Mello Franco: the Bolsonaro government doesn't need an opposition.
"The crises haunting the Bolsonaro government have a peculiar characteristic: they don't need the help of the opposition," says journalist Bernardo Mello Franco; "All the ghosts that haunt the Planalto Palace originated within the government's own camp. Most were fabricated by Bolsonaro's sons and party. The rest owe their existence to the president himself, who demonstrates difficulty in adapting to his new role," he states.
247 - "The crises that haunt the Bolsonaro government have a peculiar characteristic: they don't need the help of the opposition," says journalist Bernardo Mello Franco in his column in the newspaper O Globo. "All the ghosts that haunt the Planalto Palace originated within the government's own camp. Most were fabricated by Bolsonaro's sons and party. The rest owe their existence to the president himself, who is demonstrating difficulty in adapting to his new role," he states.
In addition to the involvement of his sons in internal disputes that led to Gustavo Bebianno's departure from the General Secretariat of the Presidency, and suspicions of misappropriation of aides' salaries and involvement with militias, "the PSL is another source of trouble. It's already clear that the party launched dummy candidates in Minas Gerais and Pernambuco. Now suspicions are popping up in other states," emphasizes Mello Franco.
"Bolsonaro has already shown signs that he wouldn't need help to get himself into trouble. In the first week, he was contradicted by aides after announcing a non-existent decree and admitting the installation of an American base in Brazil. In the Bebianno case, his temperament raised the temperature of the crisis instead of cooling it down," he says.
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