The international press echoed the ceremony today, in Brasilia, in commemoration of the bicentenary of the independence of Brazil and mentioned the strategy of the President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) to use the traditional military parade as a “campaign event” for the presidential elections in October.
According to a newspaper article El Pais, from Spain, “the far-right president intends to capitalize on the bicentenary, gather a crowd of supporters in the streets to contradict the polls which place him behind Lula and give a definitive impetus to his campaign”.
After participating in the military parade on the Esplanada dos Ministérios in the morning, Bolsonaro addressed a rally where he attacked women and pollsbut avoided conflict with the stf (Federal Court of Justice).
Although he avoided conflict, the chief executive’s speeches had a demand for votes and followed the tone of an election campaign.
“We are going to convince those people who think differently from us, we are going to convince them of what is best for our Brazil,” Bolsonaro said.
The Washington Post, USAalso toed the same line as the Spanish vehicle and said Bolsonaro “has made it his mission to encourage Brazilian patriotism and has co-opted the national colors green and yellow as his own.”
“He has filled his administration with military officers and repeatedly appealed for their support, most recently to cast doubt on the reliability of the country’s electronic voting system,” the newspaper said.
The Washington Post said Bolsonaro turned the bicentennial celebration into something for him.
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already the CNN said that although September 7 is a non-partisan national holiday, “the president has often referred to it as a milestone in his re-election campaign, telling his supporters to prepare to ‘give their lives’ on that day “.
The broadcaster’s website also called the Brazilian’s strategy “escalating rhetoric”, even for Bolsonaro himself.
CNN website with a report on President Jair Bolsonaro
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Reuters news agencyin turn, said the president had “mixed” Independence Day military parades with campaign acts, citing criticism leveled by opponents of his administration.
Reuters said Bolsonaro mixed the September 7 commemoration with a campaign event
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The French press also referred to the celebrations of the bicentenary of Brazilian independence, which “turned into a huge electoral rally” for Bolsonaro.
“The celebration, which was supposed to be a big national holiday, was confiscated by Bolsonaro – not the head of state, but the candidate. It’s as if a French president were using July 14 to campaign,” compares the publisher’s editorial staff. RTL. “Bolsonaro called on his supporters to demonstrate and parasitize the celebrations (…). Even our populists are not as vulgar as Bolsonaro”, says the text.
The newspaper Le Monde accompanied the movement in Rio de Janeiro, transformed into a “huge electoral rally”. Sound trucks urged attendees to “turn off the television” because “the press and the polls lie”.
“This year, the president refrained from calling for institutional breakdown or challenging electronic ballot boxes. But his supporters did it for him and predicted doomsday ‘if the Communists’ return to power,” emphasizes Liberation, also present in Rio de Janeiro. January.
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