Bolsonaro blamed the population for unemployment: “They are not ready to do almost nothing” – Telam

President suspended payment of $ 120 per month 68 million Brazilians raised in second half of 2020

The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, assured that a large part of the population of his country “does not know how to do anything”, thus blaming the weak qualification of the Brazilians for the increase in unemployment and defended the sectors of activity in stating that “It is difficult to be a boss” because of the social charges that must be legally assumed.

He did so a few hours after pronouncing the sentence “Brazil is bankrupt, I can’t do anything”, which caused a stir in the country and forced the Minister of the Economy, Paulo Guedes, to clarify that the Head of State only referred to the deficit public sector “.

Tuesday evening, at the door of the Alvorada Palace, the presidential residence, and in front of activists, Bolsonaro applauded the labor reform sanctioned by his predecessor, Michel Temer, for having reduced the space for the lawsuits of employees against employers.

“The gift of being a boss in a country like this. We talk a lot about the unemployed, but being a boss is a shame,” he said.

“I am a gift to be a boss in a country like this. We talk a lot about the unemployed, but being a boss is a shame”“

“This is why it is a country for which it is difficult to work … When it comes to unemployment, it is high for various reasons. The training of Brazilians, to a considerable extent, is not ready to do almost anything, ”he said.

Unemployment reached its highest level during the pandemic and in October it was 14.3%, compared to 13.8% in July.

The president again refused to continue paying Congress-approved universal income called emergency aid of $ 120 per month, which was raised by 68 million Brazilians in the second half of 2020.

“Some want me to extend the aid, but this money was not in the state’s box, we had to get into debt. This account is not paid by me, you pay it”, he said. he said to his interlocutors.

Bolsonaro rocked politics on Tuesday by declaring the country bankrupt and unable to do anything, prompting him to request the resignation of presidential candidate Ciro Gomes of the Democratic Labor Party. (PDT).

The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Rodrigo Maia, described the comment as “serious and discouraging” because “it leaves without understanding what its project is until 2022”.