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Alex Solnik, a journalist, is the author of "The Day I Met Brilhante Ustra" (Geração Editorial).

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Only Bolsonaro is interested in a climate of chaos.

"He's the only one interested in creating chaos, because the more chaos there is, the more reasons he'll have to present himself as the savior. The deeper the country sinks, the more he'll position himself as the one who will bring it back to the surface. I don't need to say it. History tells the story. That's exactly how Hitler came to power in Germany," says columnist Alex Solnik.

Only Bolsonaro is interested in a climate of chaos (Photo: REUTERS/Leonardo Benassatto)

"Any fine, confiscation, or imprisonment imposed on truck drivers by Temer/Jungmann will be revoked by a future honest/patriotic president."

   This tweet from Jair Bolsonaro leaves no doubt about who benefits from this criminal truckers' strike. Those who support the strikers are helping to inflate the far-right candidacy.

   He's the only one interested in creating chaos, because the more chaos there is, the more reasons he'll have to present himself as the savior. The deeper the country sinks, the more he'll position himself as the one who will bring it back to the surface. I don't need to say it. History tells the story. That's exactly how Hitler came to power in Germany.

   The left only criticizes Temer and Parente, but turns a blind eye to the truck drivers. I've said it before and I'll say it again: the most important thing right now is to clear the roads, supply the gas stations, hospitals, etc., so that normality returns, because the longer the chaos lasts, the more Bolsonaro benefits from it.

   For this reason, I even tried to believe Temer when he said on Thursday that they had signed an agreement, that the strike was over. But none of that happened. The next day the blockades were still there, and the leaders said they hadn't made any agreement.

   On Friday, Temer went on TV to say he had lost his patience, that he had called in the military to remove the truckers from their comfort zone. Very quick action was expected, because the situation is almost one of panic, but it's Sunday and nothing seems to have gone as it should. I haven't seen a single truck being removed from the roads. General Villas Boas implied that he will treat the truckers with all due respect. No violence.

   In the country's largest city, there isn't a drop of fuel. 

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