The meeting between President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and foreign ambassadors in Brasilia yesterday (19) must be manipulated by the government to misinform its base on social networks about the existence of a presumed international support for the questions. elections in Brazil.
During the meeting, the president once again questioned the October elections and attacked the ballot box and judiciary. Immediately, the word “treason” began to be used in reference to Bolsonaro’s attitudes towards the country, as voices within the government were warned of possible crimes of responsibility by the president.
Observers within the executive agree that such accusations will be ignored by the top of government. But the meeting was part of a strategy to convince the more radical base that the demands were heard and therefore it was legitimate to question even on the streets.
“The important thing was Bolsonaro’s photo with the foreign community,” said an interlocutor within the executive. Another said, “Foreign delegations were used”.
In Bolsonarista groups, it will turn out that the president’s attacks on the election are not condemned by the rest of the world, and complaints about the coup are confined to the Brazilian left.
The assessment made by the executive is that it is not possible to wait for the result of the election and then question it. The fear of Bolsonarism in this scenario is a repeat of the defeat of Donald Trump, who was unable to reverse his political situation.
For this, attacks must occur earlier, including the postponement of elections. A strategically evaluated period is between 7 September and 2 October.
Some foreign ambassadors said they left the meeting embarrassed because they had participated in the manipulation promoted by the Planalto Palace. But when faced with the invitation, they admitted that they had no choice but to send a diplomat to meet with the highest-ranking leader of the country in which they were represented.
The column found that high-level voices from Itamaraty tried to persuade Bolsonaro not to hold the meeting, arguing that it could exacerbate the country’s international reputational crisis and raise fears of a possible coup abroad. But the president’s closest allies insisted on holding the meeting.
This Tuesday (19), some telegrams sent by foreign embassies in Brazil to their capitals warned the governments concerned: There is a real risk of political chaos in the country in the coming months.
source: Noticias
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