And wouldn't you know it, Mrs. Regina showed up?

By Eric Nepomuceno, for the Journalists for Democracy 

Finally, Regina Duarte appeared. And there's more: she appeared (or rather, her name) twice in the same day.

First, the news that family members are pressuring the actress to leave Jair Messias's government because of the departure of the scoundrel Sergio Moro.

And then, the news that after two months, Ms. Regina finally managed to appoint her second-in-command to the Culture Secretariat. 

Regarding the story that her family wants her to resign from a position she never actually took on, in terms of concrete actions, that's no surprise. Both she and the rest of the family belong to that strange sect of devotees of that manipulative and dishonest little judge.

And there's more: during those two months, she not only disappeared into thin air, but did nothing but submit to scandalous humiliations. 

It's worth recalling one of these humiliations: the most abject and disgusting aberration of a government that is riddled with aberrations, Sergio Camargo, not only continues to preside over the Palmares Foundation but also incessantly attacks Ms. Regina, who is his hierarchical superior.

They say she wanted to get rid of that monstrosity. Of course, she didn't succeed.

The other humiliation is contained precisely in the second piece of news related to the missing Secretary of Culture: it took two endless months for her to manage to appoint her number two, her deputy.

What was the humiliation? She wanted to count on Humberto Braga, who was vetoed. In the end, she got Pedro Horta, a big fan of the presidential clan, who had already been appointed to the position of chief of staff to Mrs. Regina.

His connection to the cultural world is largely unknown. It is known that he was responsible for the commercial department of Ceagesp, the São Paulo General Warehouses and Storage Company. He probably knows about sacks of rice and beans, but nothing is known about what he knows of culture.

Regina wanted Humberto Braga as her vice-president, who has all the flaws in the world to be rightfully vetoed by the presidential clan and the Olavo de Carvalho pack: he is cultured, competent, serious, has vast experience in the cultural world, and is respected. 

He lost, of course. With such an appointment, the government would be demoralized in its arduous and voracious struggle to eliminate the arts and culture.

From one humiliation to another, ever since she went from being Brazil's Sweetheart to becoming the Gun's Sweetheart, Regina has only done one thing: sink what little remained of her biography deeper and deeper into the mud. Now, it doesn't matter if she stays or leaves. Regina Duarte no longer deserves any respect. 

You can't even say she's leaving too late: she never really arrived. She's leaving without ever having gone. And if she stays, it won't make the slightest difference.