• In #SaoPaulo there is this area were many crack addicts get together to use this and other drugs. It's a skid row, it's called #Cracolandia ('Crackoland'). Despite all the governor's and mayor's virtual signaling, nothing's been done there to prevent agglomeration. You see no police officers dispersing or arresting people there; no social workers, no volunteer doctors and nurses,... #covid #doria
• The #SupremeCourt (#STF) already got the majority of the judge-ministers to agree on renewing the power of the states to decide over their health measures regardless of the gov't recommendations. Only one judge-minister hasn't declared his side yet, #KassioNunes, appointed by #Bolsonaro. The president was hopeful that the STF would not renew the states' autonomy. #pandemic
• A city called #Guaraciaba, #SantaCatarina, is considering mandating #COVID infected (or suspected) people to wear a wrist band so they can be easily identified and kept from crowding places. If this idea goes ahead, citizens will also be encouraged to inform on people who go out without their wrist band.
• The State of #RioGrandedoSul entered phase black until the 21st, and during this time only essential products can be sold on supermarkets. Some widely circulated photos show a supermarket with carts and barricade tapes blocking certain aisles. #covid
• #RiodeJaneiro's mayor #EduardoPaes is going for a new #lockdown, and now his order says that bars and restaurants must be closed after 5pm. The association of this kind of business predicts 1 thousand people will be losing their jobs for every week they are closed.
• “ESSENTIAL SERVICE IS ANY ONE THAT'S NEEDED FOR THE BREADWINNER OF THE FAMILY TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE!” President #Bolsonaro on #Twitter.
• The Dept (Ministry) of Education sent a letter to universities saying that political manifestations by professors will result in notifications and can lead to punishments. In response, 25 regional attorneys offices sent a letter to the Citizen Rights' Attorneys Office asking it to reinforce and clarify the need to respect #freedomofexpression, even inside educational institutions and when expressed by faculty members.
• The #COVID relief bill was approved by the #Senate, and if the spending doesn't surpass 44 billion reals, it won't be subjected to strict fiscal rules. On the other hand, the gov't was able to add new fiscal regulations for future general spending in this bill. Apparently, the strategy was, “here's 44 billion for you to make your party, as long as this is the last one.” Will it work?
• Last year, #Bolsonaro's first reaction to the news of cities and states and companies forcing the vaccination was, “MANDATORY VACCINATION, ONLY OVER MY DEAD BODY!” Now, the gov't is buying a lot of vaccine doses, and it won't take longer until there are enough vaccines for the whole population. Will Bolsonaro still do anything to prevent people from being forced to take the vaccine? #covid
• The Attorneys Office of the State of #Goias issued a letter saying that they are for the use of #hydroxychloroquine and #ivermectin for #COVID prevention. Attorneys Offices have been criticized for not expressing or taking too long to express their position regarding this and governors' and mayors' #abuseofpower by sending the police to arrest law-abiding citizens and to shut down businesses.
• #SaoPaulo governor #Doria ordered 14 more days of lockdown. His #COVID Contingency Center secretary said that it should be “at least” that number. São Paulo's secretary of health, on the other hand, is not in agreement with Dória's decision and said, “WITH THE LOCKDOWN, PEOPLE WILL DIE OF HUNGER.” In #Bahia, the governor extended the lockdown (and curfew) till April 1st. Regarding to new and to the extending of lockdowns and curfews, #Bolsonaro said, “IF I HAVE THE POWER TO DECIDE, I HAVE MY OWN PLAN AND IT'S READY TO BE PUT IN PLACE, BUT I NEED TO HAVE THIS AUTHORITY. [...] IF THE #SUPREMECOURT (#STF) UNDERSTANDS THAT THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS CAN FALL INTO THE GOV'T'S HANDS, [...] I AM READY TO PUT MY PLAN IN PLACE.” Curiously (and tragically), São Paulo is not increasing the quantity of buses, and train and subway cars in order to allow for proper social distancing.
• #Brazil's GDP fell 4.1% during the #pandemic, being the most negative since 1996. The result, though, was better than what the #IPEA predicted (5%), #XPInvestments predicted (6%), the #OECD predicted (6%), and the #IMF predicted (9.1%). Compared to some other countries, Brazil did worse than the #UnitedStates (3.5%), for instance, but less worse than #Japan (4.8%), #Germany (5%), #France (8.2%), the #UnitedKingdom (9.9%), and #Spain (11%). Considering that Brazil has quite a precarious health system, that the #SupremeCourt (#STF) granted the states power to put health measures in place regardless of the gov't'l recommendations—thus leading many states and cities to go for lockdowns—and that many mayors and governors have been antagonizing the president by just doing to opposite in order to wear off #Bolsonaro's image, it did not do that bad. A poll by the media company #JovemPan asking who was the main responsible for this GDP fall—and got 35 thousand votes—shows that 96.8% believe it was mayors' and governors'. #covid #coronavirus
• Leftist comedian #DaniloGentili wrote in a tweet, “I WOULD ONLY BELIEVE THIS COUNTRY CAN BE SAVED IF THE POPULATION GOT INTO THE CONGRESS RIGHT NOW AND PUNCHED EVERY CONGRESSPERSON THAT'S DISCUSSING [IN FAVOR OF] THE [SPEECH] IMMUNITY BILL.” Some congresspeople, seeing the chance to put the #SupremeCourt (#STF) on the wall due to its decision to arrest Congressperson #DanielSilveira for a #thoughtcrime, are demanding the STF orders Gentili's arrest. Judge-minister #AlexandredeMoraes, who alone decided for Silveira's arrest, asked the Attorney-General #AugustoAras (appointed by #Bolsonaro) for his word on this matter. Moraes might be trying to dilute his responsibility and raise animosity in Congress, since Aras' support for Gentili's arrest will please some groups in Congress and angry others, and if he goes against it, it will please and anger opposite sides.
• A police commissioner who cooperated with the #LavaJato operation was processed and eventually punished when he denounced that some of the Lava Jato investigative tactics were illegal. This commissioner, #MarioFanton, accused the operation of illegally wiretapping and of covering another Lava Jato commissioner, ErikaMarena, who forged a testimony. Marena is one of the responsibles for ordering the illegal wiretappings. And, #DeltanDallagnol, impressed and excited with the popularity #LavaJato commissioners and prosecutors were having, started discussing opening a company to make money giving lectures. In one of the leaked messages he wrote, “LET'S ORGANIZE CONFERENCES AND EVENTS, OK? THIS IS A GOOD WAY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR NETWORKING AND VISIBILITY.” [...] “BEFORE TAKING STEPS TO OPEN THIS COMPANY, WE SHOULD HAVE A BUSINESS PLAN AND A CLEAR VIEW OF EACH ONE'S EXPECTATIONS. FOR THE BUSINESS PLAN, WE SHOULD LOOK UP FOR THE LATEST EVENTS AND PRICES.” In another part, he explains that they'd better set up their company as an NGO institution and have a professional company organize the events and charge for the lectures, so they could receive the money in a different way, thus avoiding legal questionings and the negative repercussion with the public.

LAVA JATO OPERATION PROSECUTORS—IN HOT WATERS

A couple of years before #Bolsonaro became president, he was caught fishing in a place he wasn't supposed to. Messages exchanged by #LavaJato prosecutors and that have been leaked recently, shows that one prosecutor, #MoniqueCheker, after realizing Bolsonaro couldn't be prosecuted for environmental damages due to the fact that he only caught a couple of fish, texted that she knew a professor from the State University of #RiodeJaneiro that could write a report blaming Bolsonaro for some different kind of environmental issue. Another prosecutor said that Bolsonaro would not be convicted of any crime by a lower court, and then Monique wrote that if the process go to the #SupremeCourt (#STF), he would be convicted. Other parts show prosecutors calling Bolsonaro names and saying he had fascist and sexist ideals. At another text, she says, “OUR SELF-SACRIFICE IN THE NAME OF THE 'PLURALITY OF IDEAS' HAVE ALREADY COST US [TO LOSE] SOME [DEPARTMENTS]. THE DPU [federal prosecutors office], THE #PF [federal police]; I THINK THAT'S ENOUGH. I DON'T WANT THAT.” At another part, on a different topic, while discussing the need of #SergioMoro to distance himself from Bolsonaro in 2019, #DeltanDallagnol said, “THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS TO DISTANCE HIMSELF FROM BOZO—IN ORDER TO GET CLOSER TO JOURNALISTS—BUT WITHOUT LOSING SUPPORT OF BOZO'S SUPPORTERS ['Bozo' was the left's favorite way to refer to Bolsonaro]. In another part, #Moro, already serving as the Minister of Justice—so he was no longer part of Lava Jato—texts Dallagnol, who was still a prosecutor in Lava Jato, “I'M GOING TO BE IN #DAVOS DURING THE WEEK. COULD YOU TELL ME SUCCINTLY WHICH COUNTRIES WE ARE STILL FACING COOPERATION DIFFICULTIES WITH? DID #HONGKONG PROVIDE YOU WITH THOSE EVIDENCES? PLEASE, FIND THAT OUT AND LET ME KNOW.” According to journalist #OswaldoEustaquio, PTB's party president, #RobertoJefferson, and the recently arrested Congressman #DanielSilveira received copies of the Lava Jato conversations leaks. #Silveira was arrested a couple of days before the date he had planned to exposed them. Jefferson received the leaks back in December, but even with his constant and widely view interviews, he never exposed them, and many people are wondering why he didn't. Many are also wondering why Eustáquio didn't expose them earlier either.

• A video of a street vendor being approach by the military police and being put into the trunk of a police car Thursday night in #Bahia went viral. He was not supposed to be out at that time due to the #curfew. He said he lost the last bus and no more buses had come since then. At a certain moment, one of the officers forcibly approaches him and puts him in the trunk of the police vehicle while the vendor says, “DON'T HURT ME!” What's shocking about the video is that the officer's approach is nearly the same as if approaching a criminal, which very much makes you believe the guy is a criminal (if you didn't know the context). Another thing that worries is the fact that another officer, when he realizes there's someone recording it, approaches the person and says, “IF THIS GENTLEMAN IS BEING FILMED [BY YOU] YOU'RE GOING TO BE A WITNESS. COME ON [WITH US].” #covid #covid19 #coronavirus #abuseofpower
• The #Senate approved a bill that authorizes private companies to buy vaccines. It's now headed to the #Congress. If it passes, President #Bolsonaro may veto it because the bill removes the responsibility for side effects of the #vaccine from the makers and put it in the government. #covid #covid19 #coronavirus
• Some residents of the city of #Araraquara in the State of #SaoPaulo, which is under a full #lockdown period, have reported some food shortage and some price hike. #covid #covid19 #coronavirus #brazil
• Keeping the annoying and uncalled-for habit of giving interviews nonstop, one of the judge-ministers of the #SupremeCourt (#STF), #EdsonFachin, listed the seven symptoms of a corrupt democracy during an interview for the leftist, liberal, progressive, #FolhadeSaoPaulo (#Folha). They are [with comments], “REMILITARIZATION OF A CIVIL GOVERNMENT” [the military regime was the most stable and orderly period #Brazil had ever experienced in a long time, failed by the 'positivist' mindset and old-anti-#communism combat tactics, while the “civil” government that started in 1988 never made the country any better, so this argument per se doesn't say much], “INTIMIDATION [BY CALLS TO SHUT DOWN THE OTHER POWERS—#CONGRESS, #SENATE, AND #STF” [there was never a direct call to shut them down, but to the possibility of them being shut down due to their unconstitutional behavior, and since #Bolsonaro was elected, no actual attempt has been made and no plan to do so has ever been exposed], “MINIMIZATION OF THE VALUE OF VOTING” [the judge-ministers have been reacting positively to making the voting process even more digital, like voting by phone, which makes it even more prone to fraud, while #Bolsonaro, his allies, and his supporters support the opposite, walking toward more auditability, even if it means partially using paper], “ATTACKS AGAINST THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS” [it was the STF who censored a news outlet back on 2019, who ordered the arrest of a journalist twice in 2019 and 2020, who ordered the conservative site #TercaLivre to be mass suspended on social media platforms in 2021, who ordered the arrest of a congressman for a thought crime and also demanded all his social media accounts to be suspended in 2021; no such restricting actions were ever taken by the President #Bolsonaro; the most he has done was to harshly criticize the big old media, call them corrupt, unfair, evil, disgraceful], “ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE SALES OF WEAPONS AND THUS OF VIOLENCE” [violence in Brazil increased after the gun ban in 2005, and since #Bolsonaro was elected and a few of his pro-guns decrees passed, along with other measures, violence has decreased; also, violence numbers in countries were fire weapons are allowed don't support the judge-minister's reasoning], “NORMALIZING ADMINISTRATIVE AGENTS' CORRUPTION” [one of his administration's hallmark is the nearly total elimination of corruption, at least at the highest level] and “REFUSAL TO ACCEPT ELECTION RESULTS” [the president never refused to accept the elections' results, but expressed that if the vote can't be audited, fraud is possible].
• The tax over imported #fireweapons was going to be zero this year, but the judge-minister of the #SupremeCourt (#STF) #EdsonFachin issued an injunction order halting the decree. Another judge-minister commented that zeroing the tax and thus increasing the sales of fire weapons in #Brazil is a “RISK FOR THE STABILITY OF DEMOCRACY.” Once again, the STF ruling over things it shouldn't. #guns #gunsales #gunban #disarmament #selfdefense #fachin
• As of February 26th, the states that were imposing the lockdown were #Bahia, #DistritoFederal, #Maranhao, #Paraiba, #Pernambuco, #Piaui, #RioGrandedoSul, #Rondonia, and #SaoPaulo. Aside from the lockdown, these states' governors have another thing in common: They strongly oppose #Bolsonaro. #covid #covid19 #coronavirus
• During a speech and while he was talking about the stronger #lockdown measures imposed by some governors, President #Bolsonaro said, “THE RELIEF CHECK WILL BE COMING FOR A COUPLE MORE MONTHS. THE GOVERNOR THAT DESTROYS JOBS SHOULD PAY FOR THE RELIEF CHECK. [...] THOSE WHO CLOSE EVERYTHING AND DESTROY JOBS ARE GOING AGAINST THE WISH OF THEIR PEOPLE.” #covid #covid19 #coronavirus
• Writer and philosopher #OlavodeCarvalho is in hospital in the US with #pneumonia.
• Leaked messages exchanged by #LavaJato Operation prosecutors show that they had illegal access to the President #Bolsonaro family's personal information, including fiscal, right after he was elected. They laugh in several moments. The data was accessed by the COAF ('Council for Financial Activities Control') and the MP ('Public Ministry' or 'Prosecution Office'). #RobertoLeonel was in control of the COAF back then, he was assigned by #SergioMoro, and the latter got very upset when COAF was taken out of the control of his ministry by President Bolsonaro. #Leonel is behind the leaks from COAF, and he is referred in one of the messages by one prosecutor as “HE IS 1000.” 'To be 1000' is an expression that means a person helped someone else greatly; it's like saying, “He was so helpful that saying he was 100% helpful is not enough. Maybe 1000%?” #carwash #deltandallagnol #moro
• The city of #Buzios, in the State of #RiodeJaneiro, reached zero hospitalizations for #COVID. They bet strongly on prevention, not withholding themselves from making use of several medications that can possibly help avoid cases from getting too serious, like #ivermectin #hydroxychloroquine, vitamin D, zinc, etc. This example contrasts with other cities, where the number of too serious cases surpassed the number of hospital rooms. #covid19 #coronavirus
• Some #Brazil(ian) states and some cities in some states are going for a #curfew in order to stop or slow down the spread of the virus. According to the #Constitution, the curfew can only be allowed in two situations: State of Defense and State of Emergency. The State of Defense allows for the curfew in isolated areas, as long as there is a social unrest or a natural disaster that's big enough to result in lack of control by the local authorities. It can last 30 days and be extended for 30 more days. If the lack of control persists, then the State of Emergency is the next step. In this case, it allows for the curfew to be extended to areas where everything is apparently calm, and several constitutional rights are suspended, but in order for a curfew to start, the president (not a mayor or a governor) needs the #Congress' approval—this is to show you how extreme a curfew is. Beyond this point, the military intervention is the call. The virus and the rulings it has caused to be issued have resulted in all the rules regarding curfews being broken, in cities and states making decisions about putting it in place regardless of the government's direction. In other words, mayors and governors are breaking the Constitution, paving the way for a federal intervention; but, will there be? And, how long will unconstitutional actions continue to be taken for? #covid #covid19 #coronavirus
• The #Congress is discussing a bill called [Speech] Immunity Bill. It has the purpose of clarifying where the limit of the #SupremeCourt (#STF) is when it comes to its power to warrant the arrest of a congressperson for a thought crime. In its original form, the bill made it clear only the Congress Ethical Counsel could apply a punishment, but some parties, like #PT, leftist, is critical of the bill for totally leaving the judiciary out of it. At least one congressman, the infamous and often ridiculed #KimKataguiri (another politician who did a great job pre-#Bolsonaro, campaigned for him and was elected in great part because of him, but ultimately flipped 180°), came to the point of asking the STF to interfere in the Congress' affairs by ordering that this bill be prohibited from even being discussed, and one judge-minister was already chosen to analyze this possibility. #freedomofspeech

• After #DanielSilveira's arrest, #ClaudiaPiovezan's book 'Inquérito do Fim do Mundo' ('End of the World's Inquiry'), about the #SupremeCourt's (#STF's) post-#Bolsonaro adm's unconstitutional rulings, became a number 1 best seller on Amazon as of today.
• During an interview of #Judge-Minister #MarcoAurelio to #RadioGaucha [from #RioGrandedoSul]—yes, Brazilian judge-ministers give interviews all the time—one of the hosts asks him, “HOW DOES A #SUPREMECOURT (#STF) [JUDGE-]MINISTER SEPARATE THEMSELVES FROM A [JUDGE-]MINISTER AND A CITIZEN, BECAUSE—I'M GOING TO BE CAREFUL WITH MY WORDS—AN STF [JUDGE-]MINISTER, WITH THE LAW IN THEIR HANDS AND THEIR INTERPRETATIONS, CAN ATTACK WHO ATTACKS THEM USING THE POWER OF BEING A [JUDGE-]MINISTER—HOW MUCH CAN THIS GET CONFUSING [TO PEOPLE]? HOW DANGEROUS IS THIS?” The carefulness to use the right words kind of made the question not that clear, but it definitely doesn't sound (nor did his tone) disrespectful or anything—we think. Judge Aurélio responded, “THIS DOESN'T EXIST. THE JUDGE'S ROLE IS BASED ON FACTS AND ON THE RIGHTS GRANTED BY THE #CONGRESS.” So far so good, but then..., “WE NEED TO RESPECT JUSTICE A LITTLE MORE, AND I THINK THAT THE WAY YOU PUT IT IS CLEARLY UNSUITABLE, BORDERING DEFAMATION [oops].” The host, “NO, THIS IS JUST A QUESTION. I'M ASKING THIS SO YOU CAN CLARIFY...” [Judge Aurélio interrupts] “WHAT ANSWER DO YOU WANT ME TO GIVE YOU? THAT WE CAN HARM THE CITIZENS? LOOK, I THINK WE HAD BETTER END OUR INTERVIEW HERE.” It doesn't end there, but this part shows how the STF judges are clearly trying to intimidate journalists, making it very hard to even ask them relevant questions. #freespeech #freedomofspeech #authoritarianism #alexandredemoraes #moraes #danielsilveira #silveira
• The #Congress is to discuss this next Wednesday some changes to the #Constitution aiming to more clearly restrict the role of the Judiciary. Among them, one that says a video cannot be used as a permanent flagrant (making this clear is important, but this is a consensus in the law world, and having to put this in the Constitution is absurd), and another one that says a judge can't make a monocratic decision to arrest a congressperson (the Constitution is already clear about parliament immunity for free speech, it doesn't matter how bad it sounds, and that an arrest for order of the STF can only be made after the Congress vote, except in case of a real crime). #alexandredemoraes #danielsilveira #freespeech #freedomofspeech
• Senators subpoenaed #SupremeCourt (#STF) Judge-Minister #AlexandredeMoraes to explain to them where the line that separates parliament immunity from a crime, when it comes to speech, is.
• #AlexandredeMoraes opened an investigation to know if Representative #DanielSilveira disrestected a female public servant at the #IML (coroner's office) when he refused to wear a mask. Well, “refused to wear a mask” is how it's being reported. He entered the reception area without a mask and didn't mind to wear one. According to the video, she never addresses him in advance, but asks someone else to approach him and give him a mask. He was a little reluctant to wear it and started making comments, engaging the servant. So far, the exchange between them was calm. About a minute later, he starts to unpack the mask in order to put it on. During this process, the receptionist kept shooting back at every one of his comments, which made him angry. He raised his voice, but ultimately put the mask on. The video is clear in showing that the servant highly contributed to escalating the exchange. You can hear there were some seconds of silence from his part while he was opening the package and fixing the band in order to put it on, when she reengaged by making comments. The video shows an event that in no way would need an investigation by the #SupremeCourt (#STF), but #Moraes is willing to crush #Silveira as much as possible in order to send a message to #Bolsonaro, the #military, allies, and supporters; just as he sent a message to journalists with all the abused committed against journalist #OswaldoEustaquio and that resulted in him having his career destroyed and also him getting paralyzed from waist down.

UPDATE ON #DANIELSILVEIRA'S CASE

We didn't explain in our first post about #Silveira's case the reason why he had that outburst. He was speaking in behalf of General #VillasBoas, who tweeted about the possibility of Judge-Minister #Fachin freeing the ex-president and convict criminal #Lula. He tweeted, “IN SUCH A MOMENT #BRAZIL IS GOING THROUGH, WE CAN ONLY ASK THE PEOPLE AND THE INSTITUTIONS, WHO REALLY CARES ABOUT OUR COUNTRY AND ALL THE FUTURE GENERATIONS, AND WHO'S ONLY INTERESTED IN THEIR PERSONAL GAIN?” “I CAN ASSURE THE NATION THAT THE ARMED FORCES SHARE THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE BRAZILIAN PEOPLE, THEIR DISGUST FOR IMPUNITY AND FOR THE DISREGARD FOR DEMOCRACY, FOR THE #CONSTITUTION, AND FOR THE SOCIAL PEACE. WE REMAIN READY TO TAKE ON OUR INSTITUTIONAL MISSION.”

General Villas-Boas hasn't said a word about Silveira's arrest, and the Military Club issued a statement called “THOUGHTS OF THE MILITARY CLUB,” containing 9 questions for reflection. The questions ask about innumerous moments the #SupremeCourt (#STF) didn't act anywhere as strong when the offenses came from the left.

A couple of other facts about Silveira's arrest: – The Judge-Minister #AlexandredeMorais ordered all #Silveira's #socialmedia accounts, even accounts as congressman (when he's still a congressman), be suspended and they were all taken down in a heartbeat; – Silveira took 2 phones with him to jail and kept using them. He's a ex-military and some people wonder why he did that. Not only this prompted them being seized, but also Judge Morais ordering a thorough investigation of the phones calls and messages; – Silveira's 180° turn from courage and determination and confidence to a pitiful and weak and self-blaming attitude (almost like begging for forgiveness, like a baby crying), considering he's an ex-military and he committed no crime, is hard to understand; – Silveira told a couple of colleagues (quantity and names not informed) that he knew he'd be arrested. His lawyer said in a video, “THERE ARE WAYS OF DOING THINGS AND THIS IS HIS WAY. HE DOESN'T DENY IT. HE SAID TO US, 'LOOK, I'M GOING TO BE ARRESTED, NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. THAT'S HOW I AM.' BUT, THE PROBLEM IS GETTING BIGGER THAN WHAT WE HAD IMAGINED. THE SITUATION IS NOT EASY;” – During his statements to Congress, Silveira said, “DUE TO POPULAR PRESSURE, AND ACTIVISTS' AND POLITICAL GROUPS' PRESSURE, WE ARE LED TO EXAGGERATE, TO BE MOVED BY AN IDEA. IT'S LIKE THAT LITTLE DEVIL THAT COMES TO YOUR EAR AND SAYS, 'GO THERE AND DO IT,' AND YOU DO IT BASED ON FEELINGS.” Who are them?

Silveira had an important role for the right. He wrote a law bill that punishes #censorship, another one to reinforce #freedomofspeech, he requested an investigation into the #votingmachines, and cowrote/cosigned several other positive bills.

As other particularities about Brazil, don't expect much to happen on the weekend, (even during a constitutional crisis).

The vote in #Congress to decide if #DanielSilveira would stay in jail is over, and the result was 364 in favor of him to continue in jail, 130 against, and 3 absent. This means that Silveira is in the hands of the #SupremeCourt (#STF) and it seems that there's little to nothing that can be done about it. The next thing to happen to him should be him losing his term and be unable to run for 8 years.

[Check out our post 'JUDGE ALEXANDRE DE...' if you want to know more about this story.]

How long the STF can keep him in jail is not clear, but once they can arrest a congressperson claiming a pre-recorded video (not live streamed) is proof of a flagrant, and that the fact that it continues to circulate, even if only clips (not on any of his own social media accounts, which were all shut down), is considered a “continuous flagrant,” they gave themselves a reason to keep him in jail indefinitely. This can be further strengthened by the STF accusing him of further things, like the promoting #fakenews.

If the STF doesn't free him or nothing else happens to help him, only the change of judge-ministers could be of any help. Four of them are near to retire.

Silveira had the chance to speak before the vote and apologized for the harshness of his words. He apologized to Congress, to the STF, and to his colleagues. He looked and sounded very different. We think he exaggerated. Apologize, that's fine, but he nearly sounded like a child asking for forgiveness, more than once, and looking almost as if wanting to cry and tuck his head in the ground (he could barely keep looking at the camera). It was a little tough to watch because of the shock provoked by how different he looked and sounded then and before.

A journalist who's very familiar with the activities in Congress said that Silveira was considered a “strange body” in there. He meant that he kept his promise of respecting his electors, and this made him look intimidating before the old (and new) rats. This event was a chance many congresspeople had to get rid of this “strange body.”

President #Bolsonaro still hasn't made any statement about all of this.

JUDGE ALEXANDRE DE MORAIS VS CONGRESSMAN DANIEL SILVEIRA

#SupremeCourt (#STF) Judge #AlexandredeMorais issued an arrest warranty against conservative representative #DanielSilveira. Morais is infamously known (among other things) for ordering the arrest of a journalist twice, whose title of 'journalist' was ignored by him in official documents, being called a 'blogger' instead, and who got paralyzed from waist down during prison the second time.

Silveira posted a video where he says, “BE A MAN ONCE IN YOUR LIFE” [...] “YOU [JUDGE #FACHIN], [JUDGE] ALEXANDRE DE MORAIS, [JUDGE] #MARCOAURELIO, [JUDGE] #GILMARMENDES, THE ONE THAT FREES CRIMINALS ALL THE TIME, GIVES HABEAS CORPUS ALL THE TIME, SELLS HABEAS CORPUS, SELLS SENTENCINGS. 'HEY THERE! HE WAS ARRESTED? HERE, SEND HIM TO ME!' YOU DISRESPECT THE INTERNAL RULES; THIS LITTLE SUPREME COURT, WHICH IS NO SUPREME. THE REQUIREMENTS FOR YOU TO BECOME A JUDGE-MINISTER IS IN THE ARTICLE 101 OF THE #CONSTITUTION; BUT YOU ALL ARE EMPTY, INNOCUOUS, RETARDED, THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE. ESPECIALLY YOU, FACHIN. YOU ARE PART OF THE VERY SHIT THAT [THE STF] IS.”

“HERE'S THE THING, FACHIN. EVERYBODY IS FULL OF YOUR SON-OF-B***H'S FACE, THIS VAGABOND'S FACE” [...] “SEVERAL TIMES I VISUALIZED YOU BEING BEATEN UP. NOT ONLY YOU, BUT ALL THIS COURT'S MEMBERS” [...] “WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO SAY? THAT I AM ENCOURAGING VIOLENCE? NO, I JUST IMAGINED, AND ME IMAGINING MYSELF DOING SUCH A THING, YOU KNOW IT'S” [imagining hurting someone in advance, speaking about it, but not doing it] “NOT A CRIME” [because he has an extra constitutional protection when it comes to free speech compared to a regular citizen, where he can only be punish for his speech, it doesn't matter what he says, literally, by the Congress].

“I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO WITH THE GENERALS” [...] “THE LITTLE MEN OF THE GOLDEN BUTTONS [one way leftists sarcastically refer to the military], DO YOU REMEMBER? I KNOW YOU REMEMBER; INSTITUTIONAL ACT N° 5 [#AI5]; YOU WERE A PT MILITANT, FROM A COMMUNIST PARTY, FROM THE COMMUNIST ALLIANCE OF #BRAZIL” [the AI5 was the fifth of seventeen institutional acts written during the military regime that defined the actions taken in order to reorganize the government. The AI number 5 was the most polemic, as it allowed for the dissolve of the Congress and the Senate.]

“I TOTALLY AGREE WITH [THE EX-MINISTER OF EDUCATION] #ABRAHAMWEINTRAUB WHEN HE SAID [during a ministerial meeting] 'IF IT WAS UP TO ME, I'D PUT ALL THESE VAGABONDS IN JAIL.'” [...] “I'M GOING TO GO AFTER YOU. I'M NOT AFRAID OF VAGABONDS, OF DRUG DEALERS, OF MURDERS; I'M GOING TO BE AFRAID OF 11 THAT ARE OF NO USE FOR OUR COUNTRY? NO, I WON'T. I KNOW WHO YOU WALK ALONG, WHAT YOU DO.”

After he was notified of his arrest, he recorded another video while he waited for the arrival of the federal police, in which, in part, he says, “FROM THIS POINT ON, THE LEVEL OF THE GAME IS A LITTLE HIGHER. I'M GOING TO DEDICATE EACH AND EVERY MINUTE OF MY TERM TO SHOW WHO ALEXANDRE DE MORAIS, FACHIN, MARCO AURÉLIO DE MELO, GILMAR MENDES, #TOFFOLI, #LEWANDOWSKI ARE. I'M GOING TO PUT EACH ONE OF YOU IN YOUR PLACE. I DON'T CARE. FOR MY COUNTRY, I'M WILLING TO KILL, TO DIE, TO BE ARRESTED, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT. YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO MAKE ME FEAR YOU. IT'S THE CONGRESS WHO WILL DECIDE OVER KEEPING ME ARRESTED. YOU JUST RIPPED UP THE CONSTITUTION ONCE AGAIN. I'M LETTING EVERYONE KNOW SO THAT THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, SO THAT I CAN SHOW BRAZIL WHO'S ITS ENEMY. OTHER THAN THAT, I'M GOING TO SLEEP IN JAIL, AND LET'S SEE WHAT'S NEXT. LET'S SEE WHO'S WHO. [LET'S SEE IF] IT'S [ABOUT] YOU OR [ABOUT] ME AND THE PEOPLE.

Some hours after his arrest, there was a vote in the STF to know if there was majority support, and all of them voted to keep Daniel Silveira arrested, including the vote of #Bolsonaro's appointee #KassioNunes.

We don't know if Silveira's seemingly unconstitutional arrest has anything to do with prompting this, but Bolsonaro just nominated four names for the #RepublicCouncil, among them, two military, one of them a very solid conservative, General #AugustoHeleno, currently the secretary (minister) of the Department of Institutional Security. The Republic Council is responsible for giving a final opinion on the need for a political intervention, a national defense law, or a martial law, and also for matters related to the balanced relationship of the institutions.

Dozens of big politicians and many celebrities from the left already said and expressed themselves publicly against Bolsonaro in a threatening, disrespectful, and defamatory way innumerous times and neither the STF nor any of its judges ever at least said a word condemning the acts, so Silveira's arrest seems to be one more attempt to input fear into conservatives and to pressure Bolsonaro into losing it and thus give the STF and the Congress a reason to impeach him. Judge-minister Mendes came to the point of saying in a live last year that Bolsonaro was responsible for a genocide when referring to the #pandemic. Absolutely nothing happened to him and none of his colleagues made any comments.

The document containing the order for the arrest says that the video justifies an arrest warranty for a flagrant act, since the video is still circulating. We, the TBB, had a lot of difficulty to find the original video. We could only find clips and read transcripts in order to write this post. Even the channel where it was posted no longer exists. According to the Article 53 of Section V of the Constitution, the STF is responsible for ultimately certifying congresspeople's and senators' election. After that, the STF no longer has power over them. If they are caught committing an unbailable crime, then the most the STF can do is to ask the Congress to act.

The Congress is supposed to receive from the STF the formal accusation within 24 hours so that it can be taken to a vote in order to be decided if the arrest is acceptable. Some are citing the Articles 22 and 23 of the National Security Law, which say that one can be arrested for inciting violence, instability among institutions, or threatening animosity between the people and government institutions, punishable with 1 to 4 years in jail.

In the 2005 edition of Alexandre de Morais' own book 'Constitutional Rights' he quotes the words of another person to illustrate how congresspeople have their speech protected, where it says they can't be arrested for “THOUGHT OR WORD CRIMES, SUCH AS CRIME AGAINST THE HONOR, CRIME INCITEMENT, ORAL DISRESPECT FOR RELIGION, ETC.”

The judge-minister Marco Aurélio stated, referring to the Congress vote, “CONGRESSPEOPLE WILL BE ACCOUNTED FOR IN 2022 IF THEY FREE A RIGHTWING FANATIC AND POPULIST [COLLEAGUE].”

All Daniel Silveira's social media pages were shut down on the day of his arrest.

• The #Congress plans to start discussing in the next weeks changing the #Brazil(ian) electoral system. The discussion will be about adopting the American system. As is, a councilor or a local representative can live in place A, campaign for people who live in place B, and work for people in place C. Also, candidates who receives insufficient votes, even 1 single vote, can be elected if they're chosen by their party and the party has accumulated enough votes to transfer the excess. To make things even worse, the list of candidates the party chooses to receive the excess of votes is open, meaning the party can pick a name AFTER the votes are counted. Believe it or not, that's how it works in Brazil. Since this electoral system started, in 1988, more than 85% or all councilors and state and federal representatives were elected indirectly.
• In #Brazil, there is this national association for lawyers and attorneys called #OAB, Brazilian Attorneys-Lawyers Association, and in one post where the association asks for recently graduated attorneys and lawyers (up to 5 years) to attend a commission, you can see the image of a man fixing his LGBT-colored tie and the title “ADVOGADX INICIANTE, PARTICIPE DA SUA COMISSÃO” ('NEW ATTORNEY-LAWYER, ATTEND YOUR COMMISSION') where the first word is the gender neutral form of ADVOGADO (male attorney/lawyer) and of ADVOGADA (female). Every single attorney-lawyer has to be a member of OAB if they want to be able to practice their profession, just so you have an idea of the outreach and power this association has.
• Although #OperationCarWash was very important for #Brazil to get rid of the left (that was in power), there are some things about the operation that raise questions about the legality of the whole operation, especially since the main member of the operation, #SergioMoro, started messing up by saying #Bolsonaro used to interfere in his work in the #DepartmentofJustice (#MinistryofJustice), more specifically, interfere in the #FederalPolice's (the #Feds) freedom to act, saying during his resignation press conference he had proof of it but never presented it, and since then turning himself into a political enemy. One of the things about #CarWash that has called the attention is the amount of data collected by the operation, reaching 350 terabytes, while the Public Prosecutors Office involved in it has had access to only 40. Attorney General #AugustoAras requested access to the rest of the data, but another important member of the operation, #DeltanDallagnol, asked the #SupremeCourt's (#STF) to deny access. #moro #lavajato
• #SaoPaulo Governor #Doria is feeling the heat because of his unbridled political aggressiveness towards the #Bolsonaro administration, allies, and even simple citizens, like journalists, and, after some recent and fierce disagreements with big names in his party, the #PSDB, him leaving it is starting to get unavoidable. The reason behind this conflict is the fact that the PSDB, even though it's definitely not a Bolsonaro ally, is not willing to take on Dória's aggressive political antagonism.
• The #Brazil(ian) #SupremeCourt (#STF) put down #Bolsonaro's vetoes on the mandatory use of masks in schools. One more time, the STF ruling on what it shouldn't, just to antagonize the president. You see, back in 2020, the STF ruled that states and cities should be responsible for what anti#COVID19 measures they take and how they are applied, including the #lockdown, but now each school can't decided over mandating or not, or partially mandating the use of masks.
• The congressman #FilipeBarros wrote a law bill that removes the absolute power of the Electoral Supreme Court (#STE) to create, change, and remove election rules. The law bill proposes that this becomes the #HouseofRepresentatives' (#LowerHouse #Congress) responsibility. It's already clear that the #SupremeCourt (#STF) is working against the #Bolsonaro administration by ruling about things they shouldn't be ruling, and STF Judge #AlexandreBarroso revealed last year his excitement about the implementation of the vote by phone. If an app happens to be unveiled and the STF rules it will be the means to vote, there will be nothing Bolsonaro or the Houses can do. This law bill is from last year, but the previous chair of the Congress wouldn't even put it to vote, but now that the chair is more aligned with the president and the chair of the commission that analyzes the constitutionality of law bills is a strong Bolsonaro ally, this law bill is sure to go a vote.
• As has become much more usual in #Brazil after #Bolsonaro was elected, some of the #SupremeCourt (also called #STF) judges keep giving interviews, and in Judge #AlexandreBarroso's latest interview, he said, DO YOU THINK #VENEZUELA IS CONSERVATIVE? I DEFINITELY THINK SO, EVER SINCE #HUGOCHAVEZ. IN MY OPINION, THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A RIGHTWING TYRANNY WITH A DISGUISED RHETORIC. PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T LIVE DURING THE #DICTATORSHIP [it was a #militaryregime, actually] ARE INFLUENCED BY THE RHETORIC OF THOSE WHO MISS A TIME THAT DIDN'T EXIST [one can romanticize about a time they didn't live, but not miss it, or the judge is just dismissing the opinion of those who lived back then, which is vastly positive]. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO LOST FAITH IN BRAZIL AND MISS WHAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. He also said that it's necessary to DEMYSTIFY FETISHES about the past. In that past, crime was lower, individuals had more freedom, families more power, and development was higher. Are these fetishes to one of our highest level judges?
• The number is still small, but teachers in private schools in #Brazil are already experimenting pushing for the use of #genderneutral words. For instance, 'thank you' is 'obrigado' when said by a man and 'obrigada' when said by a woman. Its gender neutral is 'obrigade.' Most parents and students are reacting negatively and have been demanding explanations.

SÃO PAULO'S GOVERNOR DÓRIA VS JOURNALIST CONSTANTINO

This week, while on a radio and video morning show broadcast by #JovemPan, #RodrigoConstantino commented on and criticized #JoãoDória's strong but ineffective fight against #COVID19 infection and death rates, and also Dória's offensive comment on #Bauru's mayor #SullemRossim, because she was loosening the #lockdown measures and also because she went to meet directly with President #Bolsonaro and some of his ministers, in order to expose her city's critical financial situation due to the #pandemic, making the governor fume and call her a '(science) denier' and a 'vassala of the president.' Vassala means 'someone who's dependent on someone else.' It originally means the same as 'vassal,' and it still passes a negative (for today's standards) impression, because it's rarely used and thus not have undergone any practical change or softening of meaning, and it also sounds strong. This is a word that you simply don't hear in #Brazil in everyday talk and, worse, she's black. But, the #BlackLivesMatter and the #feminist movement... Guess what? Haven't said a word.

After #Constantino's comment and criticism, saying things like, “THE GOVERNOR'S STATEMENT IS ABJECT,” “A VASSAL MAY BE THE GOVERNOR HIMSELF, OF THE CHINESE REGIME,” “HE ONLY THINKS ABOUT (THE ELECTION OF) 2022, THAT'S WHY HE GOT SO IRRITATED (BY HER DECISION TO ESTABLISH A DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH THE PRESIDENT),” “HE'S MAKING THE PANDEMIC ALL ABOUT POLITICS SINCE IT STARTED,” “HIS STATE HAS THE WORSE NUMBER OF COVID CASES IN BRAZIL (IN SPITE OF ADOPTING THE STRICTIEST MEASURES) [true], AND I ASK MYSELF HOW HE CAN HAVE SUCH A BRAZENLY ARROGANCE TO TRY TO TEACH THE REST OF THE COUNTRY (HOW TO DEAL WITH THE PANDEMIC).” This was not the first time Constantino comments on how Dória is running São Paulo, but it was last straw.

These quotes are the strongest parts of Constantino's criticism, which lasted only 70 seconds, but it was enough to make Governor #Dória call in during the same show asking the host to give him the right to respond and rebut Constantino, who was present. His call was unannounced and got everybody by surprise, and he asked for his right to respond and rebut on spot, which is very unusual, as the contact for a response and rebuttal is made in advance (so that the counterargument can be prepared) and, in most cases (especially when it involves high profile people), it's requested by their lawyers.

His call can be considered an exemplary study case about how basic leftist tactics of attack work, and how embarrassingly out-of-touch with the people a politician can be. Perhaps a #Marxism 101 class? And, not because this is anywhere a rare thing, leftists do this often, but because of who he is: The governor of the most powerful and rich state in Brazil, and Bolsonaro's biggest self-declared archenemy among all the governors. Read on below Dória's response and rebuttal (with comments and small pieces cut out for the sake of length).

NOTE: This line-by-line commenting was greatly inspired by a video posted by #PaulaMarisa on #YouTube.

“DEFENDING LIFE AND SCIENCE, AND REBUTTING CONSTANTINO, A (SCIENCE) DENIER, BOLSONARO'S IDEOLOGUE” [instead of rebutting Constantino, he starts by framing his character], “DEFENDER OF A HOMICIDAL GOV'T” [accusing the Bolsonaro administration of being homicidal is quite a serious thing to say, and it's further character framing, as if Constantino knew about a plot by the gov't to kill people; a conniver]. “BY THE WAY, THE SAME RODRIGO CONSTANTINO THAT DEFENDED A RAPIST ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND (BECAUSE OF THAT) WAS FIRED FROM JOVEM PAN” [this was a confusion caused by a misinterpretation and the fact that the network was too fast to react to the mounting outrage that built up on #Facebook and #Twitter, fueled by leftists, but the company later apologized to Constantino and re-hired him; you see, the governor totally ignored the fact that he was back to the same company and same show, showing disrespect for Jovem Pan, as if implying the company lacked judgement by hiring him back].”

“RODRIGO CONSTANTINO, #SÃOPAULO DEFENDS #SCIENCE, #HEALTH, AND #LIFE. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU AND #JAIRBOLSONARO NEVER DID. ON THE CONTRARY, YOU AND BOLSONARO ALWAYS SAID THIS WAS A LITTLE FLU, A LITTLE COLD” (Bolsonaro didn't express his own thoughts, but replicated what an until-recently-and-unanimously-respected and a venerated-by-the-left doctor called #DráuzioVarella said on video on social media). “TODAY, BRAZIL ACCOUNTS FOR MORE THAN 225,000 DEATHS DUE TO A PANDEMIC WHOSE EFFECT COULD HAVE BEEN MINIMIZED IF WE DIDN'T HAVE A GOV'T THAT DENIES (SCIENCE)” [the gov't's hands were partially tied from the beginning when the #SupremeCourt, #STF, ruled out that the decision about how to apply health prevention and care measures during the pandemic, including lockdown measures, would be the mayors' and governors' responsibility, not the State's], “AND JOURNALISTS, I MEAN, PSEUDO JOURNALISTS LIKE YOU” [calling a journalist a pseudo journalist before any rebuttal was made sounds like further character framing], “DEFENDING THE EARTH IS FLAT” [not everybody on the side of #conservatives, #rightwingers, and who is a Christian agrees on this, but many leftists call absolutely everyone who supports Bolsonaro a '#flatearther,' as if in one more attempt to frame one's character].”

“IT WAS HERE IN SP, RODRIGO CONSTANTINO, WHERE THE #VACCINE WAS MADE AVAILABLE. THE ONE WHICH YOU AND JAIR BOLSONARO REPEATEDLY MINIMIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF” [this vaccine, called #CoronaVac, was approved by the Brazilian health agency #ANVISA by a critical margin, it has several reservations, and is still not recommended for everybody to take; these things are never mentioned during press conferences in SP], “CALLING IT 'VACCINE FROM CHINA'” [Is it not? What's the problem here? It sounds as if he knew many people were growing suspicious of, critical of, and put off by the Chinese gov't, and Constantino and Bolsonaro, according to Dória, shouldn't be saying that it is Chinese in order to avoid scaring people], “BUT THIS IS THE VACCINE THAT WAS APPROVED BY ANVISA” [by the same time, Oxford's was as well], “A VACCINE THAT'S SAVING MILLIONS OF BRAZILIANS, BRAZILIANS WHO ARE IN THE FRONTLINE, WHO DO WHAT YOU DON'T DO, DOCTORS WHO HELP SAVE LIVES. SHOW HEALTH PROFESSIONALS THEIR DUE RESPECT” [there's no record of Constantino disrespecting health professionals, and the governor still hadn't started his rebuttal].

“SHOW RESPECT TO SCIENCE, TO THE FAMILIES OF 225,000 DEATHS, AND ALSO TO THE PEOPLE, TO THE AUTHORITIES, WHO ARE FIGHTING TO DEFEND LIFE AND PEOPLE. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY [...]. BUT, LET ME REMIND YOU GUYS. IF RODRIGO CONSTANTINO RESPONDS AND REBUTS (AGAIN), I DEMAND THE SAME BE GRANTED TO ME.”

At this moment, Constantino, who was live, said, “YOU CAN STAY ON AIR, (MR) GOVERNOR. YOU CAN STAY ON AIR TO HEAR MY ANSWER. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU FEEL HURT FOR ME PRESENTING FACTS, AND YOU COME AGAIN WITH THIS ATTEMPT TO MONOPOLIZE THE VIRTUES, THE SCIENCE [...].” Right there, the governor cuts him and keeps cutting him, never letting Constantino finish any single thought, and he repeated several times that Constantino defended a rapist, and he also repeated all the other things he said previously. Constantino did well, could still make some good points. Near the end, the governor went further and implied the network should fire Constantino again.

“SHAME ON YOU FOR WHAT YOU SAY EVERY MORNING ON JOVEM PAN. IT'S NOT UP TO ME TO JUDGE WHY JOVEM PAN REHIRED YOU. #THIAGOUBERRAICH [the show host], JOVEM PAN LISTENERS, AND JOVEM PAN MANAGEMENT,...” At this point, the host asks the governor, “DO YOU WANT TO CONCLUDE, PLEASE, FOR US TO FINISH?,” but Dória presses on. “IT'S A SHAME THAT WE HAVE THIS KIND OF DEBATE ON JOVEM PAN, THIAGO, THAT'S A SHAME. IT'S A SHAME THAT JOVEM PAN, AFTER SO MANY YEARS OF TRADITION IN JOURNALISM, HAS IN ITS TEAM OF COMMENTATORS SUCH A DISASTROUS PERSON LIKE RODRIGO CONSTANTINO. DEFENDER OF 'BOLSONARISM,' DEFENDER OF AN EXTREME RIGHTWING IDEOLOGY, (if he's a defender of that, he's conniving and/or he is a rightwing extremist; character framing again; no rebuttal). IT'S A SHAME THAT JOVEM PAN GIVES SUCH A PERSON ANY SPACE [again, implying Jovem Pan had bad judgement when they rehired Constantino after firing him unfairly). I WANT TO EXPRESS, AS A JOVEM PAN LISTENER, AS A CITIZEN, AND AS A DEMOCRAT [as if #Democrats had a good reputation], MY PROTEST.” Thiago interrupts, curtly, “DO YOU WANT TO HANG UP, (MR) GOVERNOR? WE APPRECIATE IT.” Dória, “YES. THANK YOU.”

Constantino, as a commentator, not only for Jovem Pan but also other media, exposed this event, and many others did as well. Only the original video with the interaction reached a million views in three days. The governor apparently gave up on pushing this further, maybe due to the backlash and perhaps for realizing how insane (and quite badly calculated, we might add) his attitude was.

It's worth remembering that Dória was elected because of Bolsonaro. He strongly campaigned for and supported the president, showing up in rallies with him, defending the same policies in these rallies, and on radios, on TVs, and on social media, and even produced, wore, and distributed apparel containing the saying “BolsoDória.”

Rodrigo Constantino promised to sue Dória for saying he defended a rapist. Now, will the Bolsonaro administration sue Dória for the accusation that he's been using the State machine to intentionally let people die? We aren't talking about a simple citizen, but a very high profile politician who has an army of opposition (fake) news media to amplify his out-of-touch and authoritarian-like rhetoric.

What could Dória possibly be thinking when he asked for Constantino's head on air when he was rehired and he has built a good reputation (and in country that's still not a dictatorship)? #XiJinping certainly didn't like Dória's lack of basic research, planning, and preparation.

#CCP #christians #leftists #leftism #leftwing #feministmovement #sciencedenier #feminism #fakenews

• Out of curiosity, the presidents of both houses have unbelievable royal treatment. For instance, they never have to open doors, having someone to walk ahead of them and open, and they don't have to answer their own phones, also having someone to do so. A journalist called #ZéMaria (a good journalist when it comes to Brazilian politics ONLY) told a curious story. After leaving the presidency of a house, an ex-president missed his phone ringing. He wondered if his cell was defective. He called himself from another phone to test it. It rang. From that point on he realized how his presidency was meaningless and absolutely no congressperson had any reason to contact him again.
• As was expected (as long as there's no #fraud), the candidate of the now ex-president of the #HouseofRepresentatives, #RodrigoMaia, one of two biggest obstacles to the #Bolsonaro administration along with the #SupremeCourt (#STF), lost the election. Rodrigo Maia, while sitting in the house presidency chair, cried like a baby. #ArthurLira, #Bolsonaro's choice, won 302 votes, nearly three fifths of the house. At least in rhetoric, this is a big win for the government. Arthur promised to put to vote the Government Administrative Reform during his first 100 days. Another very important vote is the auditable voting system, which is extremely important in order to avoid what seemed to have happened to Trump, which is even worse in Brazil, as there's zero way to audit the vote.

#jairbolsonaro #representatives