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Brazil's new president, Jair Bolsonaro, began his term by adopting controversial social measures, consistent with the promised ultra-conservative shift, but less ambitious than expected in terms of economic reforms.
Determined to break with decades of center-left political economic reforms and join the anti-globalization wave spreading across the globe, the 63-year-old reserve captain took office Tuesday (1), decree transferring to the Ministry of Agriculture the task of demarcating indigenous lands.
A means, according to his detractors, of yielding the ancestral territories of indigenous peoples to the voracious appetite of the agri-food industry, whose parliamentary group is at the origin of the appointment of its leader , Tereza Cristina, to the post of Minister of Agriculture. 19659004] Bolsonaro, who in his inaugural speech had promised to "restore order" and "liberate Brazil from socialism", also launched an ideological "cleansing" as well as left-wing sympathizers within the country. ;administration.
In addition, he ordered that NGOs be placed under government control and decided to exclude LGBT people (bad, gay, bibadual and transgender) from guiding principles to promote the human rights of
Dough Minister Damares Alves ignited the controversy. She appeared in a video celebrating the beginning of a "new era" in Brazil, where "a boy dressed in blue" "
In foreign policy, Bolsonaro enters into a close alliance with the United States. United, especially to fight against the "dictatorships" of Venezuela and Cuba, and is open to discussion about the installation of a US military base in the country, mentioning worrying relations with Venezuela and the United States.
Also confirmed his intention to transfer the Brazilian Embbady in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
– Confusion –
His ultraliberal Minister of Finance, Paulo Guedes, stated that the priority of the government was to reform Brazil's unsustainable social security system
The markets applauded the early stages: But on Thursday and Friday, Bolsonaro sowed confusion in his speeches.
He first spoke from the i nstauration of a minimum age of retirement. lower than the one discussed by his economic team, thereby undermining the hope that he will steadfastly attack social security reform, which today absorbs one-third of public spending.
He then expressed his caution in asking if he would support a multibillion-dollar alliance between the Brazilian maker of Embraer aircraft and US giant Boeing, resulting in the collapse of Brazilian company shares.
Bolsonaro also announced an increase in taxes. , contrary to a campaign promise. But his chief of staff, Onyx Lorenzoni, said the president had "cheated".
Other problems, however, have not been fully explained by Bolsonaro's staff, leaving the impression that there is a gap between the president's ambitions. and the economic team to which he entrusted the task of saving the Brazilian economy.
– Simplistic Answers –
The impression of the first week of Bolsonaro is that many gestures were directed to its conservative voters base, formed by evangelicals and pro-arms groups and favorable to the opening of the economy, but with limited strategic content.
"You have the impression that the government has been taken over by people who have no idea of the most serious problems in Brazil, which focus on things that do not matter in most cases Maria Herminia Tavares de Almeida, a political scientist at the University of São Paulo, told AFP
Regarding the prospects of the largest economy in Latin America under Bolsonaro, she underlines for the moment we are in the phase of honeymoon ", explained André César de Hold.
"The market is sometimes bipolar, comes and goes, the market is listening and likes what is being said, the first signs are reflected in the indicators, and badysts believe that the real test for Bolsonaro will begin in February when the new Congress begins to operate
The Conservative Social Liberal Party holds only one-tenth of the seats in the 513-member House of Representatives.
"There is little left evidence that Bolsonaro and his economic team can promote a satisfactory pension reform in the fragmented Brazilian Congress "Capital Economics consulting firm Friday.
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