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Brazil is experiencing a quagmire of confusion among parallel powers.

According to André Singer, a professor of political science at USP and former Press Secretary to the Presidency of the Republic, the Supreme Court's censorship episode within the context of the investigation into attacks against the Court reveals the dangerous confusion in the country, a "swampy terrain where characters change positions at every moment."

Brazil is experiencing a quagmire of confusion among parallel powers (Photo: Dorivan Marinho/STF)

247 - According to André Singer, a professor of political science at USP and former Press Secretary to the Presidency of the Republic, the Supreme Court's censorship episode within the context of the investigation into attacks against the Court reveals the dangerous confusion in the country, a "swampy terrain where characters change positions at every moment."

"Which side is Antonio Dias Toffoli on? Is he on Lula's side, whom he assisted, or on the side of those who attacked Lula, like Gilmar Mendes, with whom he became friends?" - he asks in an article published this Saturday in Folha de S.Paulo.

"By restricting the freedom of a right-wing media outlet, where does Alexandre de Moraes, who is also right-wing, find himself?"

"When they use arbitrary power to suppress attacks, perhaps also arbitrary ones, whom are the esteemed members of the STF (Supreme Federal Court) helping?"

"The episode of "censorship" ended on Thursday (18), with the release of the Crusoé magazine report, reveals the dangerous confusion in which we find ourselves. In the swampy terrain, where characters change positions at every moment, all cats seem gray, encouraging coup attempts."

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