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We need to be careful about who we put in Congress.

Journalist Eric Nepomuceno, from Nocaute, emphasizes that "the current legislature is the lowest in intellectual, ethical, moral, and political level since the return of democracy" and that "the time has come for us to think very calmly about who will go to Brasília to prevent this bunch of scoundrels from continuing to dominate Brazilian politics. Therefore, those who voted in favor of this barbarity that Michel Temer calls labor reform, those who voted in favor of impeachment, in favor of the institutional coup against President Dilma Rousseff. Let's carefully note these names in each Brazilian state," he warns.

We need to be careful about who we put in Congress.

Eric Nepomuceno, KnockoutThese people who are voting on these controversial bills are completely mindless. We're going to carefully note their names in every Brazilian state. Very carefully, to stop them from continuing to destroy this country.
The October elections are just around the corner. And if the presidential scenario remains unclear, complex, unsettling, and worrying, I think it's time for us to start thinking about Congress. We focus a lot on the issue of governors, on the issue of presidents. For example, in Rio de Janeiro, who should we vote for as governor?

Things are complicated.

Now, I think we should be concerned about Congress. Why?

The current legislature, and I never tire of saying this, is the one with the lowest intellectual, ethical, moral, and political level since the return of democracy. And this electoral reform that was implemented may have had a good idea and objective, but the result is terrible. Because it greatly diminishes the capacity for renewal in Congress.

If we look closely, both in the Senate and in the Chamber of Deputies, the so-called progressive bloc—the one that may have a social commitment, that may try to improve the Brazilian situation, combat inequality, combat the handing over of national assets—is small. We have always lost.

And the next president, whoever it is, whether it's Lula or whoever, will find a country in tatters, a destroyed country.
A fellow named Elcinho Mouco, who is Temer's marketing strategist, was very unfairly treated. He was heavily criticized for a comma. Because he said: "Brazil went back twenty years in two." That comma was an unfortunate one. Because he told the truth. It's very difficult for a marketing strategist to tell the truth: "Brazil went back twenty years in two." Therefore, whoever comes next will face a shattered, fragmented country.

And he will, in some way, need to count on support in Congress.

I'm always thinking about a victory for Lula or someone he endorses. Someone from the progressive camp, who is truly committed to this country.

So, it's time for us to think very calmly about who will go to Brasília to stop this bunch of scoundrels from continuing to dominate Brazilian politics. Therefore, those who voted in favor of this barbarity that Michel Temer calls labor reform, those who voted in favor of impeachment, in favor of the institutional coup against President Dilma Rousseff.

Who's voting on these bombshell bills? It's a completely mindless bunch.
Let's write down these names carefully, in each Brazilian state. Very carefully, to prevent them from continuing to destroy this country.