Defeated in the election, the financial market attempts a coup.

The so-called "financial market," composed mostly of those who actually lost the 2022 presidential elections, intends to continue shaping the new government's policy, judging by the latest news reports. And in the worst possible way.

It may seem paradoxical, but that's exactly it: the candidate of actors committed to financial capital loses the election to the candidate of popular proposals, and through blackmailing speeches and practices bordering on economic terror, without any embarrassment, the so-called "market" tries to corner the new president of the Republic, who, however, proves to be loyal to his electorate.

In other words: under the guise of being liberals, they are nothing more than loudmouths of individual liberty, continuing to rule and trying to make their selfish interests prevail, recently demonstrated in their senseless defense of maintaining the exorbitant interest rates practiced by the Central Bank.

Lula, now fully legitimized by the 2022 election, is vigilant in not downplaying the coup-plotting power of the "financial market," engaging in the necessary confrontation dictated by the circumstances.

 It is good to remember that a true liberal state only materializes when that same state knows how to reconcile social classes. And reconciliation is not deception or lying. Reconciliation is granting one social class, at a given time, a larger share than another; the liberal state knows how to mediate and grant. And thus it alternates the concessions: sometimes one social class is the beneficiary, sometimes another.

And no one of good faith can deny the fact that in recent years, the national upper bourgeoisie, particularly those who are part of the financial capital, have appropriated our wealth exclusively, counting on the complicity of the Brazilian State, which has granted them enormous privileges to the detriment of society as a whole.

An example of what is being discussed occurred in early 2020, when the then Minister of Economy transferred the staggering sum of over one trillion reais – money from the compulsory reserve – to the banks' coffers.

And no concessions were made to the worker to offset this, whether in the public or private sector.

The claim that a "bomb was placed in the pocket of a public employee" sounded like music to the ears of Brazilian "liberals."

On the other hand, the president of the Central Bank invokes independence to escape any potential control that might be exercised over him; he does not accept being controlled.

For him, independence in the exercise of his office means total freedom to favor the upper financial class.

And that's the end of it.

It is worth remembering that societal control over its authorities is inherent to democracies.

Ignoring this means becoming involved in, if not participating in, the ongoing coup in the country.

To further illustrate the risk facing Brazilian democracy, which is not entirely eliminated, it is worth recalling the absurd behavior of the Central Bank president when he went to vote for president of the Republic, publicly displaying his preference, which did not fall on the winning candidate.

Furthermore, he participates in a WhatsApp group called "Bolsonaro's ministers," forgetting that he is part of the high command of a serious institution that aspires to be truly independent.

Given these facts, it is important to keep in mind, as mentioned above, the power of this financial market to shamelessly attack our institutions, and the abusive charging of interest rates is an ingredient that must be urgently rejected, as it acts as a social catalyst for creating an atmosphere that favors attacks on democracy.

The President of the Republic has been acting firmly and, above all, with loyalty to his voters, and by raising the debate on the issue of the official collection of exorbitant interest rates, he reaffirms that he is aware of the importance of the working class in the production of national wealth.

In conclusion: for the full exercise of democracy, coup plotters must be removed from the management of the res publica, regardless of their origin.