PT initiates virtual and street mobilization against amnesty and Tarcísio.
The objective is to confront the attempt to grant amnesty to the coup plotters and to expose Tarcísio as a radical Bolsonaro supporter.
247 - The Workers' Party (PT) has intensified its strategy against the amnesty bill being discussed in the National Congress. According to... g1The party has defined the governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicanos), as the main target of its campaign. The mobilization includes posts on social media and calls for activists to take to the streets on Sunday, September 7th.
The PT's idea is to associate Tarcísio with Jair Bolsonaro (PL), seeking to reinforce the image that the governor shares radical positions similar to those of the former president. Another name that should be the target of criticism is Senator Ciro Nogueira (PP-PI), president of the Progressistas party, which announced this week its departure from the Lula government's base. The guidance from the Planalto Palace, however, is that the issue should not be addressed in official materials or in civic celebrations of the date, leaving the activists and left-wing parliamentarians responsible for leading the confrontation.
Lula's statements and strategy in Congress
In a speech on Thursday (4), in a community in Belo Horizonte, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) addressed the issue directly for the first time. “Congress, as you know, is not a Congress elected by the periphery. Congress has helped the government, the government approved almost everything it wanted, but the far-right still has a lot of strength. It is a battle that also has to be fought by the people,” he said.
Until then, Lula had avoided openly taking a position on the amnesty, but his speech in Minas Gerais was interpreted as a reflection of the party's decision to take the debate to the streets. Ministers close to the president assure that, should Congress approve a broad amnesty, Lula will veto the text. An advisor close to the president described this eventual decision as a "historic gift," since it would allow Lula to present himself as a defender of democracy in contrast to Tarcísio and Bolsonaro's allies.
Dispute on social media
Within the PT (Workers' Party), the perception is that the defense of amnesty has dominated the debate on social media in recent days, even surpassing Bolsonaro's trial at the Supreme Federal Court (STF). The interpretation is that, unlike other moments, such as discussions about tax increases or taxation of high incomes, Bolsonarism has gained a digital advantage and set the narrative.
The events of September 7th and the "Cry of the Excluded"
The traditional "Cry of the Excluded" demonstration, organized by the left on Independence Day, will have new contours this year. The themes initially planned were the defense of national sovereignty — in the face of the tariff increases imposed by the current president of the United States, Donald Trump —, support for the expansion of income tax exemptions, and the end of the 6x1 work schedule.
With the growing mobilization of Bolsonaro supporters in defense of amnesty, the PT (Workers' Party) and its allies decided to incorporate the issue into the demonstrations. The slogans expected to mark the protests include "Brazil against amnesty," "No amnesty," and "In defense of democracy." The internal assessment is that this agenda has greater potential for popular engagement than the originally planned slogans.
Thus, the battle over narratives is expected to intensify both in the streets and on digital platforms, on a September 7th marked by the clash between the defense of democracy and the calls for amnesty.
