The fight between the Vice President of Brazil and Jair Bolsonaro: "If he asks me, I take things and I leave."

"I'm taking things and I'm going"With these words, the Vice President of Brazil, Hamilton MouraoHe admitted that he could resign if Jair Bolsonaro asked him. It is that the relationship between them is not in a good time even though they seem otherwise.

In public, they are presented as a solid marriage. "This marriage is until 2022, at least"Said Thursday Bolsonaro at breakfast with the press at the Palacio del Plbadto.

"We continue to sleep in the same bed. We are just fighting to see who is responsible for cooking"He said in the form of a joke."Or cut the grbad"Mourao added to unleash the laughter of those present.

However, behind these happy metaphors of marriage, the reality behind the scenes shows that among the political crises that the current government has faced, the most serious is this: hostilities, animated in public but strong in private, between the president and vice.

Problems arose as a result of the confrontation between the family of Bolsonaro and Mourao himself, whom they accuse of disloyal. This struggle has grown to the point that the head of state has tried in vain to reduce its impact, facing political consequences that the government can not yet determine.

"What causes a lot of noise is the successive statements of vice that are contrary to the president."said the MP Eduardo BolsonaroHead of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Lower House.

The sons of Bolsonaro they ignored a publicly declared truce This week, his father issued a statement from his spokesman, General Otavio Rego, after Rio de Janeiro City Councilor Carlos Bolsonaro launched a direct attack on Vice President Mourao on Twitter. .

After recalling several episodes in which he moved away from the ideology of his father, he clarified, without your peaceful or manifest animosity: "It's information! I do not attack anyone. These are just facts that have already happened and I would like to share them with friends. "

Similarly, Bolsonaro returned to appeal for peace, although a spokesman said:The president emphasizes that he will always be on the side of his children"

Sunday, a chronicler O & # 39; Globo He said he heard an audio from Bolsonaro in which encouraged his allies to address the Vice-President, especially in social networks, with the aim of attacking Mourao without causing further turmoil within the government, composed largely of army officers and evangelical personalities.

The presidential family's offensive against Mourao is part of the vice president's criticism that the guru of the new Brazilian right made, the astrologer and the essayist Olavo de Carvalho, who accuses the official of "traitor".

On Saturday, Bolsonaro posted on his Youtube channel a video of his mentor, Olavo de Carvalho, criticizing the country's army. The US-based writer called the president "a martyr"for"can deal with these bastards who gravitate around"and added that the army"he did a shitty jobduring the dictatorship of Brazil (1964-1985). The video was deleted a day later.

The measure was supposed to target Mourão, an army officer who has repeatedly undermined Bolsonaro's public statements.

Something may trouble the president: his second seems to have a better image (or not as bad as his own), according to Datafolha. An opinion poll in early April showed that 18% of respondents believe the vice president's performance is "bad or horrible", a category to which Bolsonaro adds 30%. It's the worst qualification for a new president in the country's history.

Their profiles and postures have considerable distances. While Bolsonaro uses to meet with members of his cabinet and his political allies, Mourao prefers to speak to businessmen, members of civil society, diplomats, media and business leaders. 39; opposition.

When Bolsonaro went to Israel and promised to follow in the footsteps of the United States in moving the Brazilian embbady to Jerusalem, Mourao met with the Palestinian ambbadador to Brazil and tried to him. to make sure that this would not likely happen. If Bolsonaro accused China of unfair commercial practices, said Mourao Folha of San Pablo that Brazil "can not afford to undermine its relations with China" and added that he planned to visit the country in May.

At breakfast on Thursday, Bolsonaro and Mourao sat one next to the other, in harmony scene. It was questioned whether Carlos has the right to express his opinion. Mourao added that the fact that Carlos is the son of the president does not oblige him to remain "full" (in silence). But the idea that criticism of the president's son is comparable to that of any politician is naive.. This is even more true when the aforementioned son played a fundamental role in the campaign and exerted undeniable influence on the president. "He is by far the most influential of children"confirms a minister of the wing of the most powerful auxiliaries of the government, according to Veja.