Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26 °C, sunny and slightly overcast.
Monday is the beginning of a new week. It was a beautiful autumn morning, not too cold, with a bit of sun.
Exercise early and at home to begin the day and the week well. It marks 100 days of Lula’s new government. It is also the benchmark for new or re-elected governors who assume office at the same time as the president.
It has been 100 days since Tarcisio de Freitas, a protégé of former president Jair Messias Bolsonaro, was elected as the new governor of the state of São Paulo. Tarcisio graduated first in engineering from the public administration.
Bolsonaro (the previous Brazilian president) took him under his wing and appointed him minister for Brazil’s planning. As the Minister of Planning, he completed public works projects for Brazil’s infrastructure without any corruption scandals or mismanagement of public funds.
Under Bolsonaro’s leadership, Tarcisio became a candidate for governor of São Paulo and won due to his excellent performance as planning minister. There was a lot of anticipation and expectation when Tarcisio took office at the beginning of the year, and he has not disappointed.
He has a hands-on mentality and is always present wherever he is needed in the state, actively working to improve São Paulo. For instance, when a natural disaster claimed lives on the state’s north coast, he was there to help. He is also working towards revitalising São Paulo’s city centre, which was abandoned and has a serious drug problem. His dedication and hard work are impressive and give hope for Brazil’s future.
The drug problem in São Paulo, as well as the rest of Brazil, is a significant issue that Tarcisio is addressing with a logical and pragmatic approach. He is an excellent example of a responsible and dedicated politician who is fulfilling the promises he made in his electoral campaign. Tarcisio understands the importance of respecting his voters and his responsibility as the governor of Brazil’s most economically significant state.
As for Lula, who is human rubbish. A corrupt ex-union leader who promises everything to everyone and later delivers nothing, only excuses. When Lula was elected president, it was obvious that there had been some form of electoral manipulation between him, the STF- the Brazilian Supreme High Court, the TSE, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, and the Brazilian public ministry, which, among themselves, oversee the elections in Brazil.
As Brazilian citizens must vote, there is no choice, no way out; you have to vote. Just this fact alone contradicts the real meaning of democracy and freedom of choice.
Approximately 22 countries worldwide adopt compulsory voting, and Brazil is one of them.
It has become common knowledge that Lula was released to face Bolsonaro in the last presidential elections, as he was the only candidate strong enough to take him down. And why has Lula had so much support from the STF and Brazil’s Justice Ministry?
And why Bolsonaro’s ever-increasing popularity? And if Bolsonaro had been elected, what would have happened to the traditional powerhouses that control Brazil? And what political and economic interests are involved at all levels of Brazilian society?
Bolsonaro was a frugal administrator, never splashing out or stupidly wasting money for the wrong reasons, only putting it where it was needed; he kept a tight ship, and Brazil’s economy was slowly and solidly being rebuilt.
During Bolsonaro’s four-year term as president, despite the economic strains imposed on countries worldwide, including Brazil, by the COVID-19 pandemic, he managed to put Brazil’s accounts in order.
Now that Lula has returned, there are clear signs of overspending, excessive public expenditure, corruption, and the white washing of the government’s image through superficial actions.
As I have already stated before, I was deeply disappointed when Lula became president of Brazil again. I still remember the damage he had caused in his last mandates. Maybe Brazil has to go through this situation again to suffer enough to learn that it should never happen again.
The first 100 days of Lula’s third term as Brazil’s president have been terrible, much worse than expected.
Brazil is in an undeclared civil war now, with the left and the right constantly fighting and the Brazilian people held at ransom by a psychopathic ego-centric maniac. There is very little future for a country and its people where the leader is a corrupt, selfish, dishonest thief.
God help us, and Brazil!
In bed by 10.00 pm.
Thank you.
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Richard
