The star rises and becomes more stable.

Amidst so much regression and authoritarianism plaguing the country, one positive piece of information, from a political standpoint, is the growing preference of Brazilians for the Workers' Party (PT). According to a recent Datafolha survey, in April, 15%; in June, 18%; and in September, 19% of the population cited the party positively. The PSDB and PMDB, on the other hand, are preferred by only 4% and 5% of Brazilians, respectively. The survey results reflect the memory of a time when the population was treated as a sovereign nation.

The country is increasingly aware of the blatant collusion between the elite, part of the branches of government, and the major media outlets. The memory of a better Brazil before the 2016 coup provokes widespread indignation at the disappointment and humiliation of being deceived by a completely false narrative regarding the desired fight against corruption. The corruption of the Temer clique is documented in suitcases, recordings, bank statements, and secret meetings. Furthermore, the figurehead coup leader proudly maintains a 3% approval rating. For far less, the press mobilized millions of people in the streets to overthrow President Dilma Rousseff (PT).

With each news report, whether about proven corruption or the fortune involved in dismantling the State, society observes, perplexed and inert, that for the market it makes no difference whatsoever who is at the head of the clique that has taken over the Presidential Palace, be it Temer, the Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles, or whoever serves the coffee. More than 200 parliamentarians are in the National Congress at the service of private enterprise. The order is to hand everything over to private enterprise and let our lord god, the market, regulate the economy.

Despite the criminal actions of the major media outlets, which deliberately act to misinform and confuse those who approach them, almost 20% of the population is aware that the 13 years of the PT governments were the most advanced socially, politically, and economically. The average Brazilian, even if they don't understand statistics, feels that the civilizational advances of leaving the Hunger Map and occupying political decision-making spaces are being taken away from them.

He doesn't understand trade balances, but he realizes that there were more jobs before, even with the same laws as 80 years ago. The changes in the relationship between capital and labor are still not satisfactory for the international financial market, which recently complained about the lack of deregulation in the current labor reform. Outsourcing, restricted access to labor courts, and the prioritization of negotiated agreements over legislation represent the subjugation of the working class as a mute and even more disposable cog in the production line. The PT (Workers' Party) voted against the labor reform.

The press lies about the Social Security system. They accuse it of being in deficit when, in fact, it is in surplus, as has already been demonstrated by dozens of tax entities in Brazil, such as the National Association of Federal Revenue Auditors (Anfip), but duly ignored by the press. The reform will further precariousize the lives of the poorest, more than 70% of the population, those who earn around two minimum wages. This is the income of a very poor person. In general, their livelihood is manual labor and begins in adolescence. It is inhumane to condemn poor farmers to work until they die, as they will not retire at 70 years old.

Regarding the 207 million, 20% may not seem like much, but amidst the political and economic chaos that Brazil is experiencing, attributed solely to the PT (Workers' Party), it's a sign that offering a democratic project is worthwhile. In relation to the general depoliticization of the population, for whom party acronyms are nothing more than a smelly and indigestible alphabet soup, it's a gain, especially when the other two largest parties in Brazil are far from the popular memory. It's a sign that: FIES (student loan program), Minha Casa Minha Vida (My House My Life program), Ciência Sem Fronteiras (Science Without Borders program), PAC (Growth Acceleration Program), nuclear submarine, etc., bear the indelible mark of the star that rises a little higher in the popular imagination.

Generally speaking, the population is unaware that the PT (Workers' Party) is the party that has accomplished the most, according to the proposals that guide its foundations, based on the Perseu Abramo Foundation. These and other programs, not necessarily expressed with these acronyms and words, developed theoretically and conceptually by the PT, have been implemented. The results can be seen both in the 40 million people lifted out of hunger and in the number of honorary doctorate degrees conferred on former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by dozens of renowned international universities.

The nefarious press in this country neither reports nor praises these facts. On the contrary, it dedicates dozens of mendacious covers to Lula in weekly magazines and newspapers; hours of defamatory and unsubstantiated accusations on radio and television news. Let's not fool ourselves, as the great comrade Leonel Brizola said, if Globo is in favor, I am against. We must observe which side a particular press outlet is on. In this way, we can see whom it serves. Onward, Estrela, there's still a long way to go.