Words that disguise the ongoing coup.

Media and social media headlines repeat terms that have become part of a political vocabulary laden with cynicism: shielding, dosage, pacification, amnesty. Even Michel Temer, the constitutionalist who orchestrated the 2016 coup, was "summoned" to advise on the need to pacify the country.

In Congress, there is talk of granting amnesty to convicted coup plotters. On the far-right, Eduardo Bolsonaro emerges as a kind of "Brazilian Guaidó," groomed by Trump to sabotage democracy if Lula is re-elected.

These are not isolated episodes. They are chapters of the same narrative: the ongoing coup. The one that did not end with the conviction of Jair Bolsonaro and his generals, nor with the sentences imposed by the Supreme Federal Court on the perpetrators of the events of January 8, 2023. The coup continues as a political method.

Shielding and dosimetry: maneuvers in Congress

The approval of the "Shielding Amendment" by the Chamber of Deputies has become the latest safe-conduct for parliamentarians. If confirmed in the Senate, it will create a barrier against investigations and place deputies and senators above the law.

In the same vein, the sentencing guidelines for those involved in the coup are being discussed. The legal term has become a magic word, used to reduce exemplary sentences imposed by the Supreme Court on those who attacked democracy. It is an attempt to rewrite the gravity of the crimes and soften the deserved punishment.

The farce of pacification.

The word "pacification" has returned to the scene as a justification for everything: from amnesty for coup plotters to complicit coexistence with those who threaten the rule of law. The liberal media and sectors of the Centrão (center-right political bloc) present "pacification" as a noble solution, when in reality it only means accommodating criminals within the political system.

It is no coincidence that Michel Temer has re-emerged as an "arbiter" called upon to advise the country. The same Temer who sponsored the coup against Dilma Rousseff now presents himself as a mediator between the political poles, in yet another charade that serves the elite who have never accepted the decision of the popular vote when their candidate is defeated.

It's the campaign, you idiot! 

These movements aren't just aimed at freeing the coup plotters from prison. The main goal is to weaken President Lula's government as much as possible until 2026. The fear is real: the polls released yesterday show that, if the election were held today, Lula would win in the first round. It's the campaign, stupid!

This terrifies the radical right, orphaned by Bolsonaro, and also the liberal right, which remains without a competitive candidate — after Tarcísio de Freitas withdrew — and continues searching for a viable name.

Amidst the shielding, amnesties, and speeches of pacification, what lies hidden is the attempt to keep the far-right's power project alive—even after the historic condemnation of the criminal organization led by Jair Bolsonaro.

There's already talk circulating that Donald Trump is preparing Eduardo Bolsonaro to act as a kind of "parallel president," ready to contest the 2026 election results and destabilize the country if Lula is re-elected. Or not. This is not a metaphor. The "03" of the Bolsonaro family has even gained another surname: Eduardo Guaidó.