Impeachment will come from the left and with the people

 

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"Only with effective and permanent popular pressure will it be possible to carry out the impeachment and free Brazil from what will be known as the most tragic and shameful moment in our republican history", writes History doctoral student Carla Teixeira

Since the beginning of the “vaccine war”, led by the governor of São Paulo, João Dória (the Bolsodória, from 2018), and the president of the Republic, it was soon seen that this could be the Achilles heel of the Federal Government, whose performance from the first moment, it was aimed at boycotting efforts to obtain and approve the vaccine. After the crisis that occurred in Manaus and the death of hundreds of people due to lack of oxygen, it became a consensus even among the most unaware that without the wide vaccination of the population there will be no way out of the crisis. In approving the emergency use of Fiocruz and Butantan vaccines, ANVISA, through technical advice, made it clear: there is no early treatment for covid-19. The denialists' party is over. Talking about chloroquine and ivermectin, from here on, could have serious consequences for those responsible, and that includes Jair himself and his Minister General of the Army who occupies the health portfolio.

When considering the picture on screen, it is unreasonable to maintain any illusion that the attacks of Dória and the mainstream media against Bolsonaro, due to the conduct of the pandemic, are due to any appreciation for life or for the scientific development of the country. The target of both is the presidential election of 2022, when they will dispute the vote of the voter on the right. When considering that open letter sent by Tarso Genro to João Dória, asking the governor to place himself as a leader in favor of the impeachment of the president with businessmen and the elite of São Paulo, there are strong indications that, until now, part of the left has followed in tow from the right on the subject of ridding Brazil of Bolsonaro.

The mainstream press has already shown that it does not want impeachment. In a recent editorial, O Globo newspaper asked Chancellor Ernesto Araújo to leave. In turn, Folha de S. Paulo intervened criticizing the presence of military personnel in civilian government positions, essentially General Pazuello, whose incompetence shames the Army and kills Brazilians. What none of these positions presented consider is: both General Pazuello and Ernesto Araújo are only in the positions they currently occupy due to the bovine submission they offer to Jair's hallucinations. In the case of the chancellor, the shameful posture of Trumpist servant, hurting the very interests of the people and the nation; the General Minister acts to stifle health and shorten the lives of Brazilians by spreading false information and ineffective treatments. In other words, it does no good to change the lackeys and allow the person responsible for the tragedy to remain unscathed. And, apparently, this is the solution proposed by the sectors on the right.

For the bourgeoisie and its representatives, the key is to maintain the neoliberal economic agenda. It doesn't matter if it will be necessary for hundreds of thousands of Brazilians to die. This is the guideline that leads the two aforementioned newspapers to ask for the ministers to leave, not to mention the president's role and his definitive participation and influence on the attitudes of his subordinates. It is worth remembering that General Pazuello tried to buy the coronavac, in October 2020, but was disallowed by Jair Bolsonaro who used “I am in charge!” and canceled the agreement, definitely contributing to the delay in the start of immunization in Brazil.

Thus, considering the scene game played by the right to entertain the unwary, it is clear that the impeachment will have to be carried out through the left. Parties, organizations, associations, associations, unions and social movements have the Herculean and fundamental task of transforming the struggle for the impeachment of Bolsonaro into a large mass movement of the population, occupying the streets and social networks, requiring ample and free vaccination for all , the maintenance of emergency aid and the consequent impeachment. On the 23rd, next, in all of Brazil, it should only be the beginning of a struggle that will last months, it will be arduous, but, with the people and for the people, it has the certainty of victory.

The delay in the arrival of inputs for the manufacture of immunizers is a clear proof of the government's incompetence, its despicable diplomacy and the murderous conduction of the General Minister of Health. In the course of the pandemic, the trend is the consequent increase in the numbers of cases and deaths due to the delay in vaccination and the predictable collapse of the health system. The people need to be on the streets and on social media, putting pressure on the National Congress to take vigorous measures to stop the slaughter and protect the population from its inhumane executive branch rulers. Only with effective and permanent popular pressure will it be possible to carry out the impeachment and free Brazil from what will be known as the most tragic and shameful moment in our republican history. May we be up to the task.

 

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Carla Teixeira

Doctoral student in the Graduate Program in History Member of the Editorial Board of Temporalidades Magazine - Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG

 Brazil247.com

Translation under the responsibility of the editor Eugenio Ibiapino