The Jair Bolsonaro government is considering whether to include attacks on PT governments in the opening speech of the UN General Assembly. This Tuesday, the Brazilian is the first president to rise to the UN tribune to speak, and in one of the drafts of the text to be read, it will not be overlooked that he criticizes previous governments.
The final version of the conversation with information from different ministries should only be closed on Monday night. One of the considerations was whether such references could be challenged by the opposition in final proceedings before the Supreme Electoral Court.
Senior members of Itamaraty have already made it clear that they oppose the inclusion of overt attacks on other Brazilian parties, while diplomats are looking for alternatives to avoid embarrassment.
Bolsonaro, however, should use the court to present his three and a half years of government, as well as point to the country’s commitments to the world to reduce deforestation. But so far, the figures show that these targets have not been met and the problems are getting worse.
An attack on “communism” and assurances that corruption is being fought in Brazil can also go into conversations of about ten minutes.
Another prominent feature of the president should be the economic situation of the country, which his cabinet finds positive. But it won’t mention the existence of 33 million Brazilians killed by the pandemic, one of the world’s highest numbers, or about 700,000.
But before Bolsonaro can speak, the UN tribune will be occupied by the party’s secretary-general, Antonio Guterres. It promises to send messages that might not please leaders like the Brazilian.
“The solidarity provided in the United Nations Charter is being destroyed by the acids of nationalism and self-interest,” the Portuguese said last week, guessing at part of his message.
According to him, this international solidarity is undermined by “a shocking disdain for the poorest and most vulnerable in our world, politicians using people’s worst instincts for partisan gain, prejudice, discrimination, disinformation, and hate speech that pits people against each other”.
source: Noticias
