinion was confirmed. With 46,03% of votes, the far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro (PAGE) He came first, and will face Fernando Haddad (PT), which ended with 29,28%, the day 28 October.
Regardless of who wins, the situation is not at all favorable for the working class, since both an application as the other, indeed not propose a break with the current operating system, and polarization experienced in this contest election, will tend to worsen, Once one of the two exit dissatisfied with the results of the polls, former capital of army, proto-fascist, and it made clear that it is unwilling to accept a possible defeat.
First of all we want to reaffirm our position of rejection of this reactionary candidate, and draft country he represents; of brutal attacks on the rights of workers, inciting hatred against women, black and white, LGBT community, original towns, leftist organizations, and exaltation of violence.
PSL candidate defends and represents what was the worst in Brazilian politics, one of his government would be the worst for most of the population of our country. At the same time, We not delude us with the candidacy of Fernando Haddad as many organizations do wrong and sincere leftists.
The main result, of over 13 year rule, the Workers Party was the demobilization of the working class and the betrayal of the main working directions and youth. Not to mention the complete demoralization of the left in general, who is now reaping, the fruits of the reconciliation of classes Lula and Dilma, and the promiscuous relationship of their governments with bourgeois political parties, with contractors and big business. We will campaign for democracy and against fascism. Not for the government program presented and represented by PT.
What to do?
Given the serious situation presented, We defend a deeply critical vote to PT, not because we believe in its program, but we can not allow the recoil would mean choosing someone like Jair Bolsonaro. Chorus do not sectarian, which they are beginning to campaign in defense of the white vote or no, as if the two candidates for president of Brazil were the same thing, nor fall into uncritical support of the reformists and opportunists turn.
as socialists, our duty to do our utmost to defend the larger working class poor, at this point, we have no doubt, this is the fascist candidate PSL. That does not mean that we will go to the streets to raise the flags of PT, or get on his election campaign with party figures.
Our flag is "In the streets and at the polls Against Fascism", and that will be the ton we put this campaign in the second round, strengthening unity, on the streets, with all those and all those who are willing to not allow an advance of the extreme right, and make the unconditional defense of the rights of all the exploited and oppressed of this unjust system.
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