President Jair Bolsonaro told at least 11 big lies during his speech at the opening of the UN General Assembly in New York this Tuesday (20).
It started to disappear along with the facts about the Covid-19 pandemic. He said the government “spared no effort to save lives and protect jobs”. number 1 lie. Bolsonaro exacerbated the effects of the pandemic in Brazil. More people died because of their direct actions and negligence. Denialism hampered the economy.
this second lie was to say that he had made an effort to guarantee emergency aid since the beginning of the pandemic. Paulo Guedes’ economics team resisted and only wanted to pay R$200. It was Congress that raised it to R$400.
third big lie: the government has invested in an extensive immunization program. Bolsonaro spoke as if he was moving in favor of a vaccine against covid. On the contrary. It cast doubt on the effectiveness of the vaccine. It took a while to buy the vaccine, but after the pressure from the Covid CPI, it moved faster.
this fourth lie was to say that he was making reforms to improve the economy. The one for Social Security was already communicated by the Temer government and went against the will of Paulo Guedes. For the rest, he just skated. Guedes is a disaster in his relationship with Congress.
fifth big lie: “We have rooted out systemic corruption in Brazil”. Now, there are many cases of government corruption and families who like to buy and buy real estate with cash. While dealing with corruption, he even dared to use the UN tribune as an election platform to attack former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a clear indication of the despair of those who saw defeat soon.
this the sixth lie is to say that the economy is fully recovering and has low inflation. Bolsonaro directly intervened to create a more positive economic environment during the elections, but at the cost of compromising medium-term growth. He broke tax rules and played the devil to buy votes.
The president dared to say that the drop in gasoline prices was due to an agreement with Congress, not government intervention. However, Petrobras did not have the courage to change its dollar-fixed price policy. It forced the price of gasoline down, brought down government revenues, and created deflation that didn’t reach the price of food. this seventh big lie.
this the eighth lie It was to say that Auxílio Brasil was founded under his government. This is a new look for the Bolsa Familia. The poor know that this is not true and that the increase to R$600 by 31 December is pure election fraud.
“Brazil is part of the solution,” Bolsonaro said on the environment. He noted that the country’s vegetation was the same as when the Portuguese arrived in 1500. He attacked the national and international press on this issue and said “the forest is untouched”. This traditional core of environmental denialism the ninth big lie speech.
this the tenth lie it was painful. The president, who constantly attacked women in his political career and use of power, said, “We fight violence against women with the utmost meticulousness.” Bolsonarism is the enemy of women.
eleventh lie: Bolsonaro’s portrait of the Independence Bicentennial kidnapping. According to him, the September 7 coup demonstrations were the “biggest civilian demonstration in the history of our country”.
Opera summary: Despite the already beginning liturgy about the moderate Bolsonaro at the UN, the president delivered another speech full of lies that belittled and embarrassed Brazil on the international stage.
source: Noticias
