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"IT" is haunting Brazil!

The clown who reinvents joy is undoubtedly the tenderness of a tradition that floods the soul of a people; but any buffoon (armed, destructive, and laughing) should not be elected to transform a country into a Circus of Horrors.

"IT - the thing" haunts Brazil! (Photo: Carolina Antunes - PR)

Clown, Harlequin, Clown. The names represent joy, good humor, and clowning around; but in Brazil, they have become synonymous with anomaly, disarray, and mockery.

Now the roles have merged: the television underground and the YouTube limbo have taken over the party stage. This is no bravado. Bravado has taken root in the government, and is delivered through "lives" (live streams) or in speeches at the inauguration of artists in important public positions. 

We can have clowns in public office, but certainly not malevolent actors; never.

It becomes clear to some converts how much this management is playing games with its audience; those who support such a company belong to a category that laughs and applauds without reflecting: like an audience of automatons.

 "Pennywise" - From the movie: "Hit - The Thing" feeds on children's fear; he (and similar creatures) lack empathy and terrorize the common good; making the poor and miserable walk like zombies in the face of storms (heavy rains that flooded all corners of Brazil) being devoured by a SARCASTIC INEQUALITY that laughs and distributes bananas. Now the mockery is free and has its "HITS" on standby.

A completely blind justice system parades in tanks over one of the last states that upholds the good name of Education, possessing 82 schools among the 100 best in the country; data from IDEB (Basic Education Development Index).

The Northeast region currently has five governors and five allies of the Workers' Party; the Ceará University Center also received recognition in the MEC (Ministry of Education) evaluation in 2020.

The clown who reinvents joy is undoubtedly the tenderness of a tradition that floods the soul of a people; but any buffoon (armed, destructive, and laughing) should not be elected to transform a country into a Circus of Horrors.

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* This is an opinion article, the responsibility of the author, and does not reflect the opinion of Brasil 247.