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Terrible forecasts

Alexandre de Moraes, who heads the Ministry of Justice, you see, told the truth. He said that the horror happening in Brazilian prisons is worrying, of course. But that the situation is under control. He didn't lie, which is rare; the prisons are indeed under the control of the PCC and Comando Vermelho, given the inaction of the State.

Alexandre de Moraes, who heads the Ministry of Justice, told the truth. He said that the horror happening in Brazilian prisons is worrying, of course. But that the situation is under control. He didn't lie, which is rare; the prisons are indeed under the control of the PCC and Comando Vermelho, given the inaction of the State (Photo: Eric Nepomuceno).

The other day, the government published a full-page advertisement in the main newspapers and magazines of this country. Those same newspapers that were one of the three pillars of the coup that ousted President Dilma Rousseff. What did the advertisement say? That the time had come for the economy to recover, that this business of recession was over, that GDP was going to grow again. Around the same time, the International Monetary Fund, the IMF, which can be accused of anything but being close to Lula and the PT, released its new forecast for 2017: Brazilian growth of 0,2%, if it even reaches that.

Brazil gloriously occupies last place among the economies that make up the G20, that group of the twenty most economically powerful nations in the world. Also recently, the government has been saying that with the economic recovery, jobs will be recovered. The illegitimate one says that this is a major concern for him.

Well, these days, the International Labour Organization, which can be accused of anything but being extremist, released its forecast for Brazil in 2017. Glory, glory, hallelujah! Of every three people who will lose their jobs worldwide in 2017, one is Brazilian. And Temer is worried. This illegitimate, immoral, unethical government sometimes doesn't lie. 

For example, the troglodyte Alexandre de Moraes, who occupies the Ministry of Justice, you see, told the truth. He said that the horror happening in Brazilian prisons is worrying, of course. But that the situation is under control. There he didn't lie, a rare thing; the prisons are indeed under the control of the PCC and Comando Vermelho, given the inaction of the State.

The forecasts for 2017 are worrying, and lately I've also been thinking about this: how many days until December?

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