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Emir Sader, a columnist for 247, is one of Brazil's leading sociologists and political scientists.

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The coup is destroying Brazil. National reconstruction now!

"The government that succeeds the coup will have to promote national reconstruction, given that the gang of corrupt adventurers who seized power is destroying the country," says columnist Emir Sader; "The coup government, installed without any popular representation, without any delegation, set about destroying the best that had been produced. The economy is entering a deep depression. Social inequality is once again increasing exponentially. The rights of the vast majority of the population are being eroded every day. Brazil's image in the world has become a laughingstock."

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The government that succeeds the coup will have to promote national reconstruction, given that the gang of corrupt adventurers who seized power is destroying the country.

After the devastation of social rights imposed by the dictatorship and neoliberal governments, which relegated Brazil to being the most unequal country on the most unequal continent in the world. After the reduction of the State to its minimum proportions, promoting the centrality and reign of the market. After establishing subservience to the US in foreign policy. After producing the deepest and most prolonged economic recession in many decades.

After all this, the country's economy recovered, resuming economic growth, now inextricably linked to income distribution. The State regained its role as a driver of economic expansion and guarantor of social rights for all. Foreign policy adopted sovereignty as its guiding principle. Brazilians became proud to be Brazilian. Everyone began to live better lives. The country's image in the world had never been as good as in those years.

The coup government, installed without any popular representation or delegation, set about destroying the best that had been produced. The economy entered a deep depression. Social inequality began to increase exponentially. The rights of the vast majority of the population were being eroded daily. Brazil's image in the world became a laughingstock. The coup government caused Brazilians to no longer like the country they had become.

Enough of the destruction of Brazil that the government that came to power through a coup is promoting. No one delegated to them the power to do what they are doing, against democracy, against the country, against the Brazilian people. This is not only an illegal and illegitimate government, but also an anti-democratic, anti-national, and anti-social one.

The corruption allegations only confirm what everyone already knew. This is the most corrupt group that has ever seized control of the Brazilian state, to plunder it, accelerate the recession, and, through it, reintroduce the neoliberal model, against the interests of the vast majority of Brazilians.

In the name of democracy, the interests of the people, the future of the country, Brazil's image in the world, and the elimination of the shame that this government represents for the country and for Brazilians, it must end. It is necessary to remove from the government the gang that robbed it, so that a government that represents the country, elected by the vote of all, can begin the indispensable reconstruction of the country.

It is urgent to reinstate a government with legitimacy and popular support, to restore a democratic regime in the country, regain the trust of Brazilians, represent them abroad with sovereignty, and implement a development model with income distribution, as Brazilians have always preferred.

It is essential to reform the political system so that it can truly represent society and not those who, through the power of money, have seized control of Congress. It is necessary to reform the judicial system so that democracy and Brazilians can count on a power they can trust to deliver justice. It is necessary to reorganize the police forces so that they do not see the people and democracy as their enemies, but rather defend them. It is necessary to restore the pride of Brazilians in being Brazilian.

For this to happen, it is absolutely urgent to say "Out with Temer!", "Out with the coup government!", "Direct elections now!", "National reconstruction now!"

 

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